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Nowell had 15 points (5-9 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT) in 12 minutes during Wednesday's 125-116 loss to the Suns. Nowell needed just 12 minutes off the bench to notch his sixth double-digit scoring outing over his past seven games. During that stretch, he's averaged 12.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 17.9 minutes per game.
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Nowell logged 16 points (6-13 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and one assist across 22 minutes during Saturday's 113-104 win over the Heat. Although Nowell is buried in the Timberwolves' depth chart, frequent injury issues in the backcourt have given the Washington product additional playing time. He scored in double figures for the second consecutive contest Saturday after putting up 12 points in 13 minutes against Orlando during the front half of the back-to-back set Friday.
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Nowell (nose) is available for Wednesday's matchup against the Thunder, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports. As expected, Nowell will play through a bruised nose. His past five appearances have resulted in averages of 9.0 points, 2.0 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 16.4 minutes.
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Nowell (nose) is probable for Wednesday's game against the Thunder. Nowell suffered a bruised nose during Monday's game against the Trail Blazers and had to exit early. However, he should be fine for Wednesday. It's possible he sees an increased role, as the Timberwolves are initially listing five players as questionable.
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Nowell won't return to Monday's game against Portland after taking an elbow to the face, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports. Nowell took an inadvertent elbow to the face but avoided structural damage, per Krawczynski. Malik Beasley could see more minutes in Nowell's absence.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | vs  |
L 124-120 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 4/07 | vs  |
W 127-121 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4/05 | vs  |
L 132-114 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 4/03 | @  |
W 139-132 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 4/01 | @  |
W 136-130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/30 | @  |
L 125-102 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3/27 | @  |
L 134-112 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | 196 | 47.5 | 63 | 39.4 | 72 | 78.3 | 527 | 8.50 | 911 |
| 2020 | 42 | 142 | 42.4 | 50 | 33.3 | 45 | 81.8 | 379 | 9.02 | 604 |
| 2019 | 15 | 19 | 35.8 | 3 | 11.5 | 16 | 94.1 | 57 | 3.80 | 109 |
| 3 Year Avg | 28 | 80 | 41.2 | 26 | 29.5 | 30 | 83.3 | 218 | 7.79 | 354 |
| Career | 119 | 357 | 44.6 | 116 | 34.5 | 133 | 81.1 | 963 | 8.09 |