Washington faces Minnesota, seeks to stop 6-game slide

Minnesota Timberwolves (20-18, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (6-31, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press
January 13, 2025 at 7:04AM

Minnesota Timberwolves (20-18, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (6-31, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -13.5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup with Minnesota after losing six straight games.

The Wizards have gone 5-16 at home. Washington has a 2-0 record in one-possession games.

The Timberwolves are 10-10 on the road. Minnesota averages 15.1 turnovers per game and is 10-4 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

The Wizards score 108.4 points per game, 0.7 more points than the 107.7 the Timberwolves allow. The Timberwolves are shooting 45.9% from the field, 1.6% lower than the 47.5% the Wizards' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 11.7 points and 8.1 rebounds for the Wizards.

Anthony Edwards is averaging 25.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Timberwolves.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 110.9 points, 44.7 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.9 points per game.

Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 109.6 points, 45.8 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.0 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: out (foot), Tristan Vukcevic: out (ankle).

Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr.: day to day (ankle), Rob Dillingham: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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