Lakers And Timberwolves Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are facing off at the Target Center.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Lakers have ruled out Mo Bamba, Cole Swider and Scotty Pippen Jr.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James have both been upgraded to available.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves will be without Naz Reid, Jaylen Nowell and Austin Rivers.
Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Anderson, Anthony Edwards, Matt Ryan and Taurean Prince have been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Friday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Wolves will start Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert on Friday."
The Lakers come into the night with a 38-38 record in 76 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games and 17-20 in the 37 games they have played on the road.
As for the Timberwolves, they are 39-38 in 77 games, which has them tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the seventh seed in the west.
They are 5-5 in their last ten games and 21-17 in the 38 games they have hosted on their home floor at the Target Center.
Last year, the Lakers went 33-49 and missed the postseason, while the Timberwolves made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season.
Both teams are in one of the four play-in tournament spots.
