GAME #71: Minnesota Timberwolves (35-36) @ TORONTO RAPTORS (34-36) – 7:00pm (EDT) on TSN 1 –

#####**GAME INFO:**

Game Number: **#71**

Date: **Saturday March 18th, 2023**

Current Streak: **W2**

Tip Off: **7:00pm (EDT)**

Venue: **Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)**

#####**[ATLANTIC DIVISION](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2023.html)**

TEAM | W| L| W/L%| GB| PS/G| PA/G| SRS|
|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|
Boston Celtics (2)| 49| 22| .690| —| 117.6| 112.2| 5.32|
Philadelphia 76ers (3)| 47| 22| .681| 1.0| 115.2| 110.3| 4.66|
New York Knicks (5)| 41| 30| .577| 8.0| 115.1| 112.3| 3.01|
Brooklyn Nets (6)| 39| 31| .557| 9.5| 113.5| 112.9| 0.85|
Toronto Raptors (9)| 34| 36| .486| 14.5| 112.8| 112.1| 0.80|

#####**MEDIA:**

Official Media Game Notes: [**TORONTO RAPTORS**](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/raptors.pdf)

🍁Canadian TV🍁:

* *Raptors Pre-Game:* NO PREGAME ON TSN

* **Raptors Tangerine Basketball (LIVE): TSN 1 @ 7:00pm (EDT)**

* *Raptors Replay/Raps in 30: TSN 2 @ 3:00am & 7:30am (EDT)*

US National TV: **N/A**

Legal Streams:

* [SPORTSNET NOW](https://www.snnow.ca/)
* [TSN DIRECT](https://www.tsn.ca/live)
* [NBA LEAGUE PASS](https://watch.nba.com/packages) – BLACKED OUT IN CANADA

Radio:

* 1050 AM

#####[**UNIFORMS:**](https://lockervision.nba.com/team/toronto-raptors)

* [RAPTORS – BLACK – CITY](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Toronto%20Raptors/TOR_CE.jpg)
* [TIMBERWOLVES – WHITE – CITY](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Minnesota%20Timberwolves/MIN_CE.jpg)

#####**TEAM NEWS/PREVIEWS/BOXSCORES:**

* [SPORTSNET](https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/teams/toronto-raptors/)
* [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/nba/team-page/toronto-raptors?competitor_id=254)
* [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors)
* [NBA.COM](https://www.nba.com/raptors)
* [YAHOO!](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/toronto/)

#####**BETTING INFO:**

Spread: **Raptors -10.5**

Total: **223.5**

Money Line: **Raptors -525**

#####**[EXPECTED STARTING LINE UPS:](https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/nba-lineups.php)**

**POSITION** | **RAPTORS** | OPPONENT |
:———-:|:———-:|:———-:|
**PG** |💰 **Fred VanVleet** 💰| Mike Conley|
**SG** |🧣 **OG Anunoby** 🧣| Anthony Edwards (Q)|
**SF** |💯 **Scottie Barnes** 💯| Jaden McDaniels|
**PF** |🌶️ **Pascal Siakam** 🌶️| Kyle Anderson|
**C** |🔨 **Jakob Poeltl** 🔨| Rudy Gobert (Q)|

#####**[2:30pm – INJURY REPORT](https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2020-21-season/)**

**RAPTORS**| **STATUS**| **INJURY**
:—:|:—:|:—:
Banton, Dalano| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Thumb; Sprain
Koloko, Christian| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Porter Jr., Otto| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Surgery – second toe dislocation

OPPONENT| STATUS| INJURY
:—:|:—:|:—:
Edwards, Anthony| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Right Ankle; Sprain
Gobert, Rudy| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Sprain
Nowell, Jaylen| Doubtful| Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Tendinopathy
Reid, Naz| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Soreness
Rivers, Austin| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Back; Spasms
Towns, Karl-Anthony| Out| Injury/Illness – Right Calf; Strain

#####**[NBA REFEREE ASSIGNMENTS:](https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/)**
* Twitter: **@OfficialNBARefs**

Crew Chief | Referee | Umpire | Alternate|
:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:
Ed Malloy (#14)| JB DeRosa (#22)| Scott Wall (#31)||

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