Minnesota Timberwolves (43-32, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (47-28, third in the Western Conference)
Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.
The Nuggets have gone 8-7 against division opponents. Denver leads the Western Conference with 34.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Jokic averaging 9.9.
The Timberwolves are 9-5 in division games. Minnesota is ninth in the Western Conference with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 3.6.
The Nuggets make 50.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.7 percentage points higher than the Timberwolves have allowed to their opponents (46.0%). The Timberwolves average 113.8 points per game, 2.9 fewer than the 116.7 the Nuggets allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is shooting 57.4% and averaging 29.3 points for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Edwards is averaging 27.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Timberwolves. Julius Randle is averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 117.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 30.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.
Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 123.1 points, 45.1 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Jamal Murray: day to day (hamstring), Julian Strawther: out (knee).
Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr.: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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