Aaron Gordon, Ayo Dosunmu out for Nuggets-Wolves Game 6

MINNEAPOLIS — The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves shall be with out guard Ayo Dosunmu for a vital Game 6 on Thursday evening in opposition to the Denver Nuggets due to a proper calf subject.

The Timberwolves are up 3-2 within the first-round sequence however are shedding their grip due to their increasing damage listing.

In Game 4, they misplaced (*6*) to a hyperextended left knee and Donte DiVincenzo to show proper Achilles, leaving the Timberwolves with out their beginning backcourt. Dosunmu stepped up of their absence, scoring 25, 43 and 18 factors in every of the final three video games.

But Dosunmu has handled a recurring proper calf downside in the course of the previous a number of weeks, and it worsened on the unsuitable time, leaving him inactive for Thursday’s closeout alternative. Reserve ahead Kyle Anderson was additionally dominated out due to an sickness.

Nuggets’ beginning wing Aaron Gordonwho had been listed as questionable due to a left calf subject that compelled him to overlook Games 3 and 5, remained out.

Gordon examined his calf pregame however was dominated out about an hour earlier than the 9:30 pm ET tip.

“You can’t think about tomorrow because tomorrow could be nothing,” Adelman mentioned earlier than Gordon was dominated out. “But you also know what’s best for him. He could go out there and play and then be done for the playoffs. It’s really tough.”

Peyton Watsonwho has missed the sequence due to a hamstring pressure, remained out for Denver.