For all the scrutiny the Los Angeles Lakers have been under lately, they’ve found themselves on a hot streak as winners of five of their last six games, capped off by an impressive 110-97 win over the New York Knicks on Sunday without LeBron James, who missed his second consecutive game due to injury.
LA (39-25) continues its long homestand on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-24), who the Lakers trail by one game for third place in the Western Conference.
The Timberwolves are coming off a blowout 119-92 loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday in what was a bad all-around shooting performance, converting just 35.7% of their attempts for their second-fewest points scored in a game all season. They start off a four-game road trip in LA on Tuesday.
The Lakers have won both of the previous meetings with Minnesota, but both of those games happened during the first week of the season.
Here’s how to watch the Lakers take on the Timberwolves on Tuesday night:
How to watch Lakers vs. Timberwolves: TV channel, live stream
Start time: 11 p.m. ET
Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)
TV Channel: NBC, Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
Live stream: Fubo; Peacock; NBA League Pass (subscription required); Spectrum SportsNet+ (subscription required)
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Lakers vs. Timberwolves injury report
(Updated 10:30 p.m. ET on March 9)
Lakers: LeBron James (right hip contusion, left foot arthritis; questionable)
Timberwolves: Kyle Anderson (right knee soreness; questionable)
Lakers next five games
March 12 vs. Chicago Bulls
March 14 vs. Denver Nuggets
March 16 @ Houston Rockets
March 18 @ Houston Rockets
March 19 @ Miami Heat
Lakers vs Timberwolves odds:
(Odds according to BetMGM)
Spread: Timberwolves (-2.5)
Moneyline: Timberwolves (-125), Lakers (+105)
Over/under: 233.5