Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder 10/23/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Timberwolves look to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Minnesota is 1-1 following its 132-126 loss to the Utah Jazz in overtime on Friday night. The leading scorer for Minnesota was Anthony Edwards with 30 points but the Timberwolves committed 20 turnovers compared to only 13 for Utah.

D'Angelo Russell is the leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 21.5 points per game, while Anthony Edwards is a close second with an average of 20.5 points per game. Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 19.5 rebounds per game and Karl-Anthony Towns is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 per game. Minnesota is shooting 43.8% overall and 29.6% from 3-point territory.

Oklahoma City complets a back to back on Sunday when hosting Minnesota after playing on the road Saturday against the Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City is 0-1 following its 115-108 loss to Minnesota in the opening game of the season on Wednesday. Oklahoma City shot only 38.4% overall and 31.1% from 3-point territory in its opening night loss.

After one game of the regular season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring and assists with 32 points and five assists, while Josh Giddy is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with 14.6 and 11 rebounds. Five players scored in double figures in Oklahoma City's opening night loss. Oklahoma City must improve on its poor shooting on opening night.