Granger, sixth in the league with a career-high 25.0 scoring average, was injured early in Indiana's 103-94 loss at Charlotte on Wednesday. An MRI revealed the tear and dealt another blow to the Pacers (22-34), who are expected to be without second-leading scorer Mike Dunleavy (15.1 ppg) for a fifth straight game due to knee soreness.

"That last shot I took right before I left the game, it felt like something popped in my foot," Granger said Wednesday. "I thought I had just pulled it. I ran down to the other end, and that's when I just walked to the bench and said, 'I've got something wrong."'

The fourth-year swingman, who has dealt with knee pain and played just 11 minutes in his first All-Star game Sunday, has been one of the few bright spots during a dismal season for Indiana. The Pacers are 13th in the Eastern Conference, though they are only 4 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot with 26 contests remaining.

Troy Murphy had 18 points and 16 rebounds Wednesday for Indiana, which has alternated wins and losses over its last six games.

Since the Pacers didn't make a move prior to Thursday's trade deadline, Murphy (13.1 ppg, 11.4 rpg) and point guard T.J. Ford will likely be counted on to lead the team while Granger and Dunleavy recover. Murphy had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the Pacers' 116-111 home loss to Minnesota on Feb. 3.

While Murphy has 39 points and 27 rebounds in his last two contests against the Timberwolves, the Pacers have lost four of the last five in the series and three in a row in Minneapolis.

Minnesota (18-35) won 111-104 at Miami on Wednesday for its first victory in six games since beating the Pacers, and also its first win since leading-scorer Al Jefferson suffered a season-ending knee injury Feb. 8.

Sebastian Telfair had a career-high 30 points with eight assists to lead the Timberwolves. Telfair is averaging 8.6 points on the season, but 15.8 in his last five games overall and 21.3 in his last three against Indiana.

Ryan Gomes added 20 points for Minnesota, which shot a season-high 53.6 percent and made 14 3-pointers, but had to hold on after blowing an 11-point fourth-quarter lead.

"The guys showed a lot of grit. The team found a way to hang in there," Minnesota coach Kevin McHale said.

Minnesota (18-35) made a minor move Thursday, acquiring underachieving forward Shelden Williams and reserve point guard Bobby Brown from Sacramento in exchange for disgruntled swingman Rashad McCants and seldom-used center Calvin Booth.

Williams, the fifth overall draft pick in 2006 by Atlanta, averaged just 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in 30 games for the Kings this season.