<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Liverpool-news-Jurgen-Klopp-hyped-after-narrow-win-vs.jpeg"></figure><h1>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp extremely hyped after narrow win vs. Wolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-04T21:36:09-08:00">December 4th, 9:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-04T21:36:09-08:00">December 4th, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Miguel Robles</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Soccer</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is extremely hyped after his narrow win against Wolverhampton.</p><p>With the Premier League table looking as tight as ever, Liverpool aims to garner as many points as possible, as rivals Man City and Chelsea are also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chelsea-news-saul-niguez-drops-massive-truth-bomb-on-harsh-chelsea-reality/">favored to win</a> the title this season.</p><p><a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-win-wolves-22367683">Via</a> Liverpool Echo</p><blockquote>“It is really important and it feels really big. It was a really difficult game. The wind makes football very difficult, especially for the dominant team.“We missed many chances and had to defend the counter-attacks of Wolves, the Liverpool manager stressed.“In these difficult circumstances, I liked the game we played.“The start was not brilliant but when we found it out it worked really good apart from the finishing.</blockquote><p>With the Wolves keeping Liverpool at bay for the entire match, Divock Origi broke some hearts that day, scoring match-winner at the 94th minute—leading to Klopp’s ultimate praise for his striker.</p><blockquote>“We had to keep going and yes, Divock Origi, the legend, came on and finished it off for us.”</blockquote><p>Origi has had clutch moments in the past, specifically during his winning goal against FC Barcelona in the Champions League back in 2019.</p><p>With Chelsea, Man City, and Liverpool considered clear favorites to win the title, can Liverpool emerge as the best in a challenging and competitive league?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp extremely hyped after narrow win vs. Wolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Nets-Timberwolves-James-Harden-Kevin-Durant.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant, James Harden react to Timberwolves’ surprising ‘junk’ strategy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-04T04:56:12-08:00">December 4th, 4:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-04T04:56:35-08:00">December 4th, 4:56am</time><address><a>Dave Early</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>No one said it had to be pretty every game but the Brooklyn Nets will take it as they continue to roll. Winning 9 of their last 11 games, after a 110-105 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, the Nets remain in first place in the Eastern Conference at 16-6. They’re now 1.5 games ahead of their next opponent, the Chicago Bulls, making the next game a bit of a showdown. But the young Wolves “junked” this game up and kept it very close.</p><p>Kevin Durant led led all scorers as usual with 30 points, rounding out a double-double adding 10 rebounds. KD gave his team a one point lead late in the fourth on a three-point play. Honestly, what can anyone do about a move like this? What an absolute nightmare cover.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Too smooth. Too clean. Kevin Durant in the clutch is pure artistry. (<a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBA</a>) <a href="https://t.co/9zuh4qMg5Z" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/9zuh4qMg5Z</a></p><p>— SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/SLAMonline/status/1466980193361346566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>“I know how important the fourth quarter is,” said KD. “Especially in a tight game. I was able to get to my spots in the fourth and knock some in.”</p><p>The Wolves are a surprise team this season. They entered Friday’s contest with the 7th best defensive rating in the NBA, in a virtual tie with the Nets for that category. They’re 11-12 but they’ve won 7 of their last 10, helped by the electric play of 20 year-old sensation Anthony Edwards, who had 19 points in this one. And did stuff like this…</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ANTHONY EDWARDS </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/78mis42czF" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/78mis42czF</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1466945305153212417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Wolves were missing their best player in Karl-Anthony Towns. KAT took a scary fall Wednesday on a jam versus the Washington Wizards and hurt his tailbone. The former Wildcat’s X-rays were negative but his absence left Minnesota at quite the disadvantage facing Durant and James Harden on the road.</p><p>But dealing with a rather healthy talent disparity, T-Wolves coach Chris Finch, quietly making a name for himself around the league, mucked the game up with some creative ugliness. The Wolves aggressively doubled off of the Nets non-shooters (<i>e.g. </i>DeAndre’ Bembry, Bruce Brown, and others). They also committed a fair amount of fouls. The Wolves entered the game committing the most personal fouls per game as a team with 23.1. In this one they eclipsed their average committing a total of 25 personals.</p><p>The Nets followed suit and committed a staggering 31 of their own in a game some found well…aesthetically unappealing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">End of the first quarter: Nets trail the Wolves 34-27. Sloppy start. Nets already with seven turnovers and 0-for-4 from 3. Durant and Harden each with six. Naz Reid had eight of the Wolves first 10 points.</p><p>— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alex__Schiffer/status/1466937944636284928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is atrocious. The Wolves are completely ignoring the Nets non-shooters and it’s a chaotic swarming on the Nets few scorers/shooters.</p><p>Great gameplan against a Nets team that lacks offensive options and has leaned into defensive personnel.</p><p>— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyReinhardt/status/1466937520105611274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>James Harden was asked what the Nets can learn as a team from this one, a win albeit not a pretty one.</p><p>“Uh nothing, honestly they played just a crazy scramble, double-team, triple-team defense,” said the 13-year vet and future Hall-of-Famer. Harden had 20 points to go with 7 boards and 9 assists. He was in attack mode and finished 12 of 15 from the line.  “Ugly but we’ll take the win,” continued The Beard. “It’s gonna be a lot of those games throughout the course of the year where it’s not pretty it’s not ideal but you’ll take it…. Forget about it, prepare for tomorrow.”</p><p>The Nets were an unsightly 6 of 23 from downtown. A product of the Wolves strategy to contest the great shooters and leave open the not-so-great shooters. They had 17 turnovers, one less than Minnesota. Like Harden said, it was ugly.</p><p>Durant tipped his cap to the Timberwolves strategy of running some exotic blitzes to slow down the Nets.</p><p>“When you’re playing against a team who’s missing their best player [in Karl-Anthony Towns],” said Durant, “you stay in the game by making 3s and throwing in junk, exotic defenses and I felt like they did a good job of any given possession might throw zone, or box-and-1 or a hard double at half, so they’re trying to muck it up and stay in the game and you gotta appreciate that and respect that as an opponent,” said Durant.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"When you're playing against a team who's missing their best player, you stay in the game by making 3s and throwing in exotic defenses"</p><p>Kevin Durant gave credit to how the Timberwolves battled tonight, and discusses what the Nets can do better heading into tomorrow vs. Chicago <a href="https://t.co/6MUATqYXoG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6MUATqYXoG</a></p><p>— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1466976980310577154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Head coach Steve Nash echoed the sentiment expressed by his top stars.</p><p>“Obviously it wasn’t a masterpiece,” said Nash. “we struggled and they lead the league in fouls they foul a lot they mucked off of some of our non-shooters and junked up the game and did a really good job of it. We struggle to get off the ball quickly, make quick decisions and it fed into their game plan,” said Nash.</p><p>As well as Durant and the Nets are playing, they’ll probably see some of these exotic, zone or muck-it-up-and-foul-a-lot defenses. After they beat the New York Knicks recently, Durant credited their coach Tom Thibodeau for deploying some unpredictable looks as well.