The Timberwolves are coming into this game off of a 9 point loss in their last game and they are now down 3-0 in the series, facing elimination in this game. The Timberwolves went from sweeping the Suns in the 1st round, to beating the defending champs in 7 games in the last round, and now facing elimination here after only 3 games. The Timberwolves have not been bad in their 3 losses though as they lost both games at home by 3 points or less and even their 9 point loss in the last game in Dallas was a very close game until the final few minutes. The Timberwolves are not going to get swept in this series and they are going to step up in this game to make sure that does not happen. They are going up against a Mavericks team that has been picking up steam in the playoffs now, winning 5 straight games going back to their last series, but this is a great spot for them to break that streak as it is very hard to close out a series. The Timberwolves are a lot better than the team that has showed up in the 3 games of this series and they have been playing too well in the playoffs to get swept here. The Timberwolves have the talent as they did beat the Mavericks in 3 of the 4 meetings during the regular season so the Timberwolves are going to get up for this game and ensure they force at least 1 more game back at home. The Timberwolves will cover the spread in this game.