Minnesota @ Charlotte preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 5, 2017 ) Charlotte 94, Minnesota 112

The Minnesota Timberwolves will have a quick turnaround after a late collapse at home when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. The Timberwolves led by 11 points with under 10 minutes remaining before a cold stretch resulted in a 100-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night, snapping the squad's four-game home winning streak.

Minnesota tied a season high with 21 turnovers - five apiece by the starting backcourt of Jeff Teague and Jimmy Butler - in its worst offensive effort on the season. The Hornets were the latest team to pick on the reeling Los Angeles Clippers by winning their Saturday night matchup 102-87. Kemba Walker scored 26 points and Dwight Howard produced 16 points and 16 rebounds as Charlotte snapped a six-game slide, which included a 112-94 setback at Minnesota. Andrew Wiggins led six Timberwolves in double figures with 20 points in that affair, Minnesota's second straight victory in the series.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN North (Minnesota), FSN Southeast (Charlotte)

ABOUT THE TIMBERWOLVES (10-6): Butler missed a key free throw in the closing seconds Sunday but set season highs with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 42 minutes. He also added five steals - tied for a season high - as Minnesota continued a defensive turnaround by holding its seventh opponent this month to 100 points or fewer. Karl-Anthony Towns fell a rebound shy of his sixth consecutive double-double.

ABOUT THE HORNETS (6-9): Walker was held to a season-low nine points in the loss at Minnesota, but he has scored at least 20 points in all five games since while averaging 26.8 points. He has buried 14-of-27 from 3-point range over the last three games while committing a total of two turnovers in 113 minutes. "I have been struggling to start the season with shooting the 3, but I am trying to stay positive and confident in my shot," Walker told the media. "I just want to continue to be consistent."

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Teague shot 1-for-7 and finished with three points - one more than his season low - in Sunday's loss.

2. Howard's double-double was his seventh of the season but his first in the last six games.

3. Minnesota had a 54-40 advantage on the glass in the first meeting.

PREDICTION: Timberwolves 105, Hornets 103