Recent form is the story in Minnesota Timberwolves at Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, February 9. The Timberwolves have won 3 of their last 5, while the Nets have won 0.
How the Win Meter reads
The Win Meter reads the Timberwolves 75%, with a projected score of Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Brooklyn Nets 112. The rating gap is 292 points in favor of the Timberwolves, and home court and rest add about 99 rating points for the Nets on top of that.
A reading this high has real meaning, but upsets of this size happen. Nearly one game in 4 like it goes the other way.
The recent-form gap
The Timberwolves are 2-0 this season and 3-2 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -1.4. The Nets are 0-2 this season and 0-5 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -18.4.
The Timberwolves' best recent win was 131-106 on the road against MIA.
The Timberwolves were beaten 139-109 at home by SAS not long ago.
The Nets were beaten 136-101 on the road by TOR not long ago.
Injuries to watch
Out: Donte DiVincenzo (MIN), expected back Apr 2, 2027, Tyler Bilodeau (BKN), expected back Oct 27, 2026, and Mikel Brown Jr. (BKN), expected back Oct 27, 2026.
The season series
In our records of recent meetings, the Timberwolves lead 3-1, with the Timberwolves outscoring the Nets by an average of 10.2 points per game. The last meeting was BKN 123, MIN 107.