Portland faces Minnesota on 4-game skid

Updated Mar. 6, 2022 3:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers (25-38, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-29, seventh in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Portland looks to break its four-game losing streak with a win against Minnesota.

The Timberwolves have gone 24-18 against Western Conference teams. Minnesota ranks seventh in the league with 25.5 assists per game. D'Angelo Russell leads the Timberwolves averaging 7.0.

The Trail Blazers are 1-10 against opponents in the Northwest Division. Portland gives up 113.0 points to opponents while being outscored by 5.4 points per game.

The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Timberwolves won the last matchup 135-121 on March 6, with Karl-Anthony Towns scoring 36 points points in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Russell is averaging 19.3 points and seven assists for the Timberwolves. Towns is averaging 24.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists over the past 10 games for Minnesota.

Anfernee Simons is shooting 44.3% and averaging 17.3 points for the Trail Blazers. Ben McLemore is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Portland.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 121.8 points, 40.9 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 9.0 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points per game.

Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 106.5 points, 43.0 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.5 points.

INJURIES: Timberwolves: Patrick Beverley: day to day (ankle), McKinley Wright IV: out (arm), Anthony Edwards: out (knee), Taurean Prince: day to day (back).

Trail Blazers: Greg Brown III: day to day (illness), Nassir Little: out for season (shoulder), Josh Hart: out (rest), Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot), Didi Louzada: out (kne), Damian Lillard: out (abdominal), Eric Bledsoe: out (achilles), Justise Winslow: out (achilles), Brandon Williams: day to day (hip), Joe Ingles: out for season (knee).

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