Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Los Angeles Lakers (50-32 last season) will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33 last year) at crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 118-114 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (42 out of 86) and knocked down 15 out of their 30 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 19 of 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 36 out of 90 shooting. Portland earned 25 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Moreover, Portland snagged 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Portland finished the game at 82.9% at the free throw line by burying 29 of 35 tries. They also converted 13 of 42 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 29 while the Trail Blazers totaled 17 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one player who had an impact for the contest. He accumulated 41 points on 14 of 28 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and also totaled 7 boards. Edwards finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Minnesota comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 49-33 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a unit committed 18.3 fouls per contest. As a squad, Minnesota grabbed 44.3 boards per game and accumulated 2,142 dimes throughout last year, which had them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves shot 37.7% from downtown (1,233 of 3,269) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They averaged 114.3 points per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 46.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Timberwolves forced their opponents into 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They surrendered 35.3% on shots from downtown while they were 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.3). The Timberwolves defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (3,319 of 7,213) and they surrendered 42.9 boards per game as a group. They were ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,032 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers went home defeated by a final of 119-109 when they faced the Warriors. The Lakers earned 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Warriors earned 27 fouls in the matchup which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 8 out of their 32 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Lakers shot 42 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5%. The Lakers allowed the Warriors to bury 38 of 78 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 42.5% from distance by connecting on 17 of 40 and ended up going 26 out of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to pull down 40 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Luka Doncic ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers for the matchup. Doncic earned 43 points in his 41 minutes on the court and tallied 9 assists for this contest. He buried 17 out of 27 in this game for a field goal rate of 63.0%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

Los Angeles had a record of 50-32 last season. As an offensive team, the Lakers shot 47.9% from the floor, which ranked 9th in basketball. Los Angeles had 9,298 pts last season (113.4 per contest) and they grabbed 42.4 boards per game. They assisted teammates 26.0 times per game (18th in the league) and they turned the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Lakers committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connected on 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gave up 35.6% on three-point shots (1,112 of 3,124) and opponents converted on 77.5% of their free throw shots. They gave up 27.3 assists and 43.0 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 22nd and 9th in those defensive categories. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court were 10th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.2. They forced 13.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (10th in the league).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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