Nuggets at Timberwolves 2/2/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Denver Nuggets will be playing the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets host the Houston Rockets on Friday before heading to Minnesota. Denver was victorious in its most recent outing 105-99 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Nuggets were led by Nikola Jokic who posted his eighth triple-double this season scoring 20 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and handing out 10 assists.

Memphis looks for its second straight victory on Saturday after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime 99.97. Karl-Anthony Towns scored a buzzer beating shot in overtime that beat the Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Towns was scoreless in the first half, but scored 16 points during the second half and overtime. Nikola Jokic is the leading scorer, rebounder and leads in assists with averages of 20.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.5 points per game. As a team, Denver is shooting 47.0% from the field and 35.4% from 3-point territory.

Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 22.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. Derrick Rose is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.6 points per game and Rose is leading in assists with an average of 4.7 per game. Minnesota is shooting 44.7% from the field and 35.0% from three-point territory.