Tiven will serve as the crew chief for the game, with Mitchell Ervin as the other referee and Sean Corbin as the umpire. Jacyn Goble is the alternate official for the game. Ed Malloy and Gediminas Petraitis have the replay center on Sunday.

The Lakers must provide more resistance on defense and try to make Minnesota star Anthony Edwards work harder for his points again. Will a starting lineup change be their next adjustment?

Minnesota produced four buckets over a three-minute span near the end of the third quarter in a stretch that defined who this team is when it’s at its best. Three minutes of Timberwolves, described in four plays: