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Jordan McLaughlin Recent Stats, Props & Injury Report

Jordan McLaughlin and the Minnesota Timberwolves will meet the Houston Rockets at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday. Looking for McLaughlin's stats? We have everything you need to know regarding the USC product.

Jordan McLaughlin vs. The Houston Rockets

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Matchup: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Time: 8:00 PM

Date: April 2, 2024

TV Channel: Bally Sports – Watch on Fubo

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Points Prop: Over 3.5 (-105)

Rebounds Prop: Over 1.5 (+100)

Assists Prop: Over 1.5 (-139)

McLaughlin Betting Streaks McLaughlin Stats

He averages 3.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 45.7% from the floor.

McLaughlin has put up 1.5 three-pointers per game, or 2.9% of his team's attempts from beyond the arc.

This season McLaughlin has taken 1.8% of the Timberwolves' shots, averaging 2.5 per contest.

McLaughlin's opponents, the Rockets, have a neutral offensive tempo at 102.5 possessions per game. His own team, the Timberwolves, average 99.9 per game, which ranks 27th among NBA teams.

He is putting up 5.0 points, 2.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game in his past 10.

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Rockets' Amen Thompson Enters Michael Jordan Territory With Wild Rookie Feat

Any time a player's name is placed in the same sentence as Michael Jordan, it reflexively forces everyone to do a double-take. It doesn't matter if you're saying that this player's game is stylistically similar to MJ's, or if over the course of a season or a long stretch of games their numbers were similar, or even if in one single game, a player does something that hasn't been done since Michael Jordan did it. That's the weight of the name Michael Jordan, and while any parishioner of the Church of MJ is likely to cry Heresy  at the mere mention of Houston Rockets rookie Amen Thompson  in the same breath as His Airness, that's the category Thompson has put himself in with his performance on Friday night versus the Portland Trail Blazers.

Now whether Amen Thompson is a "guard" or a "forward" is up for debate. The 6'7″ rookie is listed as a Small Forward on Basketball-Reference, but what made him such an intriguing prospect while playing for the City Reapers of the Overtime Elite was his ability to play any number of positions, so for the sake of the comparison to MJ, I suppose I can let it slide.

Over the last fifteen games, Amen Thompson has seen a boost in his minutes, and his production has increased as a result (10.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.3 blocks). Thompson is just one of two promising rookies the Rockets managed to snag in the 2023 NBA Draft . 20th overall pick Cam Whitmore is averaging 12 points per game and has scored in double figures in 16 of his last 20 games, including last night against Portland, a game in which he scored 13 points and chipped in with 8 rebounds in just under 24 minutes of action.

In order to keep myself in the good graces of the Church of MJ, here's a little nugget for the congregation: MJ's season low his rookie year was 13 points, a game in which he played only 24 minutes, and it was in just the 8th game of his career that Michael Jordan notched 27 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks against the Indiana Pacers.

Utah's Jordan Clarkson (back) Out Again For Friday

The Utah Jazz ruled out Jordan Clarkson (back) for Friday's game against the Houston Rockets.

What It Means:

Clarkson suffered a back injury in his return from a previous groin injury and appears to be trending towards another multiple-game absence. With Clarkson sidelined, expect the Jazz to continue rolling with Collin Sexton and Keyonte George as their primary ball handlers with Brice Sensabaugh seeing increased minutes off the bench.

Sexton has been the most reliable fantasy option at guard for Utah, and is projected for 32.7 FanDuel points against the Rockets on Friday. His projection includes 20 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 5.1 assists.

written by  Aidan McGrath on Thursday, March 28th, 2024 at 7:17pm EDT

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