Hornets face the Timberwolves on 7-game slide
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Minnesota Timberwolves (34-29, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -8.5; over/under is 223
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte looks to break its seven-game losing streak when the Hornets take on Minnesota.
The Hornets are 9-22 on their home court. Charlotte has a 6-6 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Timberwolves are 17-15 on the road. Minnesota averages 112.3 points and has outscored opponents by 3.2 points per game.
The Hornets are shooting 42.4% from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points lower than the 45.8% the Timberwolves allow to opponents. The Timberwolves average 14.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Hornets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Bridges is averaging 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Hornets. Nick Smith is averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games.
Anthony Edwards is averaging 27.4 points, six rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 1-9, averaging 95.5 points, 44.6 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points per game.
Timberwolves: 4-6, averaging 115.3 points, 44.0 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (back), Taj Gibson: day to day (illness), Tre Mann: out for season (back).
Timberwolves: Rudy Gobert: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.