The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Denver Nuggets at Target Center on Saturday evening.

This marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Nuggets (3-2), as they are coming off a blowout home win over the Mavs on Friday. The Nuggets led by as many as 35 points in the contest and were able to cruise to the win, putting an end to a two-game slide. Will Barton led the way with 17 points, six assists and five rebounds. Jeff Green followed up with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while Aaron Gordon added 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block, and Nikola Jokic totaled 11 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, in 25 minutes of action. The Nuggets will look to carry the momentum into Minnesota, where they will face the first game of a three-game road trip, as they look to build on their, 1-1, road record.

Meanwhile, this marks the first game of a four-game home stand for the Timberwolves (3-1), who will look to build on their, 2-1, home record. The Timberwolves are coming off a very impressive win in Milwaukee in their most recent contest, where they topped the defending champs, 113-108, behind 29 points on 12-of-25 shooting from D'Angelo Russell. Anthony Edwards came up large, with 25 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 25 points, five assists, three rebounds and three blocks. Jarred Vanderbilt also had a solid game, as he logged a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Timberwolves have been solid on the defensive end, as they are holding opponents to an average of 102.5 points per game, which is fifth fewest in the league. On the other hand, they are scoring an average of 107.8 points per game, but, they are shooting an average of 42.5 percent from the field, which is sixth worst in the league.