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AND Los Angeles Lakers They were embarrassed at their home ground to start the playoffs of the NBA on Saturday night, as Minnesota Timberwolves beat them 117-95 in a game where the starters did not even stay on the floor during the fourth quarter.
The Lakers are Seed Number 3 at the western conference to start these playoffs but Teber They had their own path at an offensive end to hand them the only loss of a home team in the introductory night of playoffs.
A bad performance led to the Lakers legend to try to light the fire under its former detachment.
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Minnesota Timberwolves Guardian Anthony Edwards rides next to the Los Angeles Lakers Guardian Austin Reaves to Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-oncea-Imagn Pictures)
“Tonight he was one of the worst performances of Lakers this season,” Magic Johnson wrote on X. “They were flat, had no energy and played as if it was a regular season.”
Johnson was not over there, as he also pointed his finger at the head coach JJ Redick.
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“Coach Jj Redick did a great job all season, but he didn’t do a good job to play 1,” Johnson continued. “The Lakers stood in the attack, playing too much basketball one -on -one and did not perform the necessary adjustments.”
If adjustments were made, they failed against the offensive attack in Minnesota, which fired 51.2% from the field as a team and a whopping 50% outside the onion.
Timberwolves were raining the three, and 21-for-42, with a big man Naz Reid who had a hot hand, buried six of his nine attempts in three points.
Minnesota Timberwolves Guardian Anthony Edwards rides next to the Los Angeles attacker Rui Hachimura on Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-oncea-Imagn Pictures)
Anthony Edwards, who was close to scoring a triple double with 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, also hit four three despite the poignant trip (total cracking of 8-Za-22). Jaden McDaniels was very effective with the high 25 points at the 11-and-13-ups with nine rebounds.
In the meantime, the Lakers fought throughout the game, shooting 39.8% off the field. Luka Doncic was an exception, it went 12-for-22 from the field, and 5-Z-10 from three, for feature 37 points. LeBron James was 8-for-18, while Austin Reaves was only 5-for-13.
Los Angeles led after the first quarter, but the Timberwolves were warmed up in the second and never looked back. At the end of the game, starters from both teams were resting, and Minnesota threw it out of reach.
James spoke after the game, where he recognized the offensive power of Timberwolves.
Magic Johnson speaks during a ceremony that celebrated the induction of Michael Cooper’s induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame at half -time game between the Lakers and Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena 25. April 2024. In Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
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“They will be physically,” he explained. “That’s what they bring to the table. That took us one game … (Let’s understand it. Tonight they took the advantage of the home field, but we have to control the control devices, and if we do, we will have a much better opportunity to win than we did tonight.”
Lakers and Timberwolves are back in action on Tuesday to play 2 match in the first round.
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