The NBA Playoffs are nearly here. There are just a week's worth of regular-season games left to be played, which means playoff scenarios are being played out. One team looking to make it back into the playoffs for a third straight season is the Los Angeles Lakers.

For the fourth straight season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs, and after a run to the Western Conference Finals last year, expectations should be high.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference heading into the NBA playoffs, which officially kick off for the franchise on Saturday, April 19, against the Minnesota Timberwolves in L.A.