Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: NBA playoffs schedule, scores, how to watch, times, TV channel, streaming.
The Los Angeles Lakers, the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the No. 6 seed, face off in a first-round NBA playoffs series.
The series is a best-of-seven, with the Lakers hosting Game 1, Game 2, Game 5 (if necessary) and Game 7 (if necessary). The Timberwolves will host Game 3, Game 4 and Game 6 (if necessary).
Here's how to watch the NBA playoff first-round series, with game dates, times, TV channels and streaming information.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves preview: nba playoffs predictions
No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers (50-32) vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33)
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
Story line: LeBron James and Luka Doncic, together in the playoffs for the first time. Will it be enough? The Lakers won the title in 2020 and have won only two series since then, getting ousted by Denver in 2023 and 2024 — and now having to face the team that went into Denver and won a Game 7 to end the Nuggets’ reign last season. The Timberwolves will rely on Anthony Edwards as always, and he’s shown in previous playoff runs (and last summer with USA Basketball) that he isn’t afraid of the moment.
Key matchup: The Timberwolves’ size vs. the 1-2 punch of James and Doncic. Do the Lakers have an answer for the waves of bigs — Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Naz Reid, etc. — inside? No. Do the Timberwolves have a way to stop both James and Doncic? Of course not, because nobody does. The team that exploits its clear advantages the most wins the series.
Prediction: Lakers in 7.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves TV schedule, scores, game times, channel, how to watch
All time ET
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
Game 1: Timberwolves at Lakers | Saturday, April 19, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Game 2: Timberwolves at Lakers | Tuesday, April 22, 10 p.m. | TNT
Game 3: Lakers at Timberwolves | Friday, April 25, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 4: Lakers at Timberwolves | Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Game 5: Timberwolves at Lakers | Wednesday, April 30, TBD | TBD*
Game 6: Lakers at Timberwolves | Friday, May 2, TBD | TBD*
Game 7: Timberwolves at Lakers | Sunday, May 4, TBD | TBD*
Key players
LeBron James (LAL): 24.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 8.2 APG – 2025 All-Star
Luka Doncic (LAL): 28.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 7.7 APG
Anthony Edwards (MIN): 27.6 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 39.5% 3PT – 2025 All-Star
Rudy Gobert (MIN): 12.0 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.4 BPG
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