The No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers trail the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1 heading into Wednesday night's Game 5 matchup at Crypto.com Arena. After splitting the first two games of their first-round playoff series in Los Angeles,

The Los Angeles Lakers are one loss away from being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers are down 3-1 in the series but will have a chance to extend it in Game 5.

The Lakers are down 3-1 in the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are being led by Anthony Edwards.