Oklahoma City Thunder (44-9, first in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (30-25, seventh in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; over/under is 222.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will attempt to continue its seven-game win streak with a victory over Minnesota.
The Timberwolves have gone 22-14 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota scores 111.4 points while outscoring opponents by 3.2 points per game.
The Thunder are 7-1 against the rest of their division. Oklahoma City is 36-9 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.2 turnovers per game.
The 111.4 points per game the Timberwolves score are 6.7 more points than the Thunder give up (104.7). The Thunder average 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Timberwolves allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Edwards is shooting 44.2% and averaging 27.5 points for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Jalen Williams is scoring 21.0 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 115.2 points, 45.6 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.0 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 124.9 points, 48.2 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.3 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Mike Conley: day to day (finger), Donte DiVincenzo: out (toe), Julius Randle: out (groin).
Thunder: Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Cason Wallace: day to day (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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