Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers preview: Teams are running neck and neck
Minnesota leads L.A. by a half-game in the Western Conference playoff race entering Friday's game.
March 31, 2023 at 4:49AM
7 p.m. Friday
Target Center
BSN, 830-AM
Lakers update: At 38-38, they are a half-game behind the seventh-place Wolves in the Western Conference playoff race. ... LeBron James became the NBA's all-time scoring leader this season and averages 29.2 per game. ... C Anthony Davis averages 26.1 points and 9.0 rebounds. ... Ex-Wolves G D'Angelo Russell averages 18.5 points. ... LA is 22nd in the league in offensive rating and 10th in defense.
Timberwolves update: Wednesday's loss in Phoenix snapped a four-game win streak. ... The Wolves will be trying to sweep the season's three-game series. ... Illness is pestering the team, making G Nick Anderson and G Anthony Edwards probable and F Taurean Prince, G Matt Ryan and G Austin Rivers questionable. ... C Naz Reid (wrist) is out and F Jaylen Nowell (knee) is questionable.
Host Michael Rand returns from a sick day to talk about not one but two Wolves losses to the Blazers. What exactly is going on with this team? Plus Gophers quarterback Max Brosmer joins the show to talk about his journey to the Big Ten, his belief in himself and what he has learned this season.
