The regular season is officially over, which means it’s time for postseason basketball!
Although the NBA Play-In Tournament is not “officially” a postseason basketball tournament, it leads directly into the playoffs, which begin on Saturday, April 15th.
On Tuesday night, the only Western Conference game will be held between Minnesota Timberwolves And Los Angeles Lakers 7-seed with the winner in Los Angeles and a date with the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs.
Having won two of their three games this season, the Timberwolves may look dominant going into this game, but the Lakers are better at home than they are on the road and Minnesota is missing some key contributors in this game.
Not only is Naz Reed out with a broken wrist, Rudy Gobert is serving a one-game suspension for punching Kyle Anderson in the team’s final game of the regular season, and Jaden McDaniel is out with a broken hand after punching the same wall. Game.
The Lakers, on the other hand, are at full strength and looking to make history by winning another championship.
This should be a very interesting and exciting battle in the Western Conference and here is what to watch in this game.
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LeBron James, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell injury updates
Throughout the season, the Lakers have dealt with key injuries to Anthony Davis and LeBron James, preventing either player from being 100 percent heading into this game Tuesday.
Davis played in 56 games and James played in 55 games, which is one of the main reasons why the Lakers finished in the game range in the standings. D’Angelo Russell, one of the team’s main trade deadline acquisitions, has also missed some games due to injury.
All three stars are listed on the team’s injury report for this game, but all are expected to be fit and play. However, injury concerns are still with the Lakers, as their chances of winning any game going forward will depend heavily on the availability of James, Davis and Russell.
In this Los Angeles game against Minnesota, the best case scenario is that neither of them show any limitations and may play through pain, but D’Angelo Russell has been forced to miss some games late in the year with foot injuries and both Anthony Davis. And LeBron James has been consistently called questionable due to leg injuries.
Stay tuned for the Los Angeles injury report for this game and whether or not the Lakers will want to get their star more rest during the game, especially if they are leading by double digits at some point.
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Who will win the rematch?
The Lakers are sixth in the league in rebounding, while the Timberwolves are 23rd in the league in rebounding. However, the Timberwolves are hanging in there with the Lakers in rebounding in their three games this season.
The battle for the glass will determine the outcome of this game, and Los Angeles has the advantage not only because they are the better overall rebounding team, but also because the Timberwolves are without Rudy Gobert, who is serving a one-game suspension. by the organization.
This puts a lot of pressure not only on Karl-Anthony City and Kyle Anderson being physical on the inside, but Anthony Edwards as well.
In this game, Minnesota will need to find ways to keep the Lakers off the offensive glass because second and third chance opportunities will ultimately result in more points for the Lakers and the game will quickly get out of hand.
If the Timberwolves can slow things down, control the tempo of the game and do their job on defense, they will have a very good chance to pull off a major upset in Los Angeles.
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Anthony Edwards vs Lakers defense
This game will determine whether or not Anthony Edwards can lead the game in scoring. The Lakers have more overall talent than the Timberwolves and more scoring options, but Edwards is the X-factor and can get hot offensively at any time.
Although in three games with Los Angeles this season, Edwards has struggled a bit, averaging 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 40.1 percent from the floor and 43.4 percent from three-point range. In the previous two meetings, Edwards had failed to score 20 points.
In Los Angeles on Tuesday, Edwards will need to score at least 25 points for the Timberwolves to keep this game close and win, and he will need to top 30 points while helping to make an impact in rebounding.
It will be tough for Anthony Edwards to do that, though, as Jared Vanderbilt can take over defensive duties in the playoffs. Vanderbilt’s length has overwhelmed many players this season and has really grown as a perimeter defender in Los Angeles.
The Lakers could also throw a lot of players at Edwards and try to mix him into the lineup, so players like Taurean Prince, Kyle Anderson and Mike Conley should be able to beat the Lakers offensively late in the shot clock.
Karl-Anthony Towns needs to be a factor for the Timberwolves if he wants to win this game, but Anthony Davis will have to guard him and Towns’ outings will be limited as he’s still working his way back from a calf injury. An injury sidelined him for almost the entire season.
Anthony Edwards will have to be the star in this game for the Timberwolves to have a chance to advance and ultimately his performance will dictate the flow of this game.
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