MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves lost two more key players for Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Friday against the Denver Nuggets, scratching guard Ayo Dosunmu with a sore right calf and forward Kyle Anderson with an illness. The news was first reported by ESPN.

Minnesota might have to play only seven guys unless they want to reach deep into the bench in Game 6.

Minnesota successfully managed Game 4 despite losing star Anthony Edwards and his starting backcourt mate, Donte DiVincenzo, early. But with Edwards sidelined due to a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee and DiVincenzo gone with a torn right Achilles tendon, the Timberwolves dropped a close-out opportunity on Monday in Denver, 125-113.

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Dosunmu (right calf soreness) and Hyland (left knee soreness) could miss Thursday night's Game 6 in Minneapolis.

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