MIN vs OKC Dream11: It’s an all-Western Conference battle in the NBA 2019-20 regular-season as Minnesota Timberwolves host Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center on Sunday morning (IST). The Wolves are coming into this game on the back of an 8-game losing run. They are 14th in the Western Conference standings, with five and a half games separating them from the playoffs. The hopes of making the post-season are fading away with each passing week and the Wolves must string together a winning to stand any chance of making the playoffs.
Oklahoma City Thunder, on the other hand, face no such problems, for they are seventh on the table, a huge six games better than 9th placed San Antonio Spurs. They are 7-3 in the last 10 games and have won the last four games.
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Match details:
Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder
Venue: Target Center
Match Timing: January 26, @ 06:30 AM
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder team news:
Minnesota Timberwolves: The Wolves will go into the next game against the Thunder with no fresh injury concerns to contend with from the last game. That means Jake Layman (Toe Injury) is the only player on their injury list ahead of this game.
In addition, Wolves have traded Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham to Atlanta Hawks in the mid-season trade, while adding Allen Crabbe to their roster.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Thunder will hope that their big man Steve Adams will be fit for the away match against the Timberwolves. The 26-year-old New Zealander sat out the last two games for the Thunder with an ankle injury sustained in the game against the Rockets.
In addition, Terrance Ferguson, who missed the game against the Hawks due to personal reason, is expected to play.
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder starting five:
Minnesota Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins, Robert Covington, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Okogie, Shabazz Napier
Oklahoma City Thunder: Danilo Gallinari, Terrance Ferguson / Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Steven Adams / Nerlens Noel, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander / Luguentz Dort, Chris Paul
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Minnesota Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins, Robert Covington, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Okogie, Shabazz Napier, Jordan McLaughlin, Allen Crabbe, Keita Bates-Diop, Jarrett Culver, Gorgui Dieng
Oklahoma City Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chris Paul, Dennis Schroder, Steven Adams, Darius Bazley, Luguentz Dort, Terrance Ferguson, Mike Muscala, Deonte Burton, Hamidou Diallo, Justin Patton
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MIN vs OKC Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: C Paul
SG: H Diallo
SF: K Bates-Diop
PF: Muscala, D Gallinari, R Covington
C: N Noel, K Towns (SP)
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Team 2:
PG: D Schroder, Napier
SG: H Diallo, Okogie
SF: K Bates-Diop
PF: D Gallinari (SP), R Covington
C: K Towns