3rd quarter report
Their last head-to-head in April was close, and so far it looks like that’s how the Timberwolves and Hawks will finish this one. After three quarters, neither team has the game in the bag, but the Timberwolves lead 85-82 over the Hawks.
If the Timberwolves continue to play like this, they will reach their record of 15-13 in no time. On the other hand, the Hawks will have to settle for a 14-16 record unless they turn things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Atlanta Hawks
Current records: Minnesota 14-13, Atlanta 14-15
How to watch
- When: Monday December 23, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Or: State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: FanDuel SN – Southeast
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $40.00
What you need to know
The Minnesota Timberwolves make a road trip to take on the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET Monday at State Farm Arena. The Hawks have the home-court advantage, but the Timberwolves should win by 3.5 points.
Pundits predicted the Timberwolves would head in after a win, but the Warriors made sure that didn’t happen. The Timberwolves took a 113-103 hit in the loss column to the Warriors on Saturday. Minnesota has now taken an “L” in back-to-back games.
Despite their defeat, the Timberwolves saw several players rise to the challenge and perform remarkable actions. Rudy Gobert, author of a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Gobert struggled to find his feet against the Knicks on Thursday, so this was a step in the right direction.
Meanwhile, the Hawks’ recent rough patch got a little tougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They lost to the Grizzlies at home by a decisive margin of 128-112. Atlanta trailed 100-76 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too difficult to recover from.
Minnesota’s loss dropped its record to 14-13. As for Atlanta, they now have a losing record at 14-15.
The Timberwolves bypassed the Hawks 109-106 in their previous matchup in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Timberwolves since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Minnesota is a 3.5-point favorite against Atlanta, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Timberwolves as 4-point favorites.
The over/under is 222.5 points.
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History of the series
Atlanta has won 6 of its last 10 games against Minnesota.
- April 12, 2024 – Minnesota 109 vs. Atlanta 106
- October 30, 2023 – Atlanta 127 vs. Minnesota 113
- March 22, 2023 – Minnesota 125 vs. Atlanta 124
- March 13, 2023 – Minnesota 136 against. Atlanta 115
- January 19, 2022 – Atlanta 134 vs. Minnesota 122
- December 06, 2021 – Atlanta 121 vs. Minnesota 110
- January 22, 2021 – Atlanta 116 against. Minnesota 98
- January 18, 2021 – Atlanta 108 vs. Minnesota 97
- February 5, 2020 – Atlanta 127 against. Minnesota 120
- November 25, 2019 – Minnesota 125 vs. Atlanta 113
