Defense and point guard play are two major issues for the Wolves, who lost to a Lakers team missing LeBron James and Luka Dončić.

Austin Reaves swished the 12-foot winner in the lane right before the buzzer to finish with 28 points and lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory after the Minnesota Timberwolves had taken th

Luka Doncic will miss tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a sprained left finger and a lower leg contusion. The Lakers star has already been sidelined for several games and is expected to be out for at least another week.

Anthony Edwards is six seasons in with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and during this time, the franchise has experienced one of its most promising eras in two decades.

There is some star power missing in tonight’s match up between the LA Lakers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves but it’s always a show when these two meet.

A pair of key Los Angeles Lakers contributors could rejoin the injury-plagued squad in time for its Wednesday rematch against the Minnesota Timberwolves, against whom LA exacted some level of revenge Friday for a five-game first-round playoff obliteration last spring.

With Luka Doncic and LeBron James out injured, not to mention guards Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent, it's felt a little like Austin Reaves against the world when watching the Lakers' offense. Other teams are loading up on him and pressuring him all over the court,