Timberwolves rout Lakers in 1st-round series opener, overcoming Doncic's 37 points

NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers succumb to heavy defeat against Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 despite late comeback

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The NBA Playoffs officially tipped off with a sizzling four-game slate on Saturday. In the night’s finale, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to a heavy defeat in front of their home fans, losing 117-95 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference best-of-seven series. The Lakers hit the halftