Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/16
Matchup Prediction
Timberwolves: 59.9%
Lakers: 40.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rocco Zikarsky, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Oct 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bronny James, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Collin Sexton, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
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CHIGame Information
Target Center
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Clippers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Lakers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Phoenix |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Sacramento |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Utah |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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