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"…you see a guy sittin' in my lap…another guy behind me…or a guy digging, so I gotta figure out back screens, and comin' off pindowns, &amp; hand offs, and playin off the ball little bit more, so Thibs is just unpredictable…"<br>Durant giving Thibodeau props for making him work <a href="https://t.co/jYdS9DJvWs" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jYdS9DJvWs</a></p><p>— DaveEarly (@DavidEarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidEarly/status/1465900011225505795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Clearly teams don’t want to allow KD and Harden to get too comfortable. By playoff time, they may well have seen it all. And that’s not a bad thing.</p><p>Now they’ll prepare to host the second place Bulls led by Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan without much rest. It’s a copycat league and Bulls coach Billy Donovan may be curious to see if he can’t muck things up a bit for Brooklyn too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant, James Harden react to Timberwolves’ surprising ‘junk’ strategy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/X-reasons-the-Timberwolves-need-to-trade-D_Angelo-Russell.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons the Timberwolves need to trade D’Angelo Russell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-03T21:01:28-08:00">December 3rd, 9:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-03T21:01:28-08:00">December 3rd, 9:01pm</time><address><a>Diego Vergel de Dios</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are in one of the best stretches in recent years, as they have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings" rel="noopener">recorded seven victories over their last 10 games</a>. Everything seems to go in an upward trend for this franchise, but they still need to sustain this success in a duration of a whole season, especially on the defensive end of the court.</p><p>Anthony Edwards is having a career year in his sophomore campaign. He is averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwaran01.html" rel="noopener">22.1 points</a> and 6.5 rebounds per game. Karl Anthony-Towns is bouncing back from his underwhelming performance last season and leading the team in points and boards. D’Angelo Russell has been superb this season as the facilitator and shooter from long distance, but his style of play does not seem to complement Edwards and Towns.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">D’Angelo Russell leads the league in clutch points this season.</p><p>He is shooting 42% from three in the clutch. <a href="https://t.co/frYhSNu2P3" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/frYhSNu2P3</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1465807125943177218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>With his value at its highest right now, this could be the best time to swap him for better pieces. Here are three reasons why the Timberwolves should trade Russell now.</p><h2><b>Timberwolves Trade D’Angelo Russell</b></h2><p><b>3. Anthony Edwards flourishes with the ball on his hands</b></p><p>With Russell handling the point guard duties, the usage rate and touches of Edwards have not been utilized at the highest level. His usage has increased to <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630162/">27.4</a>% from 26.4% in the previous season, but Edwards could be maximized when he is the primary ball handler of the offense and surrounded by players that have tremendous shooting prowess and defensive capabilities.</p><p>As most of the plays for Towns begin in pick-and-roll plays, Edwards is the perfect player that would bolster the options of Towns because defenses have difficulty containing the drives of Edwards. Players that have a similar play style to Klay Thompson or Bradley Beal would be spectacular for the Timberwolves because their production would continue being remarkable despite a lower usage rate as compared to Russell.</p><p>Russell could adjust by being the secondary ball handler, but he has not proven that yet through the duration of his career.</p><p><b>2. D’Angelo Russell’s defense</b></p><p>Towns and Edwards have constantly had trouble excelling defensively, but Russell is the glaring mismatch that opponents target every single night. Opponents are shooting 51.8% on two-pointers when guarded by Russell, highlighted by the whopping <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626156/defense-dash/">58.1</a>% when they are 10 feet or nearer. Russell does not lack the athleticism or quickness to defend, but he must put in more effort just staying in front of his man.</p><p>He did improve defensively this year, but the Wolves can certainly benefit having a player that can truly elevate them defensively.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">D'Angelo Russell deserves some praise for his defense this year, definitely feel like he's improved there.</p><p>Takes away the roll in help, then steps up to block the floater: <a href="https://t.co/YeFW3cwvTc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/YeFW3cwvTc</a></p><p>— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) <a href="https://twitter.com/jackfrank_jjf/status/1466553966502629379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Adding a wing that has a wider body and adequate defensive skill set is better for a Timberwolves squad that is in need of veterans that can contribute with the dirty work. Their core is immensely talented, but there are still some holes on their team that could be addressed by acquiring experienced individuals that would complement the duo of Edwards and Towns.</p><p><b>1. Timberwolves need a leader</b></p><p>With the core of Edwards and Towns, they need a mentor that will guide them through the crossroads and humps of their young career. Russell will still be paid close to $90 million over the next three years, but he doesn’t possess leadership qualities that are necessary for a star point guard. He is a phenomenal offensive talent, but the Timberwolves need his statistics and numbers to translate to consistent victories for their franchise.</p><p>Russell’s style of play fits more with a team like the Brooklyn Nets squad he led to the playoffs several years ago because he was the focal point of the offense and was surrounded by players that would flourish under his style of play. Edwards and Towns are more of a leader-by-example type of individuals, thus Minnesota could trade for young assets along with people that provides a boost to being a vocal leader.</p><p>Russell’s talent and clutch play is unquestioned, but the suggestion to trade him for Minnesota is more of because of his fit with the current crop of players under head coach Chris Finch. There are the lack of individuals on their lineup that are excellent defensively, so surrounding Towns and Edwards with pieces that are two-way players should catapult their franchise to long term success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons the Timberwolves need to trade D’Angelo Russell

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/James-Harden-plans-to-play-in-Game-5-vs-Bucks.jpeg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves-Nets: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Friday, December 3rd)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-03T11:00:11-08:00">December 3rd, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-03T11:00:11-08:00">December 3rd, 11:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves (23-49) take on the Brooklyn Nets (48-24) at Barclays Center.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:30PM EST/4:30PM PST on Friday, December 3rd</p><p><b>TV:</b> YES</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://web.yesnetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">YES Network</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Timberwolves Active Roster:</b> Jarred Vanderbilt, Josh Okogie, Taurean Prince, Nathan Knight, Jaylen Nowell, Naz Reid, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordan McLaughlin, Jake Layman, Anthony Edwards, Malik Beasley, D’Angelo Russell</p><p><b>Timberwolves Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Jarred Vanderbilt (Day To Day – Illness): The Wolves have listed Vanderbilt as PROBABLE for Friday’s game (Dec. 3) against the Nets.</li><li>Jaylen Nowell (Day To Day – Illness): The Wolves have listed Nowell as QUESTIONABLE for Friday’s game (Dec. 3) against the Nets.</li><li>Patrick Beverley (Out – Adductor): Head Coach Chris Finch said Beverley will be re-evaluated in about two weeks as he deals with a left adductor strain.</li><li>Jaden McDaniels (Day To Day – Illness): The Wolves have listed McDaniels as QUESTIONABLE for Friday’s game (Dec. 3) against the Nets.</li><li>Karl-Anthony Towns (Day To Day – Tailbone): The Wolves have listed Towns as QUESTIONABLE for Friday’s game (Dec. 3) against the Nets.</li><li>Anthony Edwards (Day To Day – Illness): The Wolves have listed Edwards as PROBABLE for Friday’s game (Dec. 3) against the Nets.</li></ul><p><b>Nets Active Roster:</b> Blake Griffin, James Johnson, Nicolas Claxton, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant, Paul Millsap, Joe Harris, Jevon Carter, Patty Mills, James Harden, Kessler Edwards, Cam Thomas, DeAndre’ Bembry, Kyrie Irving, Bruce Brown</p><p><b>Nets Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Joe Harris (Out – Ankle): Nets coach Steve Nash said Harris will have ankle surgery and is out indefinitely.</li><li>Kyrie Irving (Out – Not With Team): Irving is not with the Nets and there’s currently no timetable for when he may return to the team.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TWolvesNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NetsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@NetsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimberwolvesNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNetsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooklyn Nets</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves-Nets: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Friday, December 3rd)

