Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will be taking on Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. Most NBA fans who have been following the games played so far this season might be aware that both of these teams have started the 2023-2024 NBA season quite well.
At the moment, the Timberwolves hold an impressive record of 17 wins and 5 losses. That gives them the 1st position in the Western Conference. On the other hand, the 3rd seeded Dallas Mavericks are just a few games behind them in terms of standings at 15 wins and 8 losses,
As the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves get ready to play tonight, one might want to know more about the injury reports and expected rosters. After all, that will help in the formation of a prediction.
Luka Doncic looks healthy for the Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves game tonight
Mavericks fans will be glad to hear that their franchise superstar looks healthy and is expected to be on the court tonight against the Timberwolves. Doncic has been playing very well to start the NBA season and is currently in the MVP conversation.
This makes sense considering that he has been carrying the Mavericks in the absence of his co-star Kyrie Irving. The same trend is expected to continue tonight as Dallas will have to put their best roster around Doncic to get this win over the Timberwolves. That said, here are the injury reports and predictions for this game.Dallas Mavericks injury report
- Kyrie Irving (out)
- Maxi Kleber (out)
- Josh Green (out)
- Seth Curry (questionable)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. (probable)
- Derrick Jones Jr. (questionable)
Dallas Mavericks expected starting lineup
- Luka Doncic
- Tim Hardaway Jr.
- Dante Exum
- Grant Williams
- Dereck Lively II
Minnesota Timberwolves injury report
- Anthony Edwards (questionable)
- Jaden McDaniels (questionable)
- Jordan McLaughlin (questionable)
- Jaylen Clark (out)
Minnesota Timberwolves expected starting lineup
- Mike Conley Jr.
- Troy Brown Jr.
- Naz Reid
- Karl Anthony-Towns
- Rudy Gobert
As fans can tell from the injury reports, important stars such as Kyrie Irving and Anthony Edwards might not play in this game. Nonetheless, here are the predictions for this match between the Mavs and the Timberwolves.
The Mavericks are slightly favored over the Timberwolves tonight
In all honesty, this is a matchup that could go either way. After all, both teams have injuries and are not at full strength. However, it is safe to say that not having Edwards at full strength hurts the Timberwolves more than losing Kyrie hurts the Mavericks.
Luka Doncic is expected to be the clear-cut best player on the court tonight and lead his team to victory. However, it is more than possible for the Wolves to win this game given the pace at which Doncic has been pushing himself over the past few matches.