Looking to erase their losing streak, the LA Lakers face the Minnesota Timberwolves in an away game.
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Amid the high drama in La La Land, the Lakers will be paying the Wolves a visit in Minnesota, looking to open their winning account. Currently down 0-4, the purple and gold have been nothing short of a disaster, placed at the bottom of the league in both offense and 3-point shooting.
As Russell Westbrook continues to endure most of the blame for the Lakers’ poor performances, the recent loss against the Nuggets brought to light a lot of things. While LeBron James continues to be the only saving grace, there have been doubts over Anthony Davis off-late.
While statistics continue to side with The Brow, his shooting from 3-point range continues to be an area of concern. The former champion is 18.2% from beyond the arc, 27.8% in the paint, with his mid-range being no good at 14.3%. To top it all, the 6ft 10′ forward remains injury-prone.
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There has been a lot of murmur around AD’s health off-late, with instances of him falling hard on the ground or holding his back post a contested rebound.
Is Anthony Davis playing tonight?
According to the latest reports, AD is considered questionable against the T-Wolves, owing to low back tightness. An unfortunate development for Lakers Nation, given the size of the Minnesota roster, boasting twin towers Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Wolves currently stand 3-2, ranked 10th offensively and 14th defensively. GM Tim Connelly has gathered all the personnel ensuring the team makes a deep playoff run this season, consisting of three All-Stars in its lineup, Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Rudy Gobert. Not to forget Anthony Edwards, who aims to start the ASG this season.
Thus a lot rests on the inexperienced unit of Loonie Walker, Austin Reaves, and Kendrick Nunn, given the Lakers Big 3 listed as probable.
Anthony Davis stats vs Timberwolves.
In his 11-seasons so far in the league, AD has averaged 25.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, and 1.6 BPG against the Wolves, shooting 56.3% from the field.
The eight-time All-Star has a 13-12 record against the Minnesota team.
