Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers

Final/OT

108:102

Minnesota Timberwolves

Highlights and Stats

Los Angeles Lakers will battle it out with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a place in the play-offs on Tuesday. The game is scheduled for 04/11 10:00 PM EST and will take place at the AT&T Center. The Lakers finished the regular NBA season are positioned at #7 position in the Western Conference with a 43-39 record, while the Wolves ended in 8th place, after winning 42 and losing 40 throughout the campaign.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-31-2023

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	27	28	35	33	123
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	36	18	28	111

Both teams last met in March, when the Los Angeles Lakers recorded a 123-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road. Anthony Davis lit the floor, notching 38 pts, while also adding 17 rebounds to his account to end the match as the Lakers’ MVP on the night. Mike Conley was the leading player on the other end. He replied with 25 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and provided 7 assists. This however proved insufficient and his team eventually lost. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a clear favourite when it comes to the latest five head-to-head clashes with Los Angeles Lakers, as they won 4 out of those. The teams were responsible for an average of 220.6 pts. during those five clashes.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Los Angeles Lakers Form

*Last 10 Los Angeles Lakers Games - 8:2

04-09-2023	04-07-2023	04-05-2023	04-04-2023	04-02-2023	03-31-2023	03-29-2023	03-26-2023	03-24-2023	03-22-2023
128:117vs Utah Jazz	121:107vs Phoenix Suns	125:118@ Los Angeles Clippers	133:135@ Utah Jazz	109:134@ Houston Rockets	111:123@ Minnesota Timberwolves	110:121@ Chicago Bulls	108:118vs Chicago Bulls	116:111vs Oklahoma City Thunder	122:111vs Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers beat 128-117 the Utah Jazz in their latest game on 9th of April in front of their own fans. LeBron James dropped 36 points, delivered 6 assists and grabbed 6 boards, aiding the victory. The Lakers had a fairly good 48.5% of their field goals hitting the basket, shot 76.2% from the free throw line and a decent 40.0% from distance. The franchise is having an 8-2 record across its last ten showings and is currently on a run of W2. The team is performing on a mediocre level at home with a 23-18 home record.

Los Angeles Lakers Averages this Season

• Points For
  117.20
• Points Against
  116.60
• Assits
  25.17
• Rebounds
  45.86
• Steals
  6.42
• Turnovers
  14.42
• Blocks
  4.75
• Points Difference
  0.60

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Los Angeles Lakers Standout Performer

• LeBron James

  The team's main contributor this season has been LeBron James with 28.9 points, 6.8 assists and 8.3 boards for an average of 35.5 minutes on the court. Unfortunately for his teammates, he's been out of the roster as of 04/10.

Los Angeles Lakers Missing Players

• Anthony Davis

  Foot
• LeBron James

  Foot

Minnesota Timberwolves Form

*Last 10 Minnesota Timberwolves Games - 7:3

04-09-2023	04-08-2023	04-04-2023	04-02-2023	03-31-2023	03-29-2023	03-27-2023	03-26-2023	03-22-2023	03-20-2023
113:108vs New Orleans Pelicans	131:151@ San Antonio Spurs	102:107@ Brooklyn Nets	105:107vs Portland Trail Blazers	111:123vs Los Angeles Lakers	107:100@ Phoenix Suns	115:119@ Sacramento Kings	96:99@ Golden State Warriors	125:124vs Atlanta Hawks	134:140@ New York Knicks

Minnesota Timberwolves’ previous game was on 04/09 when coming up against the New Orleans Pelicans and finished in a 113-108 win on home court. The team’s top performer in that game was Karl-Anthony Towns, as he ended with 30 points, 2 assists and 8 boards for 36 minutes on the court. The Minnesota Timberwolves as a whole shot a decent 47.6% field goals, did not excel but still hit 71.0% free throws and 36.1% from long range. They won 7 of the last 10 meetings, while losing 3 for the period and right now are on a W3 streak. The team has been performing poorly when visiting this campaign with a balance of 20-21 on the road.

Minnesota Timberwolves Averages This Season

• Points For
  115.80
• Points Against
  115.80
• Assits
  26.24
• Rebounds
  42.17
• Steals
  8.22
• Turnovers
  15.42
• Blocks
  5.43
• Points Difference
  0.00

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Minnesota Timberwolves Standout Performer

• Anthony Edwards

  Anthony Edwards has been the most valuable player among the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, notching 24.6 pts, 4.4 dimes and 5.8 rebounds for an average of 36.0 minutes playing time this season

Minnesota Timberwolves Missing Players

• Jaylen Nowell

  Knee
• Austin Rivers

  Illness
• Naz Reid

  Wrist
• Jaden McDaniels

  Hand

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	22	27	30	19	10	108
Minnesota Timberwolves	28	32	26	12	4	102

Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves

• Score

  108

  102

• Field Goals Made

  38

  36

• Field Goals Attempts

  92

  83

• 3 pts Made

  10

  16

• 3 pts Attempts

  31

  41

• Free Throws Made

  22

  14

• Free Throws Attempts

  24

  15

• Rebounds Total

  48

  37

• Rebounds Offence

  12

  4

• Rebounds Defence

  36

  33

• Assists

  27

  30

• Steals

  8

  13

• Blocks

  7

  11

• Turnovers

  21

  24

• Personal Fouls

  15

  26

Player Ratings

Los Angeles Lakers

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
LeBron James	45	12	21	57.1	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	1	9	10	6	1	2	5	5	30	-14
Anthony Davis	43	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	9	6	15	4	2	3	5	3	24	+9
Austin Reaves	39	4	13	30.8	1	5	20.0	3	3	100.0	1	5	6	3	0	0	3	0	12	0
Dennis Schroder	33	5	12	41.7	3	4	75.0	8	8	100.0	0	4	4	2	1	0	1	2	21	+22
Rui Hachimura	27	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	12	+20
D'Angelo Russell	24	1	9	11.1	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	1	1	1	0	2	-2
Jarred Vanderbilt	22	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	-12
Troy Brown Jr.	17	1	5	20.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	+10
Malik Beasley	14	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	-1
Wenyen Gabriel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2

Minnesota Timberwolves

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Kyle Anderson	45	5	14	35.7	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	1	4	5	13	4	4	4	5	12	-14
Mike Conley	44	7	11	63.6	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	0	4	4	4	3	1	3	2	23	-1
Taurean Prince	43	5	11	45.5	4	7	57.1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	3	0	3	3	14	-5
Anthony Edwards	43	3	17	17.6	0	9	0.0	3	4	75.0	1	7	8	5	1	3	4	4	9	-4
KarlAnthony Towns	41	8	12	66.7	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	1	10	11	5	0	3	2	5	24	+18
Nickeil AlexanderWalker	23	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	4	4	2	1	0	0	3	11	-1
Jaylen Nowell	13	4	7	57.1	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	9	-6
Jordan McLaughlin	10	0	5	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	-10
Nathan Knight	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-7