The Saturday NBA schedule will tip-off with a matinee between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Target Center. The Bucks (44-26) have won eight of their last ten games and trail Miami by two full games for the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings. On Wednesday, Milwaukee connected on 18-for-35 from the three-point line during a 135-126 road victory against Sacramento.
Milwaukee F Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 36 points on 12-for-23 shooting and grabbed ten rebounds. Khris Middleton contributed 32 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists for the Bucks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have won nine of their last ten games and trail Denver by 1.5 games for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. On Wednesday, Minnesota raced out to a 14-point lead after one quarter and never looked back during a 124-104 home victory versus Los Angeles. The Timberwolves (41-30) outrebounded the Lakers by a 51-38 margin and limited them to 41 percent from the field.
Minnesota C Karl-Anthony Towns converted 13-for-13 from the charity stripe and finished with a game-high 30 points. Anthony Edwards added 27 points and six rebounds for the Timberwolves.
