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Lineups for both teams scrambled by injuries
Wolves preview: G D Angelo Russell returned to the lineup after knee surgery Monday to spark a 116-106 victory over Sacramento with 25 points, 13 in the fourth quarter. … C Karl-Anthony Towns had his 17th 20-point, 10-rebound night. He has a three-pointer in a franchise-record 66 consecutive games. … G Malik Beasley (hamstring) is lost to the team for four to six weeks. G Jaylen Nowell (tibia) is also out. … The Wolves (13-38) are 5-21 on the road and 1-9 vs. East teams in road games.
Pacers preview: Indiana lost at home 113-97 to the Bulls on Tuesday night. … The Pacers beat the Wolves 134-128 in overtime at Target Center on Feb. 17. … G Malcolm Brogdon (hip), G Jeremy Lamb (toe) and C Domantas Sabonis (ankle) are questionable and F T.J. Warren (foot) is out. … Brogdon (22.1 points per game) and Sabonis (19.9) a
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Last time out: Hornets won, 108-105 on Jan. 29, 2021 in Charlotte
Hornets Looking to Shake Off Bad Outing Against Brooklyn
A quarterly season-low 11 points in the opening frame of Thursday’s 111-89 loss to the Nets certainly got Charlotte off on the wrong foot in its attempt to win a fourth consecutive road game. The Hornets never came close to recovering from the early hole, finishing with a season-low scoring total and a 35% field-goal percentage, while struggling to generate offense without points off turnovers or on the fast break before the benches were emptied in the fourth. Overall, it was just a tough night on both ends for the Hornets and 24 hours later, they’ll have a chance to wipe the slate clean and try again to get back in the win column.