The home team Timberwolves are currently in first place in the West, with their extremely high defensive efficiency, McDaniels and Gobert's defensive ability is very good, plus the team has Towns and Edwards two excellent offensive points, the Timberwolves have passed all the way, but the team's recent state is not too ideal, the previous three games are at home, respectively against the Spurs, Grizzlies and Kings, the Spurs and Grizzlies in the West are not beautiful, and the Kings are lost in overtime, The team's form has declined.
The dilemma of facing the Timberwolves is not only a decline on the defensive end, Edwards is still in doubt tomorrow because of the birth of a child, and Edwards is averaging 26 points per game this season3 points is the main offensive point of the Timberwolves, and the offensive firepower of the Timberwolves who have lost Huazi is likely to be further limited.
The Clippers have risen to the fourth place in the West after the run-in, and the current record has come to 38-20, in the last game, the Clippers faced the Wizards with a super high score of 140 to end the team's two consecutive defeats, Harden and Xiaoka have very bright offensive performances, plus the offensive firepower has been significantly improved after George's return, even if the Wizards' Kuzma scored 32 points alone It is difficult to stop the Clippers' big victory, but at the same time, the Clippers also have concerns that Wei Shao suffered a fracture of his left hand and was absent, Without Wei Shao's passing vision, the offensive efficiency of the Clippers' rotation lineup will be greatly reduced, and Zubac is still absent due to illness, the Clippers' interior strength will be further weakened, and it will be quite difficult to score in the face of a player like Gober who is good at defense!
The Clippers will mainly rely on George, Harden, and Leonard's offensive play tomorrow, but McDaniels will most likely return to defense tomorrow and focus on locking the Clippers' outside offense.
At present, the state of the two sides is not very ideal, the Timberwolves' recent games on the offensive end are not ideal, tomorrow is also missing the main player Edwards, the offensive firepower has further declined, and the Clippers have a serious decline in scoring efficiency in the face of teams that are good at defense, and the absence of Wei Shao team tandem also has a great impact. This game is still optimistic about the Timberwolves.