Timberwolves will open NBA playoffs Saturday night against Los Angeles Lakers

The Timberwolves will open the NBA playoffs with a best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Game 1 will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Los Angeles and be televised by ABC (Ch. 5).

The other games in the series have not been set, but Game 2 will also be in Los Angeles before the series returns to Minneapolis for Games 3 and 4.

Playoff and play-in seeding came down to the final day of the regular season, but now the league knows who’s in the playoffs and who’s in the play-in after fans spent days running through tiebreaker scenarios.

Four of the eight playoff series are finalized, and the other four will come after the play-in tournament concludes Friday. First-round series will begin Saturday. Here’s a quick look at those matchups.

No. 3 seed Lakers vs. No. 6 Timberwolves

Quick take: Wolves will have their hands full with LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Wolves have the deeper team, but will the Lakers’ top-end talent carry the day, especially in late-game situations, where the Wolves have struggled?

Quick take: Denver stumbled to the finish line and fired its coach in the process, but injuries played a role in those struggles, too. Everybody is back, and they have the best player in basketball in Nikola Jokic. But the Clippers have the perimeter defense and scoring to make Denver’s life tricky, and they were playing their best basketball as the season closed.

No. 7 Warriors vs. No. 8 Grizzlies, 9 p.m. Tuesday, TNT

Quick take: Grizzlies are in a state of confusion, and it’d be stunning if they pull off the upset against the Warriors, who would then face the No. 2 Rockets in an intriguing matchup of youth vs. experience.

No. 9 Kings vs. No. 10 Mavericks, 9 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN

Quick take: Won’t much matter, because the winner gets to play another game for the right to get trounced by the Thunder.

Quick take: This could be trouble for the Knicks, who invested a lot this season trying to contend for a title. Detroit is unafraid and can be explosive, while the Knicks have struggled defensively.

No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks

Quick take: How healthy will Damian Lillard be? The future of Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee might depend on it. Pacers will test the Bucks’ defense, and Milwaukee will need Lillard to help keep up.

No. 7 Magic vs. No. 8 Hawks, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, TNT

No. 9 Bulls vs. No. 10 Heat, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN