Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: NBC

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (28-30) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (35-23) on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves faced the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-108 in their last game. Minnesota finished the game having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (34 out of 71) and buried 10 of their 33 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 30 of their 36 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing defending, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 51.5% from the field on 50 of 97 shooting. Philadelphia totaled 31 assists and had 14 steals in the game. Furthermore, Philadelphia pulled down 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Philadelphia ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 tries. They also converted 21 of 37 tries from long range. When talking about fouls, the Timberwolves left the arena with 15 and the 76ers had 22 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He scored 28 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Edwards walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 35-23 on the year. They average 119.5 points per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 37.4% from downtown (824 of 2,205) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 44.9 boards per game and has accounted for 1,534 dimes this season, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,511 relinquished on the season. The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (2,412 of 5,215) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 14th in the league in opponents points per game (115.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 92-77 against the Suns. The Trail Blazers corralled 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Suns earned 16 fouls in this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 54.5%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Portland buried 10 of their 37 attempts (27.0%). In all, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 38 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Suns to convert 31 of their 85 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 36.5% for this contest. They went 25.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 35 and ended up shooting 6 out of 6 from the free throw line (100.0%). When it comes to team rebounding, Portland allowed Phoenix to grab 41 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Clingan was important for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He converted 9 of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 69.2%, and had 13 rebounds. Clingan totaled 23 points in his 31 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 28-30 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.2 fouls per game while shooting 76.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.4 times per contest. Portland has earned 6,709 pts this year (115.7 per game) and they pull in 45.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.2. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Portland defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (759 of 2,100) and their opponents are connecting on 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.9 assists and 43.4 boards per contest, which is 17th and 12th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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