The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Brooklyn Nets at Target Center on Sunday.

The Nets (28-16) have dealt with as much adversity as anyone, but they're in striking distance of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. After winning their last two games, Brooklyn is just one game back of that spot. The most recent win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday was sensational. James Harden tallied 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in that masterful performance, riding Brooklyn to a 67-51 second-half comeback. That's what we've been waiting to see from The Beard all season, and it's clear he's comfortable taking over this offense when asked. It's also nice to have Kyrie Irving in for the road games, scoring at least 24 points in each of the last three games.

The Timberwolves (22-23) have been tough to figure out, and a 134-122 loss against the Atlanta Hawks in their most recent game shows just why. Minnesota actually had a 15-point second-quarter lead in that game but allowed Atlanta to take control with a 45-20 third quarter. Anthony Edwards was ejected in that frame, and it shows the immaturity of this club. With all that said, the T'Wolves enter this matchup winning six of their last nine games. That had them over .500 for a short period of time, and Timberwolves fans would love to see this team finish above that threshold. That's something we haven't seen since the Kevin Love era, and it'd be impressive with youngsters like D'Angelo Russell, Edwards and Karl-Anthony Edwards running the show.

These teams played back on December 3, with Brooklyn prevailing, 110-105. That gives the Nets three straight wins in this series, which followed up five straight victories from the T'Wolves prior.