Luka Doncic meets with an old foe as four-time defensive player of the 12 months Rudy Gobert leads the Timberwolves’ defense against a loaded Lakers offense.
Three-seeded Los Angeles is a -200 favorite at BetMGM to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs, with Minnesota coming in at +165.
The Timberwolves, who had a wild run to the Western Conference finals last 12 months, have fallen off a bit, having traded Karl Anthony-Towns to the Knicks in the course of the offseason.
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Lakers vs. Timberwolves series preview
We’ll discover if the Timberwolves are capable of match their magic from last season when Anthony Edwards burst onto the scene as a legitimate superstar scorer.
Doncic has repeatedly said he loves playing against Gobert, and that’s clearly shown after he roasted Minnesota to lock in an NBA Finals berth.
The Slovenian sensation averaged 32.4 points per game on 43.4 percent shooting from 3-point range and 47.3 percent from the sphere in a 4-1 series win over Minnesota.
The Timberwolves might want to do higher than that this time around.
Los Angeles is undersized, however the prevailing sentiment is that Gobert can be run off the ground with Doncic and LeBron James hunting him down.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Lakers have some serious issues defending beyond the arc.
Within the last 15 games, the Lakers allowed the fourth-highest field goal percentage on threes.
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Minnesota is twelfth in 3-point attempts during that timespan and could possibly be live to get a barrage of shots to fall from deep.
As for a bet, have a look at Donte DiVincenzo to guide the series in 3-point shots made, anything higher than 10/1 is a worthy shot.
Meanwhile, I’m targeting the Lakers to win this series in six.
PICK: Lakers win series 4-2 (+500, BetMGM)
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