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It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Nets prediction and pick.</p><p>The Timberwolves and Nets will play on Friday as each club enters play as one of the hotter teams in their conference. Minnesota is 7-3 in their last 10 games, and just one game behind the No. 4 seed Dallas Mavericks in the West standings. The Nets meanwhile sit atop the East with a 15-6 record. Kevin Durant is having an MVP caliber start to his season, while Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns are looking to continue to grow together. The Nets come in as strong favorites on their home floor ahead of Friday’s matchup with the Timberwolves.</p><p>Here are the Timberwolves-Nets odds for this Friday NBA matchup, courtesy of <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/">FanDuel</a>.</p><h2>NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Nets odds</h2><p>Minnesota Timberwolves +8 (-110)</p><p>Brooklyn Nets -8 (-110)</p><p>Over 222 (-110)</p><p>Under 222 (-110)</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (Click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Timberwolves Can Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Minnesota has been much better of late after a rough start to the season. The Timberwolves have went 7-3 over their last ten games to pull back to 11-11. Anthony Edwards looks like a budding star alongside Karl-Anthony Towns, who is one of the games best young centers. They will have their hands full on Friday when they face the surging Nets, who are 8-2 in their last ten contests. Kevin Durant and James Harden are still one of, if not the best 1-2 punch in the NBA. Minnesota may not have many answers for them defensively, so they will need to score.</p><p>This hasn’t been an issue of late as the Timberwolves are averaging <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&amp;dir=-1&amp;Season=2021-22&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;LastNGames=10">111.2 points per 100 possessions</a> over their last 10 games. The Timberwolves’ +7.6 net rating over that period ranks seventh in the NBA, as their defense is holding teams to just 103.6 points per 100 possessions.</p><p>Minnesota is getting a fair amount of points on Friday, but a cover and win will still be difficult. In order to hang with the Nets, you must play a complete game. The Timberwolves have a solid shot to cover on Friday, but a win will be difficult as the Nets are healthy outside of Joe Harris being sidelined for the next few weeks. The Wolves do have some injury concerns of their own coming into this one, as Edwards is probable and Towns is questionable.</p><h2><b>Why The Nets Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Nets will have a great shot to wins and cover in this one, especially if Edwards or Towns is unable to go. Durant and Harden have been on a mission of late, and it may not be a good time to run into them (as if there ever is one). Brooklyn will look to continue to rack up the wins in an effort to remain the No. 1 seed in the East, as home court is always a big deal come playoff time. The Nets should be in good shape for the win on Friday, and the cover is certainly in play as well as the Wolves are a bit banged up heading into this one.</p><h2><b>Final Timberwolves-Nets Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Take the Nets to cover and win vs. the Timberwolves on Friday. The spread is not small, but the Nets have been clicking and should be able to pull away from Minnesota at some point. Durant has been on fire of late, while the Timberwolves may be due for a bit of regression after a hot spurt in November.</p><p><b>FINAL TIMBERWOLVES-NETS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Nets -8 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Timberwolves vs. Nets prediction, odds, pick and more – 12/3/2021

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He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns had a scary fall during Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, raising fears that he could have sustained a back injury. Fortunately, it seems he avoided a significant problem.</p><p>Late in the fourth quarter of the game, Towns drove to the basket and dunked the ball. However, he fell awkwardly after losing his grip on the rim, causing him to crash onto the floor back first. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1466235555180654597" rel="noopener">Dane Moore of BMTN</a>, the Timberwolves big man laid down on the bench after the incident before going to the locker room.</p><p>Based on the video replays, Towns can be seen writhing in pain holding his lower back.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Karl-Anthony Towns crashes to the floor late, and was laying down on the bench after this crash. He went back to the locker room before the game was over.<br><a href="https://t.co/ydezGo3ooJ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ydezGo3ooJ</a></p><p>— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1466235555180654597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In the latest update from <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1466248929612345344" rel="noopener">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>, however, the Timberwolves confirmed that x-rays on his back were negative. Karl-Anthony Towns is likely to get more tests to determine the extent of his injury or if there is any issue at all, but by the looks of it, he has escaped a scary issue.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">X-rays on the lower back of Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns returned negative, source tells ESPN. KAT landed hard on his back in Minnesota’s loss to Wizards tonight. He had 34 and 10 before leaving game.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1466248929612345344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Towns played for 33 minutes in the contest and finished 34 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves. Unfortunately, it was not enough to propel the team to the W, with the Wizards taking a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/minnesota-timberwolves-washington-wizards-12-2-2021/b527e21d-97e4-40b9-838a-3f3847067564" rel="noopener">115-107 victory</a>.</p><p>While the Timberwolves would have surely wanted the win, the priority for them now is the health of KAT. They have been in quite a roll over their last few games, one that has seen them join the playoff race in the West. Without Towns, though, it would be difficult to sustain such run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns’ injury update after scary fall vs. Wizards

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He is an NBA writer and editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. Back in the day, while other kids were consumed by their toys and comic books, young Arlos was already thumbing through the pages of sports magazines.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/karl-anthony-towns/abec099d">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> adds his name to another page in the franchise’s book of records, breaking Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett’s mark for most career games with at least 30 points.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With that basket, <a href="https://twitter.com/KarlTowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KarlTowns</a> eclipsed 30 points on the night, his 83rd career 30+ point game, passing Kevin Garnett for the most 30+ point games in <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Timberwolves</a> history. <a href="https://t.co/ZNsSLYmTf7" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ZNsSLYmTf7</a></p><p>— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Twolves_PR/status/1466222403135188995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Towns achieved the feat in the Timberwolves’ matchup against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, albeit in a losing effort.</p><p>He finished the game with 35 points, going 11-of-25 on the field and 10-of-11 at the stripe. He also registered 10 rebounds and two 3-pointers in 33 minutes of floor time. The defeat snapped the Timberwolves’ two-game mini-streak, giving them an 11-11 win-loss record.</p><p>This marks Karl-Anthony Towns’ fifth game this season with at least 30 markers to his name. Towns entered the game averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/townska01.html">23.5 points</a>, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per outing. These are below what Timberwolves fans are used to seeing from their franchise player, but just enough to keep the team in contention for a postseason berth.</p><p>Towns and Garnett got to play alongside one another in the latter’s return to the Twin Cities. Their time spent together allowed the talented youngster to soak in as much knowledge from the franchise’s best player ever.</p><p>Despite not having as much playoff experience thus far, things are looking up for Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves this season. For now, the road doesn’t get easier for Minnesota as they pay a visit to the Brooklyn Nets for their next test on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Karl-Anthony Towns breaks Kevin Garnett’s Timberwolves record vs. Wizards

