Atlanta faces Minnesota, looks to halt 4-game slide

Jan 26, 2025, 07:03 am

Atlanta Hawks (22-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (24-21, seventh in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into the matchup against Minnesota after losing four games in a row.

The Timberwolves have gone 11-10 at home. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing only 108.1 points while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.

The Hawks have gone 11-13 away from home. Atlanta allows 118.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.6 points per game.

The Timberwolves are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 47.8% the Hawks allow to opponents. The Hawks average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Timberwolves give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rudy Gobert is scoring 10.2 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 28.8 points and 5.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Trae Young is averaging 22.9 points and 11.7 assists for the Hawks. Vit Krejci is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 115.5 points, 46.2 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points per game.

Hawks: 4-6, averaging 112.2 points, 44.6 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 10.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.3 points.

INJURIES: Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr.: out (ankle), Donte DiVincenzo: out (toe).

Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher: out (thigh), Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Cody Zeller: out (personal), De'Andre Hunter: day to day (illness), Jalen Johnson: day to day (shoulder).

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