They had to survive a night of LeBron James Classic, but the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 2-1 lead in their first round NBA playoffs Series against Los Angeles Lakers.
After Allow the Lakers to link the series in a rock fight in match 2The Minnesota survived a match from top to bottom for a 116-104 victory in match 3 behind 30 points by Jaden McDaniels and 29 points by Anthony Edwards. Match 4 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Target Center.
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Lakers played with Luka Dončić would have been limited by a stomach bug. The Slovenian star finished with 17 points on 6 shots out of 16 with eight assists and five reversals, but James almost compensated with one of the best games in the later act of his career. He posted 38 points, an NBA record for the playoffs among players over 40, over 10 rebounds, four assists, two interceptions and two blocks.
This included a three -point section in two minutes in the fourth quarter.
Fortunately, the Timberwolves had Edwards and a defense that prevented the Lakers from scoring a basket in the last four minutes of the match. During this section, Edwards hit, then Naz Reid, then Edwards, then Edwards again.
The Timberwolves had a lot to work after a frustrating 2 match in which an aggressive defense of the Lakers threw them for a loop. They responded with a night of 48.4% shooting (13 out of 36 depths) and only eight reversals, against 16 of the Lakers.
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The Lakers were always aggressive, in particular while keeping the ball out of the painting. They were so engaged there that the center of Timberwolves Rudy Gobert did not try a single goal on the field during the night, while their other center, Reid, tried only two shots inside the painting.
The Minnesota will now enter match 4 with the momentum and a chance to take a 3-1 farm in the series before returning to the Lakers probably hope for a healthier donation at that time.
