Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will be playing against the Toronto Raptors tonight. With only around 10 games left in the regular season, several teams are desperately fighting for a spot in the postseason. Minnesota is one of them with a record of 35 wins and 36 losses, giving them the 8th seed in the Western Conference. That would mean they participate in the new play-in tournament if the season ended today.
Another team looking to avoid the play-in tournament is the Toronto Raptors, who hold a record of 34 wins and 36 losses, giving them the 9th seed in the East. Given that both these teams have the same amount of losses, a win that this juncture of the season will help improve their standings in their respective conferences.
As both these teams get ready to play tonight, NBA fans should certainly want to know if Edwards and the other stars from both sides will be playing. Let us take a look at the injury reports and expected rosters for this game in order to make an expert prediction concerning the outcome.
Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors game tonight
Unfortunately for Timberwolves fans, Edwards is not expected to suit up for his team tonight against the Raptors. This is quite grim news for the team considering that Ant is arguably their best scorer and playmaker. Especially in the extended absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. This season Edwards has been averaging 24.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists.
Edwards went down with an ankle injury during a recent game against the Chicago Bulls. He landed on Alex Caruso’s foot during the first quarter of the game and was instantly sidelined. Since that was just one game ago, he will most certainly not play tonight against the Raptors.
If he does not play, the rest of his squad will have to step up and get the job done in his absence. With that being said, here are the injury reports and expected rosters for the Raptors and Timberwolves heading into this match.
Minnesota Timberwolves injury report
- Anthony Edwards (questionable)
- Karl-Anthony Towns (out)
- Jaylen Nowell (out)
Minnesota Timberwolves expected roster
- Kyle Anderson
- Jaden McDaniels
- Rudy Gobert
- Taurean Prince
- Mike Conley Jr
Toronto Raptors injury report
- Otto Porter Jr (out)
- Dalano Banton (out)
- Christian Koloko (questionable)
- Ron Harper Jr (questionable)
Toronto Raptors expected roster
- Fred VanVleet
- OG Anunoby
- Pascal Siakkam
- Scottie Barnes
- Gary Trent Jr
As we can tell from the injury reports, although the Raptors have more players listed on it, it is the Timberwolves who are missing their two best stars, Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns. Let us find out if that will impact the results of this game.
The Raptors are slightly favored over the Timberwolves tonight
Although this is still expected to be a close game, we have the Raptors winning. Most of the main players for Toronto look healthy and are expected to play. Siakkam, VanVleeet, and the rest of the squad look like they are finally gaining some momentum and are on a two-game winning streak.
On the contrary, the Wolves are struggling. They have lost back-to-back games heading into this matchup. One could argue that this was the worst time possible for Ant to get injured considering that his team needs him the most at this stage. While it is possible for the Wolves to still make this a close game, Toronto will be favored to win.
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