Minnesota Timberwolves welcome LA Clippers desperate for a victory after three straight losses. The two Western Conference teams stuck in the play-in places meet at the Target Center in Minneapolis in a game that promises to be exciting. Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 53 points as the Timberwolves lost on the road to the Detroit Pistons last time out while the visitors welcomed back star Kawhi Leonard after an extended time being sidelined in their victory over Atlanta Hawks. The Minnesota Timberwolves are favorites to win the basketball game.
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Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis
Date: 07.01.2025 04:00
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves (17-17) are clinging on to the last play-in spot on the western conference table, the wolves had picked up three straight wins in late December sparking hopes that last year’s conference finalists have turned a corner, but a brutal run of games against high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons has produces no wins. After running Celtics close, Anthony Edwards produced a career-high points performance and entered the history books as the first player in Timberwolves history to score 50% of the team’s points in a game, but failed to prevent a third straight loss for his team. Edwards had scored 51 points last season against the western wizards. He sunk 10 3-points and was 16-for-31 shooting from the field.
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The Los Angeles Clippers (20-15), 7th in the west welcomed Kawhi Leonard to his first game of the season after a lengthy injury layoff. Leonard, who had battled knee inflammation scored 12 points as the Clippers overran the Atlanta Hawks 131-105. Norman Powell led the Clippers with 20 points, Ivica Zubac had 18 points and Amir Coffey chipped in with 17. The win was the Clippers’ first in three games. A close first part of the game was followed by a 27-4 run in the second quarter that the Hawks never recovered from. James Harden also made it to the history books with 13 first-half assists, the most by a Clippers player before halftime since 1996-97.
Betting Odds
Minnesota Timberwolves are 1.68 favorites on 1xBet which has Los Angeles Clippers at 2.267. Timberwolves are 1.97 odds to close the (-3.5) handicap on Betway which has over 215.5 at 1.95 odds. Bet365 has Anthony Edwards scoring under 24.5 at 1.86 and Norman Powell scoring over 20.5 at 1.80 odds. Read more here.
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