With a win, the Lakers will even the series up as they head to Minnesota for the next two games. It can also take some wind out of the sails of a Timberwolves squad led by Anthony Edwards, which seemed to be quite confident after the series' first game.

The national pundits may be singing the praises of the Lakers Wednesday morning, but the true takeaway from Tuesday night's Game 2 is the Wolves played a lousy game and still had a chance in L.A. Expect better in Game 3 at Target Center.

After the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, leading by as much as 27 points on Los Angeles' home court, Anthony Edwards was asked if he had a message for all of the national media that picked the Lakers to win.