- Timberwolves just broke out of a cold spell with a gritty win over the Clippers, now staying in LA to take on the Lakers who will be without LeBron James for a few weeks.

- Lakers have gone over this total in the last 2 games without LeBron, due to having to rely on the shooters they acquired through the trade deadline, and picked up in the off-season (Malik Beasley, Dennis Shroeder, Jared Vanderbilt, and Rui Hachimura). Lucky for the Lakers, Timberwolves are 22nd overall in 3pt defense.

- Anthony Davis has been a killer since returning to full health, but will have his work cut out for him vs Rudy Gobert down low in the paint area. I see the Lakers forcing more outside shots to keep away from the interior defense of the Timberwolves.

- Timberwolves are a fast paced team and will run and gun the court in transition because of the lack of defense they possess overall. This should be a high scoring track meet.

Official Play: Lakers MoneyLine