Overview
- Tipoff is 8 p.m. ET at Target Center in Minneapolis, with Minnesota 24-13 and Cleveland 21-17.
- Minnesota enters on a three-game win streak and ranks top six in offensive, defensive and net rating by advanced metrics.
- Cleveland has won four of five, with Darius Garland coming off a 29-point, zero-turnover outing and Donovan Mitchell averaging nearly 30 points.
- Injury reports list Max Strus out for Cleveland and Terrence Shannon Jr. out for Minnesota, with Dean Wade and Larry Nance Jr. uncertain.
- Oddsmakers make Minnesota a small favorite at roughly -2.5 to -3 with a total near 240, and the teams play the rematch Jan. 10 in Cleveland.