Monday, Philips Arena Wolves at Hawks, 6:30 p.m. Fox Sports North, 830 WCCO
Why you should watch:
The Wolves are looking to take care of business against a struggling 14-35 Hawks
team that sits last in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the first matchup of the season against the Hawks, and while Atlanta
doesn’t necessarily have much star power, coach Mike Budenhozler isn’t afraid to
use his bench. In Saturday’s loss to the Wizards, 11 players played nine or more
minutes.
Minnesota has a tough Toronto squad on Tuesday night, but it can’t afford to
overlook Atlanta.
The Wolves go into the game with a 32-20 record, a half game back from the Spurs
for third place in the West.
Opposing player I’ll be watching:
It seems like Dennis Schroder has been around forever, but the point guard is
only 24 years old.
In his fifth season, Schroder is averaging 19.6 points and 6.4 assists per game,
both career highs, but he is shooting a dreadful 29.5 percent from the 3-point
line.
It’s going largely unnoticed that Dennis Schroder is now shooting 29.9% from
three on the season. He’s a career 32.5% three-point shooter on almost 900
attempts.– Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) January 23, 2018
It’s going largely unnoticed that Dennis Schroder is now shooting 29.9% from
three on the season. He’s a career 32.5% three-point shooter on almost 900
attempts.
Schroder will look to get back on track after averaging just 10 points and four
assists while shooting 30.8 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from the
3-point line over the last two games.
You may remember that Wolves point guard Jeff Teague and Schroder were teammates
in Atlanta from 2013-16. Schroder served as Teague’s backup during a stretch in
which the Hawks made the playoffs in each season. It doesn’t appear as if that’s
the direction the team is heading in this season.
Injuries:
Hawks: No injuries to report.
Wolves: No injuries to report.
Starting Lineups:
Hawks: PG – Schroder, SG – Bazemore, SF – Waller-Prince, PF – Ilyasova, C –
Plumlee
Wolves: PG – Teague, SG – Wiggins, SF – Butler, PF – Gibson, C – Towns
Player: Jimmy Butler
Player: Taj Gibson
Player: Jeff Teague
Player: Karl-Anthony Towns
Player: Andrew Wiggins
Player: Kent Bazemore
Player: Ersan Ilyasova
Player: Miles Plumlee
Player: Taurean Prince
Player: Dennis Schroder
Media Content: http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/scouting-report-wolves-hawks-0
Media Keywords: NBA, Sports, Minnesota Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson,
Jeff Teague, Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Kent Bazemore, Ersan Ilyasova,
Miles Plumlee, Taurean Prince, Dennis Schroder, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota
Timberwolves
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