The unders have continued to deliver in the playoffs and did again last night in two of the three tilts, now 13-6 in the first round. These Lakers-Wolves games have been at the forefront, real rock-fights featuring stifling defense, both unders as well. Three-point shooting became a real issue in Game 2 when neither side shot as well as 21% from deep. For the Lakers, they're only shooting 30% (21 of 70) from deep across the past two games. Moreover, the Lakers have been held to beneath 100 points in each of the first two games, and LA bench production almost non-existent (only 13 points in each). And, remember, unders are now 6-0 in Lake Show-Wolves games this season. Play Lakers-Wolves Under

Noting easy here for the Lakers, who needed the T-wolves to go ice-cold with their shooting to recover from the 117-95 Game One humbling and level this series heading back to Minneapolis. LA has been held beneath 100 points in each of the first two games, with Luka Doncic (34 ppg in series) the only Laker performing to near full-capacity. JJ Redick's bench has also scored a paltry 13 points in each of the first two games. Minnesota's length and athleticism is a bother to the Lakers, now it's up to the Wolves offense to deliver as in Game One, when Shaq's so-called "others" (such as Jaden McDaniels who scored 25 on Sunday) contributed in support of Ant Edwards and Julius Randle. Play T-wolves

This is going to be a back-and-forth series and after a really bad 20% from three as a team shooting night, we expect MIN to bounce back with a typical nearly 40% 3pt night. When you look at 7 Wolves players with a 1.5 or higher make line, Julius Randle is by far the best value. I’m shying away from non-starters like Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo who have played inconsistent minutes and sticking with Randle who played 35 and 39 in games 1 and 2. Randle is the only Wolves player who is shooting well (6-10 3pt in 2 games). While he has only gone over 41% this season he does average 1.6. He comes in on a 9-5 over streak.

FanDuel. I’m back on Naz Reid after a disappointing Game 2 performance. Reid was plagued by foul trouble in the first half (zero points), but came to life in the second half (nine points). With the Lakers continuing to employ smaller lineups, it’s increasingly difficult to keep Rudy Gobert on the floor. Reid was a major factor in Game 1 (23 points), and I expect a bounceback in a crucial third game.

Both of these teams are led by their defense. They are playing at some of the slowest pace in these playoffs and they have two of the lowest effective shooting percentages as well. I know it's early but the Lakers can't get easy looks inside without quality bigs. The Wolves are even tougher defensively at home and have gone Under in 7 of their last 8 games. They have a lot of bodies they can throw at Luka. The Lakers are Under in 5 of their last 7 games.