In the NBA regular season, the Lakers are facing the challenge of the Timberwolves at home. Currently, the Lakers sit firmly in eighth place in the West with a 45-33 record. In their most recent game, the Lakers beat the Cavaliers 116-97, and in their last 10 games, the Lakers have won nine of their last 10 games and are on a hot streak. The outstanding performance of key players such as James, Davis and Russell has given fans hope that the Lakers will make the playoffs.
Today, the Lakers are just 1.5 wins away from the Suns, who are sixth in the West. Considering that the Suns have two more matchups against the Clippers in the future, the Lakers have every chance to compete for the 6th spot in the West and thus directly qualify for the playoffs. At present, the Lakers' main lineup is almost all healthy, with the James-Mei combination averaging more than 50 points per game, and players such as Russell and Reaves are also performing well. Their play will directly determine whether the Lakers can achieve more wins in the remaining games.
The Timberwolves, on the other hand, are in second place in the West with a 53-24 record. Despite losing to the Suns 87-97 in their last game, they still rank first in the league in defensive efficiency. Downs continues to be sidelined.
The two sides have met three times this season, with the Timberwolves holding a slight 2-1 advantage. However, in the most recent encounters, the Lakers have shown good quality with a 120-109 victory. In this game, the Lakers will sit on home-court advantage and meet the challenge of the Timberwolves with a record of 28 wins and 12 losses. At the same time, the Lakers are currently in hot form and morale, and they will definitely go all out to win.
The Lakers' two core James are absent today, thick eyebrows are injured and leave the game, the team can only rely on a few guards to maintain the situation, although thick eyebrows did not score much when they were on the court, but after thick eyebrows left the court, the Lakers immediately fell behind to double digits, thick eyebrows on the court The containment and interior defense are absolutely irreplaceable, the Lakers are now absolutely remnants, and Russell's hand is not open, the Lakers are very difficult in this game!
Starting lineup
Lakers: Russell, Dinwiddie, Reaves, Hachimura, Bushy Eyebrows
Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Reed, Gobert
Highlights of the competition
(1) Russell continued to make a fuss around the thick eyebrows, and after the thick eyebrows covered, Russell broke through to the basket and threw and scored!
(2) Russell is now playing quite actively, this ball holds the ball with thick eyebrows, and Russell cuts the ball and scores a layup!
(3) Dinwiddie started again today, but the effect is still good, Dinwiddie shot very decisively, and hit the three-point shot steadily!
(4) Russell didn't score an outside shot, and the thick eyebrows grabbed the offensive rebound and directly made up the dunk, but the thick eyebrows' face was hit by the opponent!
After that, the thick eyebrows returned to the locker room!
I don't know if the thick eyebrows can return in this game, this ball Lakers are not easy to play! Without the thick eyebrows of the Timberwolves, Reid and Gobert are even more incomprehensible, this ball Lakers are not optimistic!