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The Wolves are hoping to bounce back from a tough loss against the Milwaukee
Bucks on Thursday night. Prior to that, the team had won five-straight games.
Minnesota goes into the game with a 22-14 record, fourth in the West.
The Pacers have dropped three-straight games and sit at 19-17 overall, seventh
in the East.
This is the first of a back-to-back for the Wolves as they host the Lakers on
New Year’s Day at 4 p.m. The team then hits the road for two games before a
five-game homestand.
Coming Off Of . . .
The Wolves are coming off a 102-96 road loss to the Bucks on Thursday in
Milwaukee. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 22 points and five rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins added 21 points. Jimmy Butler finished with 20 points, seven
assists, five rebounds and two steals. Taj Gibson had 12 points and seven
rebounds. Jamal Crawford led the bench with 11 points.
The Pacers are coming off a 119-107 road loss to the Bulls on Friday night in
Chicago. Darren Collison led the Pacers with 30 points, five assists and two
steals. Lance Stephenson added 18 points and nine rebounds. Domantas Sabonis led
the second unit with 14 points and nine rebounds. Myles Turner finished with 13
points and two blocks. Cory Joseph rounded things out with 10 points and two
steals.
Last Matchup . . .
The two teams last faced off on Oct. 24 at Target Center. The Pacers won 130-107
behind 28 points and two steals from Victor Oladipo. Joseph added 21 points,
five rebounds and three steals. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and hauled in
five rebounds. Collison had 15 points, 16 assists, five rebounds and two steals.
Sabonis added 15 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Rookie T.J. Leaf finished
with 11 points.
Towns led the Wolves with 28 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Crawford
finished with 18 points, nine assists and two steals. Nemanja Bjelica also
scored 18 points. Shabazz Muhammad added 14 points. The Wolves were without
Butler.
Key Matchup: Tyus Jones vs. Darren Collison
Jones will start for the injured Jeff Teague (sprained MCL). On the season,
Jones has been a solid backup, shooting career highs of 46.9 percent from the
field, 40 percent from the 3-point line and 84.4 percent from the free-throw
line.
In four career starts, he’s averaging 10.8 points, 6.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds
per game.
In his ninth NBA season, Collison is averaging 12.6 points and 5.8 assists per
game while shooting a career-high 42.6 percent from the 3-point line. In 15
career games against the Wolves, Collison is averaging 14.9 points and 4.5
assists per game.
Injury Report
Pacers:
Oladipo (knee) is doubtful. Glenn Robinson III (ankle) is out.
Timberwolves:
Teague (knee) is out.
Projected Starters
Pacers:
PG – Collison, SG – Stephenson, SF – Bogdanovic, PF – Young, C – Turner
Timberwolves:
PG – Jones, SG – Wiggins, SF – Butler, PF – Gibson, C – Towns
Player: Nemanja Bjelica
Player: Jimmy Butler
Player: Jamal Crawford
Player: Taj Gibson
Player: Tyus Jones
Player: Shabazz Muhammad
Player: Jeff Teague
Player: Karl-Anthony Towns
Player: Andrew Wiggins
Player: Bojan Bogdanovic
Player: Darren Collison
Player: Cory Joseph
Player: TJ Leaf
Player: Victor Oladipo
Player: Glenn Robinson III
Player: Domantas Sabonis
Player: Lance Stephenson
Player: Myles Turner
Player: Thaddeus Young
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