The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Brooklyn Nets will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to Barclays Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Brooklyn Nets won 111-110 in their last game over the Jazz. Mikal Bridges had 30 points and seven rebounds, helping the Brooklyn Nets move closer to clinching a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference by holding off the Utah Jazz 111-110 on Sunday.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and 12 assists, his eighth double-double in 23 games for Brooklyn. The Nets won their third straight, but only after blowing almost all of a 20-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. “There’s only one winner and one loser in every single game; we won,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “So we’re going to take the win and we’re going to keep this thing moving.”
Cam Johnson scored 18 points as the Nets won for the fourth time in their past five games, opening a two-game lead over Miami for the No. 6 seed and dipping their magic number to two to clinch the last guaranteed playoff spot in the East. “It was a nasty win,” said Nets center Nic Claxton, who had 14 points and seven rebounds. “We know where we are. We know every game is extremely important.”
The Minnesota Timberwolves on the other hand lost 105-107 against the Trailblazers in their last game. Anthony Edwards scored 37 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost three in a row and started the day a half-game behind the Los Angeles Lakers and a game ahead of Oklahoma City for the 10th and the final play-in spot in the West.
“We have too many guys not playing really well right now,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “This was kind of who we’ve been all season in these types of games and we do it again. You know, obviously, timing of it is extra painful, but we got to get guys playing better.” While they’re in the running for the playoffs, the Timberwolves are 5-10 against the five teams with the worst records in the NBA.
“We always fall short, it seems,” Edwards said of struggles against the bottom teams. “It always haunts us. And tonight, once again, yep.” Edwards’ dunk gave Minnesota an 84-72 lead with 3:37 left in the third quarter before the Trail Blazers went on a 19-4 run to take a fourth-quarter lead with 7:57 left. The Timberwolves shot 6 of 17 in the fourth and Portland outscored them by six.
Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie
Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley Jr.
Brooklyn Nets: Ben Simmons
Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Nowell, Austin Rivers, Naz Reid
The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves will be telecast live on YES Network, Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | YES Network, Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North. | April 4 (7:30 PM ET) |
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