Marc Davis is the crew chief for Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers, which is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. CT tipoff Saturday night in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — For the NBA romantics out there, for those who see the game as more than X’s and O’s on a white board and Defensive Real Plus-Minus on a spreadsheet, what is not to love about the first-round playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Timberwolves have deferred to Donte DiVincenzo and Nickeil Alexander-Walker to replace Conley on the floor. The elder guards of Dillingham provide a much higher defensive floor for the team, however, he showed he could be an offensive sparkplug through the middle of the season when DiVincenzo and Conley missed time due to injuries.