Will the Timberwolves continue their upswing against the Nets?

The Minnesota Timberwolves await the Brooklyn Nets on 24.01.2022. The visitors are once again without the NBA’s best scorer in the person of Kevin Durant. But they have Kyrie Irving at hand, who only has to pass in the home games. The basketballers from the East Coast also won the only blowout so far this season.

Minnesota Timberwolves – Statistics & current form

Minnesota will be glad that as mentioned KD has to miss due to injury. The “Slim Reaper” had delivered 30 points in the first duel of the season and was once again the best shooter on the court. Thanks to his performance, it was enough for a narrow win for the Nets in the end.

A decisive difference now is that Karl-Anthony Towns can play for the Timberwolves. The centre was missing then, but now he is ready. For the home side, the 2015 first pick is a hugely important player on both ends of the court. Towns has recorded a double-double in almost every other game so far.

In addition, Anthony Edwards has been very good. The small forward may have been carted off the court early in the last game against Atlanta, but in his just 24 minutes of play, the team’s second-leading scorer behind Towns had scored a stately 20 points!

Brooklyn Nets – Statistics & current form

The Nash squad is so far on target as third in the East, but the season is still bumpy. Actually, the Nets are no less than the top favourite for the NBA title, but the Brooklyn team is still a long way away from these laurels.

Above all, the personnel situation has prevented a better performance so far. As mentioned, Kyrie Irving cannot play in the home games and Kevin Durant, another star of the Nets, has been out for some time now.

However, from the visitors’ point of view, the away record is still very good: No team in the Eastern Conference tops the impressive win rate of around 76 percent in the away games!

Minnesota Timberwolves – Brooklyn Nets Tip

For the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets, the tip aims for a home win. The home side are currently in very good form and have recently turned their home Target Center into a fortress. The visitors, for their part, will have to do without Kevin Durant again, which means they will be missing the NBA’s best scorer.

In addition, other players such as Claxton, Milsap or Harris are not available due to injuries. In addition, the first duel this season showed that the teams are on a par, although Towns, a top player who is now available again, was missing on the side of the hosts.

Another indication that after three defeats in a row, the home side will now have enough to win this match. Comeon offers betting odds of 1.76 for the forecast of the clash between Minnesota and Brooklyn.