Depleted Pacers Hang Tough but Fall to 0-3 After Loss to Minnesota

Depleted Pacers hang tough but fall to 0-3 after loss to Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 20 of his 31 points in the first half and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 19 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold on after an early exit by star Anthony Edwards to beat the depleted Indiana Pacers 114-110 on Sunday night. Edwards was pulled with hamstring tightness, but Donte DiVincenzo (17 points) held together the backcourt and Naz Reid (16 points, 10 rebounds) pitched in, too. After Pascal Sia…

Timberwolves hang on to beat depleted Pacers 114-110

Julius Randle had 20 of his 31 points in the first half and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 19 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold on after an early exit by star Anthony Edwards to beat the depleted Indiana…

NBA: Timberwolves endure early exit of Anthony Edwards to down Pacers

Behind 31 points from Julius Randle, the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered the early exit of star Anthony Edwards to send the visiting Indiana Pacers to their third straight loss to open the season, 114-110 on Sunday.

Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin out with toe sprain; return TBD

File photo The Pacers will be without breakout guard Bennedict Mathurin tonight as he deals with a right great toe sprain, per Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star reports that Mathurin is currently in a walking boot and will undergo imaging on Sunday in Dallas, according to head coach Rick Carlisle. It’s a tough blow for Indiana, which is already short-handed in the backcourt. With Tyrese Haliburton and T.J.…

Bennedict Mathurin Out With Toe Sprain

Bennedict Mathurin will miss Sunday’s Pacers game in Minnesota with a right great toe sprain, reports Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files (Twitter link). Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star adds (via Twitter) that Mathurin is currently in a walking boot, and, according to head coach Rick Carlisle, will undergo imaging on his foot tomorrow in Dallas. Now possessing a much larger role due to injuries to Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell, along wit…

Pacers' Mathurin out with toe sprain, six others absent vs. Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS — The injury-ravaged Indiana Pacers ruled out leading scorer Bennedict Mathurin ahead of their game at Minnesota on Sunday night, leaving the defending Eastern Conference champions with seven unavailable players on the roster. Another key reserve, Obi Toppin, hurt his right hamstring in the third quarter during the 114-110 defeat by the Timberwolves. Coach Rick Carlisle said afterward Toppin would get an MRI exam for further evaluati…