Luka Doncic had 31 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James’ latest injury absence to sweep their season series with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 120-106 victory.

The Los Angeles Lakers spent all of March fighting for seeding, flipping narratives, and proving they were a nightmare matchup for anyone in the West. Now, just five days into April, the third-seeded Lakers are the team everyone wants to see in the playoffs.

This is the second straight game the Lakers defense looked better and they got a win against a quality opponent.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in action Tuesday with a road matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. The Wolves are coming off a 119–92 home loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

That begs the question: Should they lock in and continue their winning ways, or should they think about finding a better matchup in the first round? Stephen A. Smith believes it will do the Lakers a ton of good to fall one spot below and avoid the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Behind Luka Doncic, Lakers vie for season sweep of Timberwolves The Lakers already have wrapped up the season series against the Minnesota Timberwolves and will try for a sweep of their Western Conference rivals in a matchup at Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Three games on the schedule could see those teams meet in the playoffs. Plus, updated playoff projections, draft lottery standings after Tuesday.

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