Sam Cassell will be out for the second straigh game with back spasms and a hip injury.  Oddly enough the Timberwolves have won the games that Cassell has played thirty second or less.  However, both games were home games for the Timberwolves.

``It's killing me, personally, knowing what I can do for us against the Lakers,'' Cassell said Sunday.

Fred Hoiberg will be the point guard in the absence of Cassell.  The Lakers lead the series 3-2.  Game 6 in is Los Angeles.