Before Sunday night’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lakers Coach Luke Walton noted to his team that they were essentially playing with house money.
He wanted to come away from the past week’s three-game road trip with at least two wins, and had already accomplished that with wins in Sacramento and New Orleans. Though motivated to sweep the road trip, Walton was generally pleased with the trip.
“Good road trip,” Walton said. “Two-and-one. Keep our heads up. Go home. Take the day off tomorrow. Let the guys rest up and get back to work on Tuesday.