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Karl-Anthony-Towns_-surprising-LeBron-James-confession.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns’ surprising LeBron James confession</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-01T17:51:51-08:00">December 1st, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-01T19:04:28-08:00">December 1st, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Back in 2003, when LeBron James entered the league as one of the most high-profile teenage athletes of all time, he absolutely took the world by storm. Fast forward more than a decade later and a 20-year-old Karl-Anthony Towns straight out of Kentucky was following a similar path.</p><p>For his part, Towns firmly believed that he would be able to replicate what LeBron had done for the Cleveland Cavaliers and to the NBA upon his arrival. The young Timberwolves star, however, quickly realized that this simply wasn’t going to be the case:</p><blockquote>“I thought I had that LeBron (James) effect. I could come in and just do it by myself,” Towns said, via <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/for-karl-anthony-towns-and-the-timberwolves-its-coming-together/">Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated</a>. “But this is the NBA. You realize you really can’t do it by yourself.”</blockquote><p>To be fair, Towns wasn’t bad at all in his rookie year. He was no LeBron but he definitely made a significant impact for both the Timberwolves and on the rest of the league. After all, there is simply no one like LeBron James.</p><p>As a rookie, KAT averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/townska01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">18.3 points</a> on 54.2 percent shooting, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game en route to bagging Rookie of the Year honors. However, being the immense competitor that he is, Towns would not settle. He worked hard in the summer and he came out even stronger in his sophomore year, significantly improving his numbers in nearly all statistical categories.</p><p>It’s great that Towns realized early on that in the NBA, it isn’t all about individual talent. It may be a cliche, but at the end of the day, one player is only as good as the rest of his squad:</p><blockquote>“It takes a team of people who are willing to sacrifice and be the stars in their roles to really make winning happen,” he said. “And it takes more than one person. And especially in the league, we’re talking about we’re playing now, it takes two, three superstars to have a chance.”</blockquote><p>Karl Anthony-Towns has been on quite a journey with the Timberwolves. Now in his seventh season with the team, the 26-year-old is now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-wild-streak-proves-hes-the-steph-curry-of-centers/">looking to lead</a> this team to new heights. Minnesota has been to the NBA Playoffs just once in the past 16 years so, at this point, KAT and Co. are hoping to improve on this miserable record this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns’ surprising LeBron James confession

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Wizards-news-Montrezl-Harrell-skies-over-Naz-Reid-for-1-handed-flush.jpeg"></figure><h1>Wizards big man Montrezl Harrell skies over Naz Reid for 1-handed flush</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-01T17:24:04-08:00">December 1st, 5:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-01T17:24:04-08:00">December 1st, 5:24pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington Wizards back up center Montrezl Harrell showed off his vertical Wednesday, as he <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1466208736620560396">skied over Minnesota TWolves’ Naz Reid for a one handed finish.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harrell with one hand 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/WashWizards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@WashWizards</a> and Timberwolves in Q2 action on NBA League Pass: <a href="https://t.co/V0kkYEEIkG" target="_blank">https://t.co/V0kkYEEIkG</a> <a href="https://t.co/NmTmGcMZal" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NmTmGcMZal</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1466208736620560396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>During the first quarter between the Wizards and TWolves, Washington point guard Spencer Dinwiddie got into the lane and tossed one up for Harrell.</p><p>To use the metaphor from the film “White Men Can’t Jump,” Harrell went to the fifth floor but dropped Naz Reid off at the 3rd. Harrell leaped over and above Reid, and practically threw the ball in the basket.</p><p>Harrell since entering the league in 2015-2016 season, has been known as one of the most athletic big men in the game. He dominated college basketball at Louisville, including helping the Cardinal win a National Championship in 2013. Sadly, that was later vacated.</p><p>TWolves big man Naz Reid has a similar build, but clearly not quite the same hops.</p><p>Harrell has been arguably the best player on the court Wednesday night, leading his team in scoring at halftime with 15 points. He has a couple boards and assists to go with it. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-wild-streak-proves-hes-the-steph-curry-of-centers/" rel="noopener">The only player who has scored more is of course Karl Anthony-Towns on the other side.</a></p><p>The Wizards are looking to continue their hot start to the season. Entering Wednesday, they are 13-8 and sit tied for 3rd in the Eastern Conference with the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards big man Montrezl Harrell skies over Naz Reid for 1-handed flush

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Montrezl-Harrell-drops-bold-Bradley-Beal-claim-about-leadership.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves-Wizards: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Wednesday, December 1st)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-01T10:00:29-08:00">December 1st, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-01T10:00:29-08:00">December 1st, 10:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves (23-49) take on the Washington Wizards (34-38) at Capital One Arena.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST on Wednesday, December 1st</p><p><b>TV:</b> NBCS-DC</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC Sports</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Timberwolves Active Roster:</b> Jarred Vanderbilt, Josh Okogie, Taurean Prince, Nathan Knight, Jaylen Nowell, Naz Reid, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordan McLaughlin, Jake Layman, Anthony Edwards, Malik Beasley, D’Angelo Russell</p><p><b>Timberwolves Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Jarred Vanderbilt (Day To Day – Illness): Vanderbilt is listed as QUESTIONABLE for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game.</li><li>Jaylen Nowell (Day To Day – Illness): Nowell is questionable for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game against Washington.</li><li>Patrick Beverley (Out – Adductor): Head Coach Chris Finch said Beverley will be re-evaluated in about two weeks as he deals with a left adductor strain.</li><li>Jaden McDaniels (Out – Illness): McDaniels is out for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game against Washington.</li><li>Anthony Edwards (Day To Day – Illness): Edwards is listed as QUESTIONABLE for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game.</li></ul><p><b>Wizards Active Roster:</b> Thomas Bryant, Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert, Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Gafford, Joel Ayayi, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Gill, Spencer Dinwiddie, Montrezl Harrell, Aaron Holiday, Raul Neto, Davis Bertans, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Isaiah Todd, Bradley Beal</p><p><b>Wizards Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Thomas Bryant (Out – Left Knee): Bryant is without a timeline to return to action following ACL surgery in February, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.</li><li>Rui Hachimura (Out – Not With Team): Hachimura is listed as OUT until further notice.</li><li>Aaron Holiday (Out – Illness): Holiday is out for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game against Minnesota.</li><li>Isaiah Todd (Out – Toe): Todd is out for Wednesday’s (Dec. 1) game against Minnesota.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TWolvesNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WizardsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@WizardsNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimberwolvesNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WizardsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Washington Wizards</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves-Wizards: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Wednesday, December 1st)

