T.M. Selection: Minnesota Timberwolves.

I like the Minnesota Timberwolves to cover the spread against the Memphis Grizzlies in this game on Saturday. The Timberwolves have lost 2 games in a row now, including their most recent game on their own home court, but I think they will bounce back in this game and even up the series before going back to Memphis for the next game. Karl-Anthony Towns has had 2 bad games in a row now and I don't think he is going to have a 3rd. He is a big reason why they lost those 2 games after having a great game in the 1st of the series. I think he will bounce back here and have a much better game, I expect him to step up here and carry his team on their home court. The Timberwolves are a very good team but they need Towns playing at his best so everything else can fall into place. They aren't going to want to go back to Memphis down 3-1 in the series and I think they can get the win on their home court here since they have looked great there all year. The Timberwolves outplayed the Grizzlies in the 1st game and just kept putting up points in that game to hold off the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies don't look that great on defense still so as long as the Timberwolves can get back to putting up all that offense like they did in the 1st game, they are going to give the Grizzlies trouble. They also just blew 2 different 20+ point leads in their previous game and I think they will try to make sure that doesn't happen again here. I expect a much better effort from Towns and the Timberwolves here, I like them to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 126-124 Timberwolves.