Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FDSN

The Los Angeles Lakers (13-11) are on their way to Target Center on Friday where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (12-11).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 107-98 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (38 out of 83) and made 13 of 34 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 18 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 14 steals. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 35 out of 84 shooting. Portland earned 17 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Portland totaled 49 boards (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Portland shot 90.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 21 tries. They converted 9 of 36 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 20 while the Trail Blazers totaled 19 fouls.

Anthony Davis is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 30 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 11 boards. Davis ended up shooting 47.6% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a record of 13-11 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 40.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 641 dimes this season, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.2% on three-point attempts (281 of 799) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.1 pts per contest (18th in the league) while going 47.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lakers have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They give up 37.2% on shots from distance and they are 21st in the league in opponents points per game (115.8). The Lakers are allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (1,040 of 2,147) and they concede 44.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 27th in basketball in allowing assists with 695 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 114-106 against the Warriors. The Timberwolves were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Warriors committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Minnesota knocked down 19 of their 42 attempts (45.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves went 36 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Timberwolves allowed the Warriors to bury 42 out of 90 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.7% for the game. They went 39.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 16 of 41 and ended up going 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Golden State to grab 45 in total (14 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves in this matchup. Edwards scored 27 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 6 dimes in this matchup. He converted 10 of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and added 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 12-11 on the year. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league. Minnesota has 2,542 points on the campaign (110.5 per game) and they pull down 42.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 25.1 times per game (20th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.2 times per game. The Timberwolves are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the NBA in PPG given up with 107.0. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (8th in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 34.0% on shots from distance (270 of 795) and their opposition makes 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 23.6 dimes and 42.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 3rd and 7th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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