LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves 4/12/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the LA Clippers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in a play-in tournament matchup. LA finished its regular season 42-40 and was eighth in the Western Conference. The Clippers have played well down the stretch, winning each of their five including a 138-88 blowout victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final game of the regular season on Sunday.

Paul George is leading LA in scoring and assists with averages of 24.3 points and 5.7 assists per game, while the second-leading scorer is Reggie Jackson with an average of 16.8 points per game. Ivica Zubac is the leading rebounder for the Clippers with an average of 8.4 rebounds per game. During the regular season, LA scored an average of 108.0 points per game, while shooting 45.7% overall and 37.2% from three-point territory.

Minnesota finished its regular season 46-36 and was seventh in the Western Conference standings. The Timberwolves were beaten by the Chicago Bulls 124-120 on Sunday in their final game of the regular season. Minnesota has played inconsistently of late at 3-4 straight up and 1-6 ATS over its last seven games. Minnesota guard D'Angelo Russell is listed as day-to-day.

Karl-Anthony Towns is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 24.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while Anthony Edwards is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.5 points per game. D'Angelo Russell is the third leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 18.1 points and 7.1 assists per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 115.9 points per game.