Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27) are hitting the road to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (35-21).

The Timberwolves faced off with the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 131-128 in their last game. Minnesota finished the game with a 45.4% FG percentage (44 of 97) and converted 9 of their 32 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 34 of 39 attempts for a percentage of 87.2%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 54 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 29 assists in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 42.5% from the floor on 45 out of 106 shooting. Oklahoma City dished out 27 assists and had 10 steals for the game. On top of that, Oklahoma City grabbed 53 rebounds (16 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Oklahoma City finished the game at 79.3% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 29 attempts. They also buried 15 of their 49 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 23 and the Thunder accumulated 30 personal fouls.

Jaden McDaniels is one guy who came through for the matchup. McDaniels finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He played 42 minutes and also totaled 10 boards. He was able to score 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this game with a record of 32-27 on the season. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and has totaled 1,490 assists on the campaign, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (869 of 2,318) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.1 points per game (20th in basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

On defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% from 3-point land and they are 6th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (109.0). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.8% (2,378 of 5,196) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 6th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,442 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 107-99 against the Mavericks. In the matter of attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to get 45 in total (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 38.6% from three-point range by going 17 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Lakers permitted the Mavericks to knock down 35 of their 98 tries from the floor which left them shooting 35.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Lakers walked away from this one shooting 39 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. Concerning shots from distance, Los Angeles made 11 of their 40 attempts (27.5%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a rate of 75.0%. The Mavericks committed 14 fouls for the contest which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Lakers pulled down 44 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 in the game.

LeBron James pitched in for the Lakers for the contest. He knocked down 11 out of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. James earned 27 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes in the game.

Los Angeles has a record of 35-21 on the year. The Lakers are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.6 times per game (13th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 6,327 points for the campaign (113.0 per contest) and they snag 42.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Lakers are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the NBA.

The Lakers are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.6. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (11th in the league). The Los Angeles defense concedes 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (754 of 2,129) and opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.4 dimes and 43.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 23rd and 10th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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