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Timberwolves-Wizards-prediction-Timberwolves-Wizards-odds-Timberwolves-Wizards-pick-Timberwolves-Wizards-NBA-odds.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Timberwolves vs. Wizards prediction, odds, pick and more</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-01T09:23:03-08:00">December 1st, 9:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-01T09:24:31-08:00">December 1st, 9:24am</time><address><a>Sammy Goldman</a>Sammy is studying Sport Management at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. As an avid LA sports fan he supports the Lakers and the Dodgers. He loves all things related to sports and specializes in betting and fantasy for NFL, NBA, and UFC.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA season is in full swing and will continue with games on Wednesday. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> will hit the road and take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards">Washington Wizards</a>. It’s time to continue our<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting"> NBA odds series</a> and make a Timberwolves-Wizards prediction and pick.</p><p>Both of these teams have had similar starts to the season. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 11-10 and are coming off back to back wins. While the Washington Wizards are 13-8 and are coming off a disappointing loss. This should be a good game.</p><p>Here are the odds for the Timberwolves-Wizards Wednesday night NBA matchup,<a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba"> courtesy of FanDuel</a>.</p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Wizards Odds</b></h2><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408"> <b><i>fuboTV (click for free trial)</i></b></a><b><i>*</i></b></p><p>Minnesota Timberwolves: +4 (-105) </p><p>Washington Wizards: -4 (-115)</p><p>Over: 215.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 215.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Timberwolves Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in some close games lately. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/indiana-pacers-minnesota-timberwolves-11-29-2021/35987a69-0649-4891-883b-7699e068e309">In their last game they managed to take down the Indiana Pacers, 100-98</a>. In the game prior they took the Philadelphia 76ers to overtime and squeaked out a victory, winning 121-120. While they haven’t been dominating opponents, winning these close games says a lot about a team. Minnesota has been coming up clutch in crunch time, and if this contest comes down to the final minutes the Wolves have shown that they have what it takes to persevere. The Wizards are a tough opponent, so if Minnesota wants to win this game they will need their best players to step up.</p><p>The face of the Timberwolves is Karl Anthony Towns. Even with the emergence of other talent on the roster, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/townska01.html">KAT remains the undeniable force behind Minnesota</a>. In their victory over Indiana, the big man had 32 points and 8 rebounds. KAT is one of the NBA’s new age centers that can score the ball from outside the paint, and has a huge offensive tool kit. On the season he is averaging nearly 24 points and 9 rebounds a game. If Washington wants to win this game they will need to contain the Wolves star. Towns is a beast and will look to dominate this game in any way he can.</p><p>While KAT has been phenomenal, the most talked about player on this team is Anthony Edwards. <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwaran01.html">Last year’s first overall pick in the draft continues to impress and step up his game.</a> Against the Pacers, he had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and managed to grab three steals. This is far from atypical for Edwards who is averaging 22 points, seven rebounds, and nearly two steals per game. If Edwards can continue to impress then this Wolves team should have high hopes for the future. Minnesota is extremely talented and they match up very well against Washington. Regardless of the outcome, this will be a good game.</p><h2><b>Why The Wizards Could Cover The Spread </b></h2><p>The Washington Wizards have been one of the surprising success stories of this season. They had one of the best offseasons of any team in the league. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/washington-wizards-san-antonio-spurs-11-29-2021/2eae50fc-e67a-4a78-b46b-b58745fb3534">They are coming off a surprising loss to the San Antonio Spurs</a> and will be looking to bounce back on Wednesday. Washington has beaten far tougher opponents than San Antonio, and after an embarrassing loss they will certainly step things up. The Timberwolves have been hot lately and the Wizards will try to put an end to that. Washington has the talent and ability to get a win at home on Wednesday.</p><p>Leading the way for the Wizards is Bradley Beal. <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bealbr01.html">Beal is one of the best scorers in the league.</a> One reason that the Wizards lost to the Spurs was because Beal struggled to put up his usual offensive onslaught. He managed to put up 18 points and dish out 8 assists, but he just wasn’t shooting the ball well. Beal averages 23 points and 6 assists a game and shoots nearly 44% from the field. If he can bounce back on Wednesday and have a big night then the Wizards should have no problem running away with this one. Expect the talented guard to step up on Wednesday as the Wizards return home.</p><p><a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harremo01.html">Another big reason for this team’s success has been Montrezl Harrell.</a> Harrell had a tough scoring night against the Spurs, only putting up 6 points, but what he does for this team goes beyond statistics. Montrezl is a true hustle player that energizes this Wizards team and usually keeps them in games. On the season he is averaging over 16 points and 8 rebounds a game, while only playing an average of 27 minutes a game. Harrell will be one of the Wizards answers to the Wolves best players. Expect Montrezl to be given a lot of responsibility in this game and for him to step things up.</p><h2><b>Final Timberwolves-Wizards Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a pretty tough pick. The Timberwolves are hot right now and they managed to come out ahead of two very close games. On the other hand, the Wizards just suffered an embarrassing loss and will definitely come into this game aggressive and trying to dominate. Washington has proven that they are the better team this season and they should be your pick. Pick the Wizards to win and cover.</p><p><b>FINAL TIMBERWOLVES-WIZARDS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Washington Wizards -4 (-115)</b></p><p><b>FINAL TIMBERWOLVES-WIZARDS SCORE PREDICTION: Wizards 107 – Timberwolves 102</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Timberwolves vs. Wizards prediction, odds, pick and more

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Timberwolves-Anthony-Edwards-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards could miss first career game on Wednesday</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-30T17:01:26-08:00">November 30th, 5:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-30T17:01:26-08:00">November 30th, 5:01pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | Victor Cruz and RJ Barrett are my GOATs</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Anthony Edwards has exploded onto the scene in his second year in the league. The 20-year-old is the second-leading scorer on the Minnesota Timberwolves with 22.0 points per game. His improvements in his scoring efficiency have helped the Wolves look like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-anthony-edwards-timberwolves-are-a-dark-horse-playoff-threat/">dark-horse playoff contenders</a>. Unfortunately for Minnesota, Edwards may face his first roadblock of the season.</p><p>Minnesota announced that Edwards will be listed as questionable to play tomorrow against the Washington Wizards due to flu-like symptoms. Edwards joins teammates Jaden McDaniels and Jarred Vanderbilt on the list of players who are questionable to play for the same reason.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Minnesota <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Timberwolves</a> Status Report in advance of tomorrow’s game at Washington:</p><p>QUESTIONABLE<br>Edwards – Flu-Like Symptoms<br>McDaniels – Flu-Like Symptoms<br>Vanderbilt – Flu-Like Symptoms</p><p>OUT<br>Beverley – Left Adductor Strain<br>Wright IV – G League Two-Way</p><p>— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Twolves_PR/status/1465814594031603720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Edwards missing this game would be the first missed game of his professional career. His absence would be a big blow for the Wolves as they square off against a surprisingly good Wizards team. Washington is 13-8 on the season but just 3-5 over their last eight games. Minnesota, who is 7-1 in their last eight games, could steal a victory on the road.</p><p>Minnesota is 11-10 on the season, which has them as the Western Conference’s sixth seed as of Tuesday. It has been a promising start for the Timberwolves, who were largely expected to be among the worst teams in the conference. Their ability to retain their high placement in the standings will be dependent on many things, notably how much time (if any) Edwards misses.</p><p>If Edwards has to miss the game, the Timberwolves will still have effective scorers to lean on in Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell. Towns is the team’s leading scorer and Russell has been good this season, especially in <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesNationCP/status/1465845856356081664?s=20">clutch situations</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards could miss first career game on Wednesday

