After going up against weaker competition on Monday when they faced the Washington Wizards, the Minnesota Timberwolves are right back to another difficult stretch against challenging opponents, which will begin at home against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The Wolves will have a chance to win their fifth game in six contests.
They will of course have a greater chance to do so if we see the All-NBA version of Anthony Edwards show up, which is not an unreasonable ask right now. Edwards finished with 41 points against the Wizards on Monday, just one week after getting 37 against the Clippers and nine days after his career-high of 53 points against the Pistons. Ant is firing on all cylinders on offense right now.
However, the numbers continue to show us that the Timberwolves as a whole are struggling to score in clutch time situations. The Warriors have been disappointing as of late, and putting them away before the closing minutes will be of the utmost importance when it comes to getting a win on Wednesday.
Timberwolves projected starting lineup vs Warriors
Donte DiVincenzo
Anthony Edwards
Jaden McDaniels
Julius Randle
Rudy Gobert
Timberwolves injury report
Rob Dillingham (G League assignment), Jesse Edwards (two-way) and Terrence Shannon Jr. (right ankle sprain) are all out against the Warriors. Everyone else is available to play.
Warriors projected starting lineup vs Timberwolves
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Andrew Wiggins
Stephen Curry
Dennis Schroder
Buddy Hield
Warriors injury report
Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) and Brandin Podziemski (abdominal) are out. Trayce Jackson-Davis (hand), Kyle Anderson (hamstring), Gary Payton II (calf) and Draymond Green (back) are questionable against Minnesota.
How to watch Timberwolves-Warriors
Timberwolves vs Warriors will air on national television on ESPN. Wolves fans can also tune in to the action on FanDuel Sports Network where Michael Grady and Jim Petersen will call the game.
Since the game is being shown on national television, it will not be available on NBA League Pass.
Timberwolves' next five regular season games
Friday, January 17 at New York Knicks (6:30 PM CT on FDSS)
Saturday, January 18 vs Cleveland Cavaliers (8:00 PM CT on FDSS)
Monday, January 20 at Memphis Grizzlies (7:00 PM CT on TNT)
Wednesday, January 22 at Dallas Mavericks (1:30 PM CT on ESPN)
Saturday, January 25 vs Denver Nuggets (2:00 PM on ABC)