Toronto Raptors at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball Association
Minnesota hosts Toronto in cross-conference game
Toronto Raptors (0-1, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1, eighth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts Toronto in out-of-conference play.
Minnesota finished 56-26 overall with a 30-11 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Timberwolves averaged 16.9 points off of turnovers, 13.5 second-chance points and 32.3 bench points last season.
Toronto went 25-57 overall, 18-34 in Eastern Conference action and 11-30 on the road a season ago. The Raptors averaged 112.4 points per game while shooting 47.1% from the field and 34.7% from 3-point range last season.
INJURIES
: Timberwolves: None listed.Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: day to day (back), Bruce Brown: out (knee), RJ Barrett: day to day (shoulder), Ja'Kobe Walter: out (shoulder), Immanuel Quickley: day to day (pelvis).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/26
Matchup Prediction
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Toronto Raptors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk, PF | Out | Oct 26 |
| RJ Barrett, SG | Out | Oct 26 |
| Immanuel Quickley, SG | Out | Oct 25 |
| Bruce Brown, SF | Out | Oct 22 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter, G | Out | Oct 21 |
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BKN
CLE
PHI
NY
CHI
DEN
LAL
SACGame Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
 Toronto |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
 Brooklyn |
0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
 Philadelphia |
0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Denver |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
 Utah |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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