Two teams battling for a playoff spot in the Western Conference go head-to-head as the Minnesota Timberwolves host the LA Lakers. The Timberwolves are 39-38, 7th in the conference, while the Lakers are 38-38, tied for 8th in the conference. Minnesota has won both games against the Lakers this season, including a 110-102 win in LA earlier this month. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. EDT at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
When the Lakers lost LeBron James to injury about a month ago, many Lakers fans thought that was probably it for the season. But some key trade deadline trades really helped, as did the emergence of Anthony Davis, who has stepped up his game and is playing as good as anyone in the league right now. As a result, the Lakers have gone 11-6 since the all star break and are in the thick of the playoff race.
Anthony Davis tonight:
38 PTS – 10 REB – 3 AST – 65% FGLeBron James tonight:
25 PTS – 7 REB – 4 AST – 52% FGAustin Reaves tonight:
19 PTS – 2 REB – 5 AST – 87% FGW. ?? pic.twitter.com/CvV7QrIFms
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The Lakers have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming off a 121-110 win at Chicago on Wednesday. The Lakers hot 52% from the floor and were led by Davis, who had another tremendous game, scoring 38 points and hauling in 10 rebounds. And oh by the way, one LeBron James returned to the lineup this week and he had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Austin Reaves has emerged as a star-in-the-making, as he dropped 19 points while former Timberwolf D'Angelo Russell added 17 points.
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