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- Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves picks for Friday, April 25
- NBA Playoff game is taking place at Target Center
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- Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
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Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview & Picks
Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview & Picks
Minnesota are tipped to regain the series lead in their first home game.
The team playing at home tends to win meetings between these two, and the Timberwolves have been in good recent form on their own court.
- Minnesota Timberwolves are 9-2 in their last 11 home games
- Minnesota Timberwolves are 7-1 in the last 8 home meetings with LA
- The home team has won and covered in 9 of the last 11 meetings
- The Under cashed in all 6 of the previous meetings this season
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 96-51
- Los Angeles Lakers won 94-84 when the two teams last met on April 22
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Los Angeles head to the Twin Cities looking to build on a Game 2 victory that levelled this series.
The Lakers began the series with back-to-back home games, but failed to take full advantage of that as they split those meetings with Minnesota.
They opened their postseason campaign with a 117-95 defeat, only to rebound in the second meeting with a 94-85 victory.
Los Angeles earned their postseason berth by compiling a 50-32 regular-season record to finish third in the Western Conference standings.
This marks the Lakers’ third straight playoff appearance, although last year’s was a brief one as they crashed out in the first round.
Minnesota Timberwolves Form
Minnesota return home in a strong position in this playoff series, having won one of their two road games.
The Timberwolves made the perfect start to the postseason as they knocked off the Lakers in Los Angeles, 117-95.
They failed to follow that up as they lost the second meeting, 94-85, but at 1-1 they have given themselves a slight edge.
Minnesota earned their place in the playoffs by compiling a 49-33 regular-season record to finish sixth in the Western Conference.
This is the Timberwolves fourth straight trip to the postseason, but two of their last three have ended in first-round eliminations.
Verdict
The Lakers levelled it up in Game 2, but we expect a response from the Timberwolves.
Minnesota are in good form at home and they boast a strong recent record when hosting Los Angeles.
Minnesota -3.0
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