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers-Timberwolves: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Monday, November 29th)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-29T11:00:17-08:00">November 29th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-29T11:00:17-08:00">November 29th, 11:00am</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers (34-38) take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-49) at Target Center.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 8:00PM EST/5:00PM PST on Monday, November 29th</p><p><b>TV:</b> BSN</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. You can follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Pacers Active Roster:</b> Justin Holiday, Goga Bitadze, Chris Duarte, Domantas Sabonis, T.J. Warren, Myles Turner, Oshae Brissett, Brad Wanamaker, Jeremy Lamb, Torrey Craig, Caris LeVert, T.J. McConnell, Kelan Martin, Malcolm Brogdon</p><p><b>Pacers Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>T.J. Warren (Out – Foot): There’s optimism that Warren will be able to play in late December or January, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.</li></ul><p><b>Timberwolves Active Roster:</b> Jarred Vanderbilt, Josh Okogie, Taurean Prince, Nathan Knight, Jaylen Nowell, Naz Reid, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordan McLaughlin, Jake Layman, Anthony Edwards, Malik Beasley, D’Angelo Russell</p><p><b>Timberwolves Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Patrick Beverley (Out – Adductor): Head Coach Chris Finch said Beverley will be re-evaluated in about two weeks as he deals with a left adductor strain.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/PacersNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@PacersNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TWolvesNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IndianaPacersNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indiana Pacers</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TimberwolvesNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers-Timberwolves: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Monday, November 29th)

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It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">NBA odds series</a> and make a Pacers-Timberwolves prediction and pick.</p><p>The Pacers and Timberwolves enter play fighting for ground in the standings already this season. As we are about a fourth of the way through the season, both Indiana and Minnesota are looking to inch their way up the standings as they sit on the outside looking in of the top six playoff spots in their respective conferences. The Timberwolves have been surging of late as they are 7-3 in their last 10 games, winning six of their last seven. Minnesota comes into this contest as slight favorites over the Pacers.</p><p>Here are the Pacers-Timberwolves odds for this Monday NBA matchup, courtesy of <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba">FanDuel</a>.</p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Pacers-Timberwolves Odds</b></h2><p>Indiana Pacers +2.5 (-110)</p><p>Minnesota Timberwolves -2.5 (-110)</p><p>Over 217.5 points (-110)</p><p>Under 217.5 points (-110)</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (Click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Pacers Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pacers have struggled a bit this season, but they have won their of their last five games. Indiana is just 3-9 on the road this season, but they might be in a good position for rebound vs. a Minnesota team that is just 6-6 at home. The Timberwolves have won their last four at home, however. Indiana is 5-5 in their last ten games after starting the season 4-8. They have a +1.4 point differential despite being four games under .500.</p><p>As just slim underdogs on the road vs. a hot team, it seems risky to bet on the Pacers on Monday night. Indiana is 11-11 vs. the spread this season, and 4-3 vs. the Western Conference. Betting on a cover at this number is risky, particularly with how poorly the Pacers have played on the road at times this season. The Pacers will also be at a rest disadvantage in this one after losing at home last night to the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><h2><b>Why The Timberwolves Can Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Minnesota is surging a bit of late, as Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards are looking like one of the more explosive guard-center duos in the NBA offensively. The Timberwolves have been really hot of late as they are 6-1 in their last seven games and won four in a row at home. Minnesota should be in good position for a cover and a win on Monday vs. the Pacers as a mild favorite. The Timberwolves are 10-10 vs. the spread this season, but they have covered in their last five home games. A win and a cover should be very doable Monday night for the Timberwolves, who have been the better team of late. Minnesota will have the rest advantage as they last played Saturday when they beat the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><h2><b>Final Pacers-Timberwolves Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Take the Timberwolves to cover and win vs. the Pacers at home on Wednesday. This may be the best bet on the NBA slate on Monday. Indiana will be on a back-to-back after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Minnesota has been the much better offense of late and they should be able to outscore the Pacers even if they aren’t playing great defense. The Timberwolves have scored 120 points or more in three of their last five games, while Indiana has done that just once in their last five contests.</p><p><b>FINAL PACERS-TIMBERWOLVES PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Timberwolves -2.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers vs. Timberwolves prediction, odds, pick and more – 11/29/21

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That being Joel Embiid had a near picture-perfect return to action.</p><p>The All-Star center played in his first game after being sidelined for three weeks due to COVID-19. For someone who battled mild symptoms and missed a handful of games, Embiid did not miss a beat against the Timberwolves. It did not take long for the big man to settle in and look like the dominant player we are accustomed to seeing.</p><p>In 45 minutes of action, Embiid tallied 42 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, one steal, and two blocks. A more than impressive showing given the circumstances. After the game, Sixers players and coaches opened on his performance and what it was like to have him back on the court.</p><p>First up was Sixers coach Doc Rivers, who praised his starting center for the work he put in behind the scenes to be able to hit the ground running in his return like he did.</p><p>“Listen, we lost, and Joel (Embiid) was phenomenal tonight. But we still lost the game. Joel would take 30 and win if you know what I’m saying. He was great, played a ton of minutes, something you just don’t know from COVID. Give him credit. Clearly, he’s been working out, and he showed us that,” said Rivers.</p><p>Tobias Harris spoke later and echoed some of the points made by Rivers while expressing his thoughts on having his All-Star teammate back on the floor.</p><p>“That’s a tough one, coming back from being out for that long of a period of time. He did his thing, he was carrying us all throughout. Just getting to his spots and getting his shot. His conditioning looked good as well. It was good to have him back with the team, and you just saw his presence and what was missing for sure,” Harris said.</p><p>A lot can be said about Embiid’s performance, but the point about conditioning is what stands out the most. It is a testament to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/joel-embiid/bafc0a09/stats">work he has put in</a> to take better care of his body and be in peak physical condition for the Sixers.