The Los Angeles Clippers held on to their healthy squad when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves, who is battling with health issues. The Timberwolves are currently on their five-game road game, so they have the crowd disadvantage here. These two teams are set to meet on December 15, 2022, at 11:00 AM (GMT+8), as the Clippers host this match. For this match, the Clippers are just glad to have George and Leonard on their squad. As for the Timberwolves, they will still be without the services of Anthony-Towns, due to his injury.
Ins and outs on their teams both disturbed these two teams from their previous games, thus, their recent results. The hosts most especially, suffered so much due to injuries as they played without their two important players. The visitors on the other hand also lost their number one guy, losing their main man. Until now, they are still adjusting, as they play without Towns on their squad. However, the problem is that aside from him, they still have several guys who are sidelined. With this, expect a short-handed Timberwolves into this match.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers are hoping for their third straight win when they face the Timberwolves in this match. Their 113-93 win against the Celtics gave them their second-straight win, and their third for their last five games. Defense have been the tune of the game for the Clippers, holding the Celtics in just 43.4% shooting. In fact, in that match, they only allowed 46 second-half points, which is a good thing for them. However, in the three-point line, the Clippers did not do well in that match as well. They just had 10 successful three points from their 25 shots, an area they need to work on. They are the 27th offensively, with 109.6 points per game, and sixth in defense, giving up 110.4 points.
It was Kawhi Leonard who took charge on their match against the Celtics, as he score 25 points. Paul George on the other hand has 26 points, an indication that their game is slowly going back. However, Norman Powell is still questionable in this match, following his groin injury.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves just came from a back-to-back losses against the Timberwolves, in a bad three-point shooting. They only had 10 successful three pointers in a 27, a 37.0% shooting percentage. This is the complete opposite of the Clippers, as their number one problem is their offense. In fact, they missed too many lay-ups and free throws, which should have been easy for them to make. They believe that they need to get their threes under control to be able to win their matches. This team is currently the 17th in the NBA when it comes to offense, as they average 112.2 points per game. As for their defense, they are the 21st, as they give up 113.6 points per game.
D’Angelo Russel is the one who led the Timberwolves with his 23 points. He then received contributions from Rudy Gobert, and Anthony Edwards. Karl Anthony-Towns is still unavailable for this match.
Prediction:
Los Angeles Clippers
Total Under: 114.5
Odds: 0.94
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