On Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-36) host the Los Angeles Clippers (42-30) in the play-in tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, respectively, to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
The winner of the contest will advance to play the second-seeded Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs starting on Saturday in Memphis. The loser will play the winner of the 9-10 matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs.
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L.A. took the season series versus Minnesota 3-1 and went 6-1 to finish out the regular season once Paul George returned on March 29. He sat in back-to-backs but averaged 22.6 points on 52.5% shooting from 3-point range in five games.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves wrapped up the regular season by winning three out of their last five games. They will have a full roster available with no injuries to report heading into the play-in game versus the Clippers.