NBA playoffs picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers playoff game on Wednesday, April 30.

The Los Angeles Lakers are now just one game away from playoff elimination after the Minnesota Timberwolves fought back from a 12-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to take a 116-113 victory at home in Game 4.

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Denver won 131-115.

Tuesday's Nuggets win saw a return to playoff form for Murray, who was instrumental in Denver's run to the 2023 NBA championship.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The first two games lived up to the hype with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1.

Alijah Arenas, the Southern California basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, has no major injuries and is expected to be leaving the hospital.

Luka Doncic scored well with 38 points on 13/28 shooting, but he only had two assists and one rebound, and his defense wasn't great either. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was hunting for Doncic on switches often and that led to 43 points for Edwards. But some are using this performance as a reason why the Mavericks were correct to trade Doncic.

The Los Angeles Lakers are down 3-1 to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Timberwolves have a chance to send the Lakers home in Game 5, which is on Wednesday in Los Angeles.