</p><p>Early in his career, many criticized Embiid for his lack of conditioning. Also, he was labeled a player who had to play themselves back into shape after missing time. While some of that might be true, it is not the case now. The fact that Embiid was able to play 45 minutes in his first game back after missing significant time speaks volumes of how serious he takes conditioning behind the scenes.</p><p>From the Sixers’ perspective, they should be more than pleased with the level Embiid played at on Saturday. The franchise cornerstone is relied on now more than ever to lead this team on and off the court, and he looks ready to get the season back on track.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers react to Joel Embiid’s dominant return vs. Timberwolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/X-Key-Factors-Behind-Timberwolves_-Rise-After-Lengthy-Losing-Streak.jpg"></figure><h1>3 key factors behind Timberwolves’ rise after lengthy skid</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-28T08:59:48-08:00">November 28th, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-28T09:02:34-08:00">November 28th, 9:02am</time><address><a>Diego Vergel de Dios</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves entered their 2021-22 campaign with some turmoil due to the Gersson Rosas fiasco, but there were still increased expectations with Anthony Edwards entering his sophomore season alongside the talented duo of Karl Anthony-Towns and D’Angelo Russell. The Timberwolves also showed promise under head coach Chris Finch at the end of last season, so the hope was they would build on that.</p><p>After a recent skid in which Minnesota lost eight of nine games to drop to 4-9, the fortunes have changed in recent weeks. The Timberwolves recently won five games in a row and just beat the Philadelphia 76ers in a double-overtime thriller to get to 10-10 on the season. There’s a lot of optimism surrounding this team now, and there are several reasons why Minnesota is winning games.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Reasons for Minnesota Timberwolves’ surge</b></h2><p><b>1. 4th in net rating over last 7 games</b></p><p>Minnesota’s roster is known to excel offensively, but being one of the best defensive squads over this stretch has been sensational for this young roster,<a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=NET_RATING&amp;dir=-1&amp;Season=2021-22&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;LastNGames=7" rel="noopener"> leading to a 12.3 net rating</a> over the last seven games. Jarred Vanderbilt and Jaden McDaniels have complemented Towns in anchoring the rim protection and crashing the boards, with Vanderbilt’s insertion into the starting lineup a revelation for Finch and his coaching staff.</p><p>Patrick Beverley is going to miss some time with an injury, but he has been another underrated addition to their squad because of his ability to set the tone defensively. Additionally, their other role players in Taurean Prince, Naz Reid, and Malik Beasley have also elevated their game in this crucial stretch for Minnesota. With this impressive run for their team, the next step is staying consistent and not taking these victories for granted.</p><p>As Minnesota currently sits ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference, the target continues to grow for them as their opponents will not consider taking this team lightly anymore.</p><p><b>2. Towns, Edwards, Russell have been leaders</b></p><p>The huge question mark for Minnesota’s big three has been their reliability of galvanizing their teammates and being leaders for the youthful lineup. Their individual numbers have continued to be remarkable this season, but it has been their leadership and defense that has been the difference maker over the last few games. For instance, when Towns fouled out against the Philadelphia 76ers, Reid and Vanderbilt were able to help each other defend Joel Embiid despite scoring his season high of 42 points.</p><p>The Timberwolves have the <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/lineups/advanced/?CF=MIN*GE*90&amp;Season=2021-22&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;sort=NET_RATING&amp;dir=1" rel="noopener">best five-man lineup</a> by net rating (48.3)in the whole league with a minimum of 90 minutes played. The unit of Russell, Beverley, Edwards, Vanderbilt, and Towns has played a total of 92 minutes together, with a point differential of plus-86. With three spectacular offensive players and two defensive stalwarts, Finch has finally found the balance of a combination that flourishes offensively and defensively when everybody is healthy.</p><p><b>3. 14.9 3-pointers per game over the last 7</b></p><p>The Timberwolves are getting up a ton of 3-pointers, leading the NBA in 3-point attempts (42.3) and coming in third in 3-point makes (14.9) over the last seven games. While their conversion rate isn’t elite (35.1%), these 3-pointers have helped open up the offense.</p><p><a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612750/players-traditional/?Season=2021-22&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;LastNGames=7&amp;sort=FG3M&amp;dir=1">The</a> last seven games, Edwards, Russell, and Beasley have each recorded over three shots per game from rainbow country, respectively. Even if Towns is known to dominate the paint, he has also chipped in with 1.7 conversions per game from long distance on 41.4%. If Minnesota is able to drill constant makes from long range, the driving lanes will continue to open up for Edwards’ rim-rattling jams and Russell’s floaters and mid-range shots. Additionally, it becomes difficult to double Towns when he gets the ball in the shaded lane.</p><p>As Minnesota hopes to sustain this phenomenal streak, the challenge continues to grow, but this is the juncture wherein fans and media will know if they are the real deal. They are hoping to reach the play-in tournament at the very least, and those knockdown matches would test the mettle and relentlessness of this franchise. Even if they exit early in the playoffs, the essential aspect of their team is constant evolution and development as Towns, Edwards, and Russell eventually reach their peak as a core.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 key factors behind Timberwolves’ rise after lengthy skid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Philadelphia-76ers-Three-observations-from-matchup-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>3 76ers observations from loss vs. Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-28T07:23:30-08:00">November 28th, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-28T07:26:41-08:00">November 28th, 7:26am</time><address><a>Kevin McCormick</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers returned home after a season-long six-game road trip on Saturday night for a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Joel Embiid making his return to the lineup. Behind some late-game heroics from both sides, this game found its way into double overtime. When it was all said and done, Minnesota walked out with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-dangelo-russell-takes-jab-at-joel-embiid-sixers-after-2ot-win/" rel="noopener">121-120 victory.</a> Here are some Sixers observations from the matchup. </p><h2><b>3 Philadelphia 76ers observations from 2OT loss to Timberwolves</b></h2><p><b>1) Guys getting used to each other again </b></p><p>The past two weeks were not kind to the Sixers, because they were forced to play with a depleted roster. After a tough stretch of new players constantly coming in and out of the rotation, they were back to full strength on Saturday. Tobias Harris returned after dealing with a hip injury, and Embiid played in a game for the first time in three weeks. </p><p>Early on, the growing pains were apparent. It was clear the group needed some time getting used to playing alongside one another. This did not take long, though, as the Sixers stormed back with a massive comeback in the second half after being down as much as 20. </p><p>One player in particular who had to readjust was Tyrese Maxey. The second-year guard went on a phenomenal run when the team was shorthanded but had to dial it back some with the return of Embiid and Harris. </p><p>Due to how long some players were out, it’s not surprising the Sixers stumbled out of the gate a bit. The rust was there, but they managed to shake it off rather quickly to look like the group that was leading the Eastern Conference to start the season. </p><p><b>2) Danny Green adjusting nicely to new role </b></p><p>Recently, Doc Rivers made a slight tweak to his starting lineup. In an effort to keep his minutes down, Danny Green is coming off the bench. This is a big adjustment for the veteran wing, but he is settling into the role nicely. </p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Green did a little bit of everything for the Sixers on Saturday. In 21 minutes of action, he finished with 11 points, three rebounds, three assists, and four steals. On top of that, Green also connected on three of his seven attempts from beyond the arc. </p><p>Transitioning to a bench role is something not all players handle gracefully, but Green does not appear to be bothered by the situation. If Green can continue to produce like this in limited minutes, it’s a move Rivers should stick with moving forward. </p><p><b>3) Joel Embiid dominates in return to action </b></p><p>The story of this game was undoubtedly Joel Embiid. Despite being out for three weeks due to health and safety protocols, the MVP runner-up did not miss a beat in his return.