NBA Playoffs Pre-Gamin’: Grizzlies at Timberwolves (8:00 CT)

One game on the slate tonight as the T-Wolves hope to stave off elimination in a win-or-go-home Game 6 in Minnesota.

Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves

Western Conference Quarter-Finals: Game 6

The Timberwolves held a players only meeting ahead of their Game 6 matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Minnesota has played the Grizzlies tough this series but they’re now facing elimination tonight in Minneapolis. Can they stay alive and force a Game 7 in Memphis or will Ja Morant and the Grizz sew things up tonight and punch their ticket to the next round?

Broadcast Info & Game/Series Details

Tip: 8:00 PM (CT)
TV: TNT
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis
Series: MEM leads 3-2
Odds: MEM -1.5, O/U 229

Starting Lineups

Memphis Grizzlies

1. Ja Morant
2. Desmond Bane
3. Dillon Brooks
4. Jaren Jackson
5. Steven Adams

Minnesota Timberwolves

1. Patrick Beverley
2. D’Angelo Russell
3. Anthony Edwards
4. Jarred Vanderbilt
5. Karl-Anthony Towns

Injury Report –MIN: NONE, MEM: Santi Aldama DTD (knee), Killian Tillie OUT (knee)

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