Will Stephen Curry Play Tonight? Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Injury Updates, Lineups, and Prediction

The Golden State Warriors are back in action as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. It is the first of their two consecutive encounters with them. They lock horns at the Chase Center today, at 10 pm EST.

After beating the Lakers and the Spurs, the Warriors have now lost two games in a row. They have been terribly inconsistent throughout the season, and need to build stability, in order to qualify for the playoffs.

The Timberwolves have been much worse and are easily the worst team in the West. They somehow managed a win against the Pelicans in their last game, despite not having Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell. But if Towns doesn’t return soon, they will be back in the lottery once again.

Golden State Warriors: expected lineup

The Warriors have a fully healthy team except for Alen Smailagic (knee), who will return next month. So they will continue with their same lineup as the previous game.

They will start with Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins as their guards, Kelly Oubre Jr and Draymond Green as their forwards, while James Wiseman plays as the center.

Minnesota Timberwolves: expected lineup

The Timberwolves have three players on their injury list, and two of them are their best players. Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID-19 protocol) is still out, while D’Angelo Russell (quadriceps) is listed as questionable. Juancho Hernangomez (COVID-19 protocol) is also out for the game.

They could have an unchanged lineup as well, with Ricky Rubio and Malik Beasley as their guards, Josh Okogie and Jarred Vanderbilt as their forwards, and Naz Reid as their center.

Predictions

With the Timberwolves missing their two best players, the Warriors are easily the favorites. While the Timberwolves will be hoping they can pull off another upset, the Warriors should be able to bounce back with a win tonight.

Last game they were outclassed by a much better Jazz, but the Wolves are arguably the worst team. If Russell recovers in time for the game, it will be his first game at the Chase Center, since the Warriors traded him away. The other player in that trade, Wiggins, will be aiming to get his revenge on the team that cast him out.

The Timberwolves were spirited in their last game, but the Warriors will be expected to win this comfortably.

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