MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Kungiyar Minnesota Timberwolves (23-21) za ta karbi bakuncin Denver Nuggets (28-16) a filin wasa na Target Center a Minneapolis a ranar Asabar, inda wasan zai fara da karfe 3:00 na yamma (ABC).
Nuggets sun ci gaba da nuna kyakkyawan wasa, inda suka doke Sacramento Kings da ci 132-123 a ranar Alhamis, kuma sun rufe a matsayin masu nasara da maki 7.5. Nikola Jokic, dan wasan tsakiya na Nuggets, ya jagoranci kungiyar da maki 35, rebounds 22, da taimako 17. Kungiyar ta ci gaba da rufe wasanni 4 a jere da kuma 8 daga cikin wasanni 9 da suka yi a baya.
A gefe guda, Timberwolves sun samu nasara a kan Dallas Mavericks da ci 115-114 a ranar Laraba, inda suka rufe a matsayin masu nasara da maki 3.5. Jaden McDaniels ya jagoranci kungiyar da maki 27. Duk da haka, Timberwolves sun sha wahala a baya-bayan nan, inda suka yi nasara a wasanni 2 kacal daga cikin 7 da suka yi.
Nikola Jokic, wanda aka fi sani da ‘The Joker’, ya ci gaba da nuna babban wasa a wannan kakar, yana samun matsakaicin maki 30, rebounds 10, da taimako 10 a kowane wasa. A gefe guda, Karl-Anthony Towns na Timberwolves ba zai iya shiga wasan ba saboda rauni.
Masana wasan sun ba da shawarar cewa Nuggets za su iya cin nasara a wannan wasan, musamman saboda kyakkyawan wasan da suka yi a baya-bayan nan. Duk da haka, Timberwolves na da damar yin tasiri a gida, inda suka yi nasara a wasanni da yawa a wannan kakar.
Ana sa ran wasan zai zama mai zafi, tare da manyan ‘yan wasa kamar Jokic da Anthony Edwards na Timberwolves suna fafatawa don jagorantar kungiyoyinsu zuwa nasara.
