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Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns Preview & Picks – Suns To Get Back Into NBA Playoffs Series

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25 Apr 2024
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Leigh Copson 25 Apr 2024
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  • Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns picks for Friday, April 26
  • NBA Playoffs game is taking place at Footprint Center
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    Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview & Picks
  • Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Phoenix Suns Form
  • Minnesota Timberwolves Form

Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns Preview & Picks

Phoenix are tipped to cover as they get themselves back into this series.

The Suns are in a hole after two games, but this is the time for their 'Big 3' of Durant, Booker and Beal to come good, and they do have a great recent home record against Minnesota.

  • Phoenix Suns are 10-3 in the last 13 meetings
  • Phoenix Suns are 8-2-0 ATS in the last 10 meetings
  • Phoenix Suns are 6-0 in the last 6 meetings at home
  • The Over has cashed in 3 of the last 5 meetings

Head To Head

  • Phoenix Suns lead the all-time series 83-46
  • Minnesota Timberwolves lead this NBA Playoff series 2-0
  • Minnesota Timberwolves won 105-93 when the two teams last met on April 23

Minnesota Timberwolves Form

Minnesota head out on the road for the first time in the series having opened up a commanding 2-0 lead at home.

The Timberwolves narrowly missed out on top spot in the Western Conference, finishing one game behind Oklahoma City with a 56-26 record.

Four defeats in their final 10 games proved costly in their pursuit of the number one seed, with two of those losses coming in their last three games.

Minnesota put that disappointment behind them in their first two playoff games though, recording back-to-back wins at home to Phoenix.

The Timberwolves drew first blood with a 120-95 victory, and then backed that up with a 105-93 win in Game 2.

Phoenix Suns Form

Phoenix return home in desperate need of a win, having dug themselves into a hole with back-to-back defeats.

The Suns compiled a 49-33 regular-season record to fend off New Orleans in the race for the last playoff place in the Western Conference.

They finished the regular season in solid form, winning seven of their final 10 games, and in their last game they beat playoff opponents Minnesota, 125-106.

However, Phoenix failed to replicate that victory in the 'Twin Cities' in the first two games of this series, as they twice failed to break the 100-point barrier.

The Suns opened their postseason campaign with a 120-95 blowout defeat, and then lost the second meeting 105-93.

Verdict

Minnesota have looked good through two games, but we still find ourselves leading towards Phoenix.

The Suns have not lost at home to Minnesota since March 2021, and up until this playoff series they had repeatedly won and covered against the Timberwolves.

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