The Lakers enter Friday's contest against the Timberwolves having won back-to-back overtime games and five of their last six played at home. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. PT with the pregame show and tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT. You can catch all the action on Spectrum SportsNet.
Here are three things to know before tonight's game:
RUSS HEATING UP
For the second straight game, and third time this season, Russell Westbrook recorded his 187th career, and all-time leading, triple-double finishing with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists in 43 minutes.
Westbrook has now scored 17+ points in eight of the last nine games and has recorded 25+ points in three of the last five (two of them being triple-double outings).