Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/16
Matchup Prediction
Timberwolves: 64.9%
Lakers: 35.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| W2 | Streak | W2 |
| 111.0 | Points Against | 99.5 |
| 2-0 | Last Ten Games | 2-0 |
| 126.0 | Points Per Game | 123.0 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 40.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 56.5 |
| 28.5 | Assists Per Game | 26.5 |
| 7.0 | Blocks Per Game | 3.0 |
| 12.0 | Steals Per Game | 9.5 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.0 |
| 19.5 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Oct 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 24 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Out | Oct 24 |
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ORLGame Information
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2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
 Golden State |
0 | 3 | .000 | 2.5 | L3 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Denver |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Utah |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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