Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves 3/5/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazers look to snap a three-game losing streak when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Portland is fourth in the Northwest division at 25-37 and trails the first place Utah Jazz by 14 ½ games. Portland was defeated by the Phoenix Suns 120-90 on Wednesday. Brandon Williams was the leading scorer for Portland with 14 points. The Trail Blazers shot only 38.5% overall and were outrebounded 46-35.

Josh Hart is the leading scorer for Portland with an average of 17.5 points per game while Anfernee Simons is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.0 points per game. The leading rebounder is Justise Winslow with an average of 6.6 rebounds per game and the leader in assists is Simons with an average of 3.9 per game. Portland is scoring an average of 107.4 points per game.

Minnesota will complete a back-to-back when hosting Portland on Saturday after playing on the road Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Minnesota is third in the Northwest division at 34-29 and six games behind the first-place Utah Jazz. Minnesota defeated the Golden State Warriors 129-114 on Tuesday behind 39 points from Karl-Anthony Towns. Second leading scorer Anthony Edwards missed the game due to knee tendonitis.

Karl-Anthony Towns is leading Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with averages of 24.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while D'Angelo Russell is the leader in assists with an average of 6.9 assists per game. Anthony Edwards is the second-leading scorer with an average of 21.4 points per game and one of four players for Minnesota averaging double-figures in scoring. As a team, the Timberwolves are scoring an average of 113.6 points per game.