Up next for the Lakers: Friday at Minnesota

By Mike Bresnahan

March 8, 2012 12 AM PT

When: 5 PST.

Where: Target Center, Minneapolis.

On the air: TV: Channel 9; Radio: 710; 1330.

Records: Lakers 23-16; Timberwolves 21-19.

Update: The Timberwolves are vastly improved this season but are 0-2 against the Lakers. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and eight assists in the Lakers’ 104-85 victory over Minnesota last week at Staples Center. All-Star forward Kevin Love did not play that night because of flu-like symptoms. He is averaging 25.5 points and 13.8 rebounds for Minnesota.

mike.bresnahan@latimes.com

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Up next for the Lakers: Friday at Minnesota

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