2 p.m. Sunday at Indiana * BSN, 830-AM
Wolves-Indiana game preview
The Wolves catch up with a trio of former Kings players who were dealt before the back-to-back games at Sacramento.
February 12, 2022 at 10:19PM
Wolves update: In their past 10 games the Wolves have the 23rd most efficient defense in the NBA with 115.8 points allowed per 100 possessions. They have allowed their past two opponents to score more than 130 points and lost both games. Over their past five games, the Wolves have allowed an effective field-goal percentage of .568, the eighth-worst mark in the league — effective field-goal percentage accounts for the added value of three-pointers. … After a five-point performance Tuesday at Sacramento, Anthony Edwards has scored 26 and 31 in his past two games. … In his past six games. Malik Beasley has shot 50% from three-point range.
Pacers update: The Pacers underwent a major overhaul to their roster at the trade deadline and sent Caris LeVert to the Cavaliers for the injured Ricky Rubio and draft picks and Domantas Sabonis and Justin Holiday to the Kings for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson, a trio that missed out on facing the Wolves in the back-to-back games in Sacramento. The new Pacers played for the first time Friday in a 120-113 loss to Cleveland. Haliburton had 23 points while Hield had 16. … Guard Malcolm Brogdon is questionable because of a sore right Achilles.
The Timberwolves turned on their defense and turned a deficit into a comfortable winning margin over the course of about five crucial minutes.
