Lakers vs Timberwolves Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the Target Center tonight as the Los Angeles Lakers roll into Minnesota to face the Timberwolves in what promises to be one of the more electrifying matchups of the 2024 NBA Playoff’s first round. After a series of lopsided games, the basketball gods have blessed us with a closely matched battle, with both teams hungry to claw their way up the Western Conference ladder. The stakes are sky-high and the numbers tantalizing, setting the stage for a night where every dribble and dunk counts. As the clock ticks down to the 9 PM tipoff, fans are on the edge of their seats, betting slips in hand, ready to see which team will howl in victory and which will end up chasing its own tail.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 13, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Target Center, Minnesota

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+275	-350	213.5	8.5/-8.5
Recent	+215	-260	214.0	9.0/-9.0
Difference	-60	+90	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

21W-28L

31.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

35W-13L

68.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/02/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	24	20	16	80	Under
12/02/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	22	34	23	30	109	Under
10/22/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	23	19	32	29	103	Under
10/22/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	33	27	28	110	Under
04/07/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	46	23	25	127	Over
04/07/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	27	28	25	117	Over
03/10/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	40	24	17	109	Over
03/10/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	37	22	29	120	Over
12/30/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	26	20	29	106	Push
12/30/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	32	21	26	108	Push
12/21/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	27	24	28	111	Over
12/21/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	36	27	24	31	118	Over
03/31/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	28	35	33	123	Over
03/31/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	36	18	28	111	Over
03/03/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	23	27	27	110	Under
03/03/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	21	21	26	102	Under
10/28/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	23	27	102	Under
10/28/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	24	26	33	111	Under
03/16/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	17	29	31	27	104	Over
03/16/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	31	36	19	38	124	Over
01/02/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	24	30	26	23	103	Under
01/02/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	26	21	30	108	Under
12/17/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	16	29	20	27	92	Under
12/17/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	23	31	31	25	110	Under
11/12/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	19	25	40	23	107	Under
11/12/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	23	12	22	83	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Timberwolves Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	@ POR	107-98W	40	25	11	83
12/06	vs ATL	132-134L	40	33	13	99
12/04	vs MIA	93-134L	36	29	13	88
12/02	vs MIN	80-109L	39	19	20	79
12/01	vs UTA	105-104W	42	23	5	88
11/29	@ OKL	93-101L	47	25	17	73
11/26	vs PHX	100-127L	42	25	12	85
11/23	@ DEN	102-127L	32	27	15	88
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76

Timberwolves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	vs GSW	106-114L	39	22	14	79
12/06	vs GSW	107-90W	48	32	17	88
12/04	vs LAC	108-80W	50	31	14	85
12/02	@ LAL	109-80W	43	31	15	81
11/29	@ LAC	93-92W	49	25	21	75
11/26	@ HOU	111-117L	52	21	17	98
11/24	vs BOS	105-107L	49	19	8	88
11/21	vs TOR	105-110L	40	16	17	80
11/17	@ PHX	120-117W	32	27	14	80
11/15	vs SAC	130-126W	41	26	11	101

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	64.0	47.7	53.1	100%	53.4
Rui Hachimura PF	30.0	30.1	24.8	100%	25.1
Dalton Knecht SF	26.0	15.8	18.6	50%	24.3
Austin Reaves PG	33.0	24.4	30.6	100%	31.0

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	26.0	23.7	25.5	100%	25.9
Anthony Edwards SG	48.0	39.1	44.7	100%	45.1
Rudy Gobert C	35.0	32.2	30.7	100%	31.0
Jaden McDaniels SF	23.0	18.9	22.4	100%	22.8
Julius Randle PF	38.0	33.8	38.7	100%	37.9

Lakers Notable Injuries

LeBron James (PF): Avg: 25.1pts, 7.4reb, 8.4ast, 35.4 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 8.1
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 19.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.1
Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.6reb, 0.4ast, 5.4 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.4
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.1reb, 0.3ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.2

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Luka Garza (C): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.1reb, 0.1ast, 4.7 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 1.0
Daishen Nix (PG): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.6
PJ Dozier (PF): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.8reb, 1.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	Pts	9.5	11.7	+2.2	60%	70%	60%	60%	LAL	+1.2	#22
Rudy Gobert	MIN	Pts	10.5	12.7	+2.2	40%	50%	47%	47%	LAL	+0.5	#19
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	12.5	15.0	+2.5	0%	20%	27%	27%	MIN	-1.1	#3
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	3.5	4.2	+0.7	20%	20%	27%	27%	MIN	-0.5	#4
Mike Conley	MIN	Ast	4.5	5.4	+0.9	20%	30%	47%	47%	LAL	+0.9	#26
Anthony Edwards	MIN	Ast	4.5	5.3	+0.8	40%	40%	47%	47%	LAL	+0.7	#27
Naz Reid	MIN	3Pt	1.5	2.0	+0.5	20%	30%	47%	47%	LAL	+0.3	#24
Rui Hachimura	LAL	3Pt	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	50%	60%	60%	MIN	-0.4	#6

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#27	#29	#22	4.3%
PF	#22	#9	#20	#17	1.4%
PG	#6	#6	#26	#13	-1.2%
SF	#18	#28	#27	#23	5.9%
SG	#20	#12	#27	#22	2.7%

Timberwolves Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#7	#27	#16	1.5%
PF	#1	#3	#4	#1	-15.6%
PG	#13	#29	#2	#14	-1.1%
SF	#6	#2	#3	#5	-9.7%
SG	#6	#4	#6	#2	-8.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.9

111.3

Rebounds per Game

42.6

42.3

Assists per Game

27.2

26.4

Steals per Game

7.3

9.0

Blocks per Game

5.2

Shots per Game

86.6

85.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

14.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

54.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

38.2

Turnovers per Game

13.4

13.9

Fouls per Game

15.8

18.3

Recent Trends

LeBron James (PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 39.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 11.0 ast against ATL
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.