Friday Night NBA

By Divol

Minnesota Timberwolves v Phoenix Suns



28th November 02:35 GMT

I got to stop going with bad teams at home, hoping they won't get blown away. Still, I do like Wolves and rate them a bit higher than the bookies. Without Love they have got a terrible front court with Hollins and an out of shape Jefferson, but Jefferson is still capable of putting solid numbers and always had great games against the Suns and I do like the Wolves back court. Flynn, Sessions and Brewer playing the guards, while Gomes, Pavlovic and Wilkins play SF and many times in small line up plays PF as well.

Brewer has had a breakthrough season and while he still doesn't put in too big numbers and shoots 19% from three point line, he still has 11.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.5 apg and adds 2.1 steals per game and almost a block a game. Flynn also puts the pressure on ball handlers with 1.1 steal a game and adds to it 14 points and 3.2 assists.
This is a young team, but a team that is built rounded, without any true weak spots (other than SF position, but they have three decent players there, so they do have options).

Suns are in great form and having their best season in years so far. Still, they had many problems playing Minni before and the teams played each other this season already when Wolves lost in Arizona, but only by 8 points.
I believe we will see Jefferson produce 20 and 10 night and Flynn going to work on Nash with 14 - 18 points and Wolves should hang in there the entire game and I believe this game will be within Wolves reach going in to last 5 minutes of the game.

This is the first game of a 4 game trip for the Suns and with them playing Toronto, Knicks and Cleveland after this game, they will be looking to save their strength and look for the W and not seek the DD beating.

I'm not sure that Suns will win it by the way as well, but don't trust Minny ML today.



Pick: Wolves +10, 1.91 - 3 units play - Bet365