The 20-26 LA Lakers will continue to Grammy road trip as they take on the 17-25 Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Minnesota is scheduled for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN. br br The odds from this NBA game will come out on Friday afternoon as Dwight Howard is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury. br br The teams met four times during the lockout year with the Lakers winning all four games. LA covered the spread in three of those contests. br br The Lakers are 5-16 on the road this season. A fourth quarter collapse leads to a 92-86 road defeat on Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns as a -3 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 204 points. LA blows a ten point lead after three quarters and is held to just 13 fourth quarter points. The Lakers were on a back to back and burned too much fuel the game before by not putting away New Orleans. The Lakers shoot just 42.3 from the floor and 8 of 27 from three. They give away the game with 20 turnovers. They allowed Phoenix 45.8 from the field. Kobe Bryant had 17 points and 9 assists on 7 of 17 shooting. Dwight Howard suffered a shoulder injury on Thursday and is listed as questionable for Friday night’s game. br br Minnesota is 11-8 on their home court. The team loses their fifth straight game and nine of their past ten following a 96-90 home defeat on Wednesday to the LA Clippers as a +4 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 189 points. The T’Wolves shot 44 but just 5 of 19 from the three point line. Nikola Pekovic had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Minnesota loses the rebounding battle to the Clips by a 45.38 margin. Clippers were without Chris Paul. Minnesota has been struggling for offense since losing Kevin Love to a broken hand. They are 26th in the NBA in shooting at 43.1 from the field and are the worst three point shooting team in the NBA by making just over 29.