Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 1/5/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Target Center will play host to a Wednesday night NBA clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder (13-23) have dropped 12 of their first 17 road games and trail Sacramento by two full games for tenth place in the West. On Sunday, Oklahoma City was limited to 39 points during the first half of a 95-86 home loss versus Dallas.

Rookie Josh Giddey scored 17 points to go along with 14 points and 13 rebounds to become the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. Ty Jerome and Isaiah Roby added 12 points apiece for the Thunder.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have split their first 20 home games and are sitting in ninth place in the Western Conference standings. On Monday, Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak with a 122-104 road victory against LA. The Timberwolves (17-20) assisted on 34 of their 49 made field goals and shot 53 percent overall.

Second year pro Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 28 points on an 11-for-17 shooting performance. Patrick Beverley chipped in 11 points and 12 assists for the Timberwolves.