The Minnesota Timberwolves (30-19) play the first of two straight road games against the Memphis Grizzlies (18-28) on Saturday night, with Minnesota on a three-game winning streak while the Grizzlies have dropped five in a row.
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Memphis, with star guard Ja Morant sidelined with a sprained elbow for the fourth straight game, had its second-lowest scoring quarter of the season on Friday night, getting just 15 in the third quarter in a 114-106 road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, and six steals in the defeat, while Cam Spencer also scored 16 points. Cedric Coward and Vince Williams Jr. went for 13 points apiece.
The hot-shooting Timberwolves matched a season-high with 22 3-pointers in their 123-111 win over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Anthony Edwards led the attack with 26 points, with Jaden McDaniels adding 21 and Naz Reid dropping 18. Rudy Gobert finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Julius Randle put up 13 points to go with four steals.
The Grizzlies won the first meeting between the teams in Minneapolis on Dec. 17. Edwards averages 29.3 points for Minnesota, with Randle getting 22.2 points and 5.3 assists per game, and Gobert booking 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds a night. Jackson averages 19.0 points for the Grizzlies while Santi Aldama, who is day-to-day with a sore knee, posts 14.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
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