The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the verge of losing their fourth straight game, and are in an embarrassing position after they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, who are easily the worst team in the league. The loss is also the team’s seventh in their last eight games, which led to head coach Sam Mitchell having a closed-door chat with his young team following the game. When asked about what he said, Mitchell responded, “They just played harder, played better. Once they started making shots, they just got on a roll. They out-competed us.” They will look to turn it around on Wednesday night when they host the Denver Nuggets.

Scouting The Opponent

The Nuggets come into the game with a 12-23 record that is identical to Minnesota’s, with the Nuggets coming off two losses to the Portland Trail Blazers in three games.

Injury Report

Minnesota – Nikola Pekovic (Ankle) will play, according to reports.

Denver – Emmanuel Monday (Ankle) OUT, Wilson Chandler (Hip) OUT

Matchup To Watch

Second year guard Andrew Wiggins looks to lead the Timberwolves past the Nuggets, but has been in a slump lately. While he is averaging over 20 points per game this season, he hasn’t scored more than 20 points since before Christmas. There is hope, though, that he will turn it around against Denver, as he is averaging 21 points and 2.7 rebounds in three games against Denver this season.

The Nuggets will look towards Danilo Gallinari, who is enjoying the best season of his seven year career, as he is averaging 17.9 points per game, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists. In three games against Minnesota, the European is averaging 16 points per game.

Last Time The Teams Met

The last game between Minnesota and Denver was on December 15, when the Nuggets took home a 112-100 win over the Timberwolves. In that game, Minnesota was led by Wiggins, who scored 23 points, while Zach LaVine added 20 points off the bench and Ricky Rubio contributing an additional 13 points and nine assists. But it was not enough, as the Nuggets got Randy Foye and Jameer Nelson to combine for 29 points, while Gallinari added 15 points to lead the Nuggets to victory.

Game Info

The game will start at 7 p.m. CT, and will be broadcasted in Minnesota by FS North, while Altitude Sports will broadcast the game in Denver. WCCO 830 AM will provide the Minnesota radio broadcast, while Denver fans can tune in to AM 950 for the call.