The Spurs and the Celtics are both hot teams near the tops of their respective conferences. Both teams have won four of their last five games, and the Celtics in particular are fired up thanks to the March 6th return of Jayson Tatum, who made his presence felt in his first game back after an Achilles injury late last season.

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.

The current conversations surrounding the Lakers’ playoff prospects are significantly different than they were a month ago. It was just 4 ½ weeks ago when there were real concerns about whether the Lakers,

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.

Every good run eventually meets reality. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, that reality arrived Saturday afternoon at Target Center when their five-game winning streak came to a screeching halt courtesy of the Orlando Magic. The timing, of course, was almost ...