Wolves-Blazers back-to-back games preview: Key players, injury report, broadcast information
The Western Conference foes meet tonight and Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
November 12, 2024 at 7:42PM
Today and Wednesday, both games 9 p.m., Moda Center
TV, radio: Fan Duel Sports North, 100.3 FM
Road to Vegas: Tonight’s game is the first of four “in-season tournament” qualifying games for the eight-team Emirates Cup from Dec. 10-17. The semifinals and finals are in Las Vegas.
Blazers update: Portland is 3-8 entering the back-to-backs against the Wolves. They are 29th in the 30-team league in offensive efficiency and 21st in defense. Jerami Grant (18.1 points per game) and Anfernee Simons (17.5) are the leading scorers.
Wolves update: They are 6-4 and beat the Blazers 127-102 on Friday at Target Center. Anthony Edwards averages 28.3 points per game, tied for sixth in the league. Rudy Gobert’s 10.7 rebounds per game are tied for ninth in the NBA.
Injury report: Portland G Matisse Thybulle (knee) is out.
Four days after leading wire-to-wire against the Trail Blazers, the Wolves fell behind in the first quarter and never recovered in their first of back-to-back games at Portland.
