Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves 5/16/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 05/16/2021 at 8:37 AM ET

The Dallas Mavericks look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in the final game of the regular season for both. Dallas is fifth in the Western Conference standings one game ahead of the sixth place Portland Trail Blazers and have clinched a spot in the top six avoiding the play-in tournament. Dallas is 42-29 and has clinched the regular-season title in the Southwest Division.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring and assists with averages of 28.0 points and 8.6 assists per game, while Kristaps Porzingis is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 20.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Dallas has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Mavericks are scoring an average of 112.3 points per game and allowing an average of 111.1 points per game.

Minnesota looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Dallas on Sunday. The Timberwolves are 22-48 following a 114-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Minnesota will be completing a back to back on Sunday when hosting Dallas after playing at home on Saturday against the Boston Celtics. The loss to Denver on Wednesday snapped a two-game winning streak for the Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 24.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. The second leading scorer is Anthony Edwards with an average of 19.1 points per game. Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.4 assists per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 111.8 points per game and allowing an average of 117.3 points per game.

Dallas will look to play well and pick up a victory in the final game of the regular season knowing they have time off prior to starting the postseason while awaiting the play-in tournament to be completed. Dallas has covered the number in five of its last seven, while Minnesota has failed to cover four of its last six and will be playing the second half of a back-to-back after hosting Boston on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Mavericks win and cover ATS 115-109.

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