</p><p>Embiid played 45 minutes in Saturday’s overtime thriller and looked like the dominant center we are accustomed to seeing. He ended the night with a game-high 42 points, 16 rebounds and went to the free-throw line 21 times. </p><p>This was a picture-perfect return to action for the All-Star center. Not only did he manage to play big minutes, but he left his imprint all over the contest as well. The Sixers need Embiid to hit the ground running if they are going to get their season back on track, and he looks prepared to do so.  </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 76ers observations from loss vs. Timberwolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Timberwolves-news-D_Angelo-Russell-takes-jab-at-Joel-Embiid-Sixers-after-2OT-win.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves star D’Angelo Russell takes jab at Joel Embiid, Sixers after 2OT win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-28T06:50:05-08:00">November 28th, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-28T06:51:02-08:00">November 28th, 6:51am</time><address><a>Nihad Žunić</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-10) bounced back from a 20-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets with a clutch win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Timberwolves, led by D’Angelo Russell, won by a single point after two overtime periods, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-karl-anthony-towns-beef-ending-reaction-to-joel-embiid-return-from-covid-19/" rel="noopener">121-120.</a> After the game, however, there was no love lost between Russell and the Sixers.</p><p>When it was all said and done, Russell was brought in for an interview on the court and delivered a little jab at Joel Embiid and the Sixers:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">D'Angelo Russell, postgame on television: “They had guys that sat out and thought it was sweet to come back and play against us. It ain’t sweet.” <a href="https://t.co/HvsfDRvuYe" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/HvsfDRvuYe</a></p><p>— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/1464779683590021132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>He was, of course, referring to Embiid and Tobias Harris. Embiid tested positive for COVID-19 a few weeks ago and was inactive for the last nine games before Saturday, while Harris had missed the last two games because of a hip issue. Russell was clearly implying that they came back to this game expecting an easy win, but he and the Timberwolves had other ideas.</p><p>Russell led the team with 35 points and eight assists, connecting on six 3-pointers on 10 attempts. 27 of these points came in the fourth quarter and overtime, which further proves how clutch Russell really is. This was also a statement win for this Timberwolves team that has been playing much better basketball of late.</p><p>The Sixers were clearly stunned by the 35-20 opening quarter. They did climb back into the game, mostly due to Embiid’s 42-point effort, but the Timberwolves seemed destined to win this game. Both teams now currently have the same record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves star D’Angelo Russell takes jab at Joel Embiid, Sixers after 2OT win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Karl-Anthony-Towns_-beef-ending-reaction-to-Joel-Embiid_s-return-from-COVID-19.jpg"></figure><h1>Karl-Anthony Towns’ beef-ending reaction to Sixers star Joel Embiid’s return from COVID-19</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-27T21:05:20-08:00">November 27th, 9:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-27T21:07:04-08:00">November 27th, 9:07pm</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid have had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-joel-embiid-karl-anthony-towns-near-wrestle-each-other-timberwolves-sixers-game/">a long history together</a>. The two star big men have been involved in multiple altercations whenever the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Philadelphia 76ers face off. Today, though, it seems like the beef between these two can be finally laid to rest.</p><p>After the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Sixers in overtime, Karl-Anthony Towns was asked about his old rival Joel Embiid’s return from COVID-19. Towns responded with a classy answer that may have ended the animosity between these two stars. (<a href="https://twitter.com/MNBrianHall/status/1464805557886324742">via Brian Hall</a>)</p><blockquote>“I’m very happy he’s come to the other side of COVID. We’ve had our thing for a while but that’s bigger than basketball. It’s bigger than what we have. I’ve seen it kill people. But I’m glad he’s on the other side.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Towns on Embiid coming back from COVID:  I’m very happy he’s come to the other side of COVID. We’ve had our thing for a while but that’s bigger than basketball. It’s bigger than what we have. I’ve seen it kill people. But I’m glad he’s on the other side.</p><p>— Brian Hall (@MNBrianHall) <a href="https://twitter.com/MNBrianHall/status/1464805557886324742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Embiid went into the health and safety protocols after contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, the Sixers star was symptomatic, and thus was held out for longer than expected. Thankfully, he didn’t suffer any major complications from the disease, and he was able to return in time to stop the Sixers’ skid.</p><p>As for Towns, it’s understandable why he’s empathetic of the Sixers star despite their past history. It’s well-known that Towns lost multiple people to COVID-19 during this pandemic, including his own mother. They may have gotten into it many times before, but as Towns noted, this is bigger than basketball.</p><p>Thankfully for the basketball world, Embiid seems to have recovered just fine, and then some. Despite the loss, he recorded a monster statline of 42 points and 14 rebounds, nearly dragging the Sixers to a win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Karl-Anthony Towns’ beef-ending reaction to Sixers star Joel Embiid’s return from COVID-19

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anthony-Edward-does-insane-in-game-windmill-for-Minnesota.jpeg"></figure><h1>Anthony Edward does insane in-game windmill to fuel Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-27T15:53:31-08:00">November 27th, 3:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-27T15:53:31-08:00">November 27th, 3:53pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Second-year star Anthony Edwards, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, just pulled out one of the craziest <a href="https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1464739964499861506">in-game dunks</a> of the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Edwards steal &amp; windmill slam <a href="https://t.co/RkL6VpfSZo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/RkL6VpfSZo</a></p><p>— Internet #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) <a href="https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1464739964499861506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Edwards got a steal against the Philadelphia 76ers and nobody was back in transition as he threw down an insane windmill dunk.</p><p>Anthony Edwards has really formed into an excellent player for the Timberwolves. On the season, he is averaging 22.2 points per game and 6.6 rebounds.</p><p>Minnesota has a lot of talent on their roster but hasn’t been able to make it click so far. They are 9-10 on the season. Some nights they look like a team who can compete with anybody in the NBA, and the next night they look like a bottom lottery pick team.</p><p>If they can keep Karl Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Edwards, the future of this Minnesota Timberwolves team is very bright. There are obviously some moves that the Timberwolves need to go out and make, but the core that they have together can definitely be one who makes the Western Conference playoffs and make some noise come playoff time.</p><p>The Timberwolves are currently taking on the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers were able to get Joel Embiid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-and-tobias-harris-both-activated-to-play-for-sixers/">back</a> after missing nine games due to COVID-19. Anthony Edwards and Karl Anthony towns both have over 10 points already and have gotten the Timberwolves out to an early 10 point lead. This would be a big game for Minnesota to pick up and move back to .500 on the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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