The Golden State Warriors are coming off of a home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last night, and given that they have been one of the league’s best defenders of the home court advantage, we’re anticipating them pulling through this one with the win. Minnesota’s number one ranked defense may appear intimidating, but they are currently sporting only the 17th best offense, largely because of how turnover prone they have been so far this season. With the help of Chris Paul in the backcourt, the Warriors have been managing to keep their turnover percentage significantly lower this season than in the past, along with outscoring their opponents on second chance opportunities. Minnesota should be able to fend them off the boards well enough to drop the Warriors back down to an average second chance team, but Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns’ slow feet and lack of perimeter defense should cost them on the interior. Both teams should show up with some fire for this game, but given the trend of the Warriors’ home court defense, I'm betting on them to win.
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