Timberwolves at Nuggets 4/10/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves play the second half of a back-to-back when visiting the Denver Nuggets after hosting the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Minnesota had its two-game winning streak snapped on Sunday after falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-126. In the loss, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 35 points and Andrew Wiggins added 24.

Denver also plays the back half of a back-to-back Wednesday after playing at Utah on Tuesday night. The Nuggets were defeated by Portland 115-108 on Sunday. Denver rested each of its top three scorers in the game after securing home court advantage until the finals of the Western Conference. Gary Harris led the Nuggets in scoring with 18 points, but Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Paul Millsap all rested. Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 24.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Andrew Wiggins is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.9 points per game, while Tyus jones is leading in assists with an average of 4.7 per game. Minnesota is shooting 45.5% from the field and 35.0% from three-point territory.

Nikola Jokic is the leading scorer, rebounder and leads in assists with averages of 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.2 points per game. As a team, Denver is shooting 46.6% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point territory.