Overview
- Tip-off is 9:30 p.m. ET at Target Center in Minneapolis, with national coverage on ESPN and streaming on Fubo.
- LeBron James and Luka Dončić are out for the Lakers, and Anthony Edwards is sidelined for Minnesota with a right hamstring strain expected to keep him out for at least a couple of weeks.
- Los Angeles lists seven players on the injury report, with Marcus Smart and Jaxson Hayes questionable and several others ruled out.
- Austin Reaves has taken over the Lakers’ scoring load, including a 41-point game and 143 points across his last four outings.
- Minnesota’s frontcourt of Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and Naz Reid looms as the key matchup after the Wolves were outworked on the glass by Denver and the Lakers struggled with turnovers and three-point shooting against Portland.