Anthony Davis will serve as the compass for an exciting ride into the playoffs for the Los Angeles Lakers this season.
When the Lakers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Minneapolis on Friday night, the eight-time All-Star will be asked to lead the way once more.
Both the Lakers and Timberwolves enter the game right beyond a main six in the Western Meeting standings.
With five games remaining, Minnesota (39-38) is one game behind the sixth-place Golden State Warriors. With six games remaining, Los Angeles (38-38) is 1 1/2 games behind Golden State.
The first four teams in the standings are sent to the play-in tournament, while the top six teams are guaranteed a spot in the first round of the playoffs.
On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Chicago Bulls by a score of 121-110 to begin a crucial late-season five-game road trip. To be fair, their last game of the trip is against the Los Angeles Clippers in their own building.
Davis scored 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the game against the Bulls.
Davis recorded his seventh double-double in March and scored at least 35 points for the fifth time in 12 games this month despite being double-teamed for the majority of the game.
He will be asked to finish the month with a 38-point performance against the visiting Timberwolves on March 3. However, Minnesota prevailed 110-102.
Even though LeBron James is back in the lineup after missing a month with a foot injury, the Lakers’ strategy will remain unchanged in that defeat.
James had 25 points and seven rebounds in his second game back from an injury against the Bulls. He claimed that Davis is one of the NBA’s most dynamic players, particularly when he consistently shoots outside the paint, as he did on Wednesday.
When Minnesota lost 107-100 on the road to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday to conclude a three-game road trip, it missed a chance to match its longest winning streak of the season, which was five games.
21 errors were committed by the Timberwolves.
On Wednesday night, the Suns missed a total of 27 free throws, while the Timberwolves missed just 12.
In view of a digestive influenza that has affected the group, Minnesota was without Taurean Ruler, Austin Waterways and Matt Ryan, while others played through the ailment.
