Rubio out, KG to play tonight at Indiana

Wolves starting point guard Ricky Rubio will miss his second consecutive game when the Wolves take on Indiana. Kevin Garnett will start the second part of the back-to-back.

November 13, 2015 at 11:29PM
Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) scrambled for a loose ball in the first quarter Thursday night. ] JEFF WHEELER � jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Golden State Warriors in an NBA basketball game Thursday night, November 12, 2015 at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) scrambled for a loose ball in the first quarter Thursday night. ] JEFF WHEELER � jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Golden State Warriors in an NBA basketball game Thursday night, November 12, 2015 at Target Center in Minneapolis. (Brian Stensaas — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Ricky Rubio has been scratched from tonight's starting lineup in Indiana, for the second consecutive night because of that hamstring strain.

Sam Mitchell said before the game that Kevin Garnett will start and play some tonignt in the second part of back to back games after he played fewer than 12 minutes in Thursday's home loss to Golden State.

Zach LaVine will start at point guard in Rubio's place.

Rubio and injured center Nikola Pekovic will be the team's two inactive players tonight for a 6 pm Central game on FSN.

The Wolves are 4-0 on the road and 0-4 at home. No team in NBA history has ever played its first eight games and had the road team win every game before.

Rodney Stuckey (ankle) and rookie Myles Turner (thuimb) are out for the 5-4 Pacers.

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