Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Minnesota Timberwolves will look for their third straight win when they head to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers on Friday.
Minnesota is coming off a 113-111 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.
The Wolves are first in the West with a 44-19 record and are 21-11 on the road this season. Minnesota is currently riding a two-game winning streak and is 7-3 in their last 10 games. With a defensive rating of 108.1, the Wolves continue to have the best defense in the league.
Here’s everything you need to know about Wolves at Cavs on Friday, including what time it starts, how to watch it on TV and listen to it on the radio.
How to watch and listen to Wolves at Cavs
- Date: Friday, March 8
- Year: 6:30 p.m. CT
- TV channel: ESPN | Bally Sports North Extra
- Radio: iHeartRadio | Timberwolves app
- Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | Cleveland, Oh
Taking place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in downtown Cleveland, Wolves at Cavs will be broadcast live on ESPN and Bally Sports North Extra at 6:30 p.m. on Friday March 8.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Beth Mowins, Monica McNutt and Katie George will call the game for ESPN. Play-by-play announcer Michael Grady and color analyst Jim Peterson will call the game on Bally Sports North Extra.
You can also hear Alan Horton, the radio voice of the Timberwolves, call the game The iHeartRadio Timberwolves Channel and the Timberwolves app. The Timberwolves radio broadcast will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
Injury report
- Outside: Karl-Anthony Towns, Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark
Out are Karl-Anthony Towns (Left Knee Lateral Meniscus Tear), Leonard Miller (G League Assignment) and Jaylen Clark (Right Achilles Tendon Rupture Rehab).
- Outside: Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Max Strus and Tristan Thompson
Out are Ty Jerome (Right Ankle Surgery), Donovan Mitchell (Left Knee Bone Bruise), Evan Mobley (Left Ankle Sprain), Max Strus (Right Knee Strain) and Tristan Thomspon (League Suspension).
Jersey
The Wolves will wear their Lake City Edition themed uniforms against the Cavs. Cleveland will be in the wine and gold Icon Edition uniforms.
What you need to know about the Cavs
Third in the East, the Cavs are 40-22 overall and 21-11 at home this season. Cleveland is 5-5 in its last 10 games coming into the road at the Hawks on Wednesday.
Cleveland has the third-best defense in the league (110.7 defensive rating) and ranks 16th in offense (115.3 offensive rating).
Possible rotation players for Cavs against Wolves: Dean Wade, Georges Niang, Jarrett Allen, Issac Okoro, Darius Garland, Caris LeVert, Craig Porter Jr. and Sam Merrill.
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