Boston will be out to claim their sixth straight win at TD Garden when they welcome the Western Conference’s top seed, Utah Jazz.
After going on a huge tear of 20 wins from 21 matches, the Jazz have slumped to 4-5 across their last nine starts, with all their losses coming on the road.
The Lakers enter the 2nd game of a back-to-back schedule when they welcome the NBA’s whipping boys Minnesota to the Staples Centre.
The Timberwolves will be taking the court for the 3rd time in four days, after going 1-1 against the Trail Blazers in back-to-back fixtures.
The Western Conference cellar dwellers will be without three of their top four scorers, with rookie sensation Anthony Edwards picking up a hip injury last time out.
Five of the last six head-to-head meetings between the Lakers and Minnesota have gone Under the Total Points line, with both sides missing offensive weapons I’ll be backing this trend to continue!