Los Angeles Lakers (29-39, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30, seventh in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Los Angeles Lakers after Karl-Anthony Towns scored 60 points in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 149-139 victory against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Timberwolves are 27-18 against conference opponents. Minnesota is 20-19 against opponents over .500.
The Lakers have gone 16-26 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks eighth in the Western Conference shooting 35.0% from deep. Dwight Howard paces the Lakers shooting 66.7% from 3-point range.
The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Lakers won the last matchup 108-103 on Jan. 3. LeBron James scored 26 points to help lead the Lakers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Malik Beasley is shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Timberwolves, while averaging 12.4 points. Towns is shooting 57.3% and…
