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The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to Los Angeles looking to send the Lakers to their second straight home loss to start the NBA season.

After being shredded by Luka Dončić and the Lakers, the Timberwolves are still looking to rediscover their defensive edge.

In fairness, it has only been two games. There are 80 to play in the regular season. Perhaps Sunday’s home opener against Indiana in front of a raucous Target Center crowd will revive Minnesota’s defensive intensity and the Wolves won’t relinquish it again from there.

The Minnesota Timberwolves face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 (10/24/25) in a regular season NBA game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The reserve center, who played 14 minutes in the season-opening loss to Golden State on Tuesday, was ruled out for Friday’s playoff rematch with Minnesota because of left knee soreness.

Nikola Jokić leads the Nuggets against Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves in an early-season Western Conference showdown.

A rematch from last year’s postseason takes place on Friday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Doncic host the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Shortly after, their head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on illegal gambling charges w/mafia ties.