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I think everything is clear here. The Wolves are far from being some great defense force, but I believe they can stop Lakers in this state from scoring more that a 100 points. Not even someone as brilliant in offense tactics as Mike D'Anthoni can keep a team like this one productive, especially against a team such as the guests from Minneaposlis. The home team will have to do without Jordan Farmar, Steve Blake, Steve Nash, and Kobe Bryant today, which means Henry will have to take the point guard position on. He will struggle with keeping the pace up, just like his replacement Meeks, who also only focuses on scoring attempts. Playing efficient basketball is tough without someone who can assist, and Henry and Meeks definitely do not posses point guard qualities sufficient for D'Antoni's team. Kendall Marshal is about to join the club, but I don't think he can bring anything good to the Lakers' offense, even if he does play today. It could happen that the offense today depends on Pau Gasol, which is, I think, what the Wolves expect as well. I believe they will do their best to stop him, and leave the Lakers at the mercy of Young, Meeks, Henry...All in all, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers' get defeated easily, and I definitely believe the Wolves can keep them under this margin, just like they did one month ago when they won at the Staples Center 113-90.