Timberwolves vs. Wizards: Wolves seeking first win of 2017

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Mar 25, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) falls to the court while gaining control of the ball in front of Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat (13) during the first half at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

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Record: 11-24 (6-12 home, 5-12 road)

Starting Lineup

PG – Ricky Rubio (7.0 PPG, 7.1 APG, 4.0 RPG, 1.8 SPG)

SG – Zach LaVine (21.1 PPG, 3.0 APG, 3.0 RPG)

SF – Andrew Wiggins (21.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.3 APG)

PF- Gorgui Dieng (10.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.3 BPG, 1.0 SPG)

C – Karl-Anthony Towns (21.6 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.4 BPG)

Key Reserves

Many scouts compared Kris Dunn to John Wall coming out of Providence, and now we all get a chance to how close those comparison are as they go head-to-head for the first time.

Washington and Minnesota are respectively ranked 29th and 30th in the NBA in bench scoring, so it will be imperative for reserves Shabazz Muhammad and Nemanja Bjelica to play well in this game and gain advantage for the Wolves when both bench units are on the floor.

Shabazz has finally been playing up to expectations, averaging 12.2 points a game while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 64 percent from three-point range in his last five games. Bjelica is a streaky shooter who has been off from three for most of the season but for the Timberwolves to be successful he’ll need to utilize his point forward skills and assert himself with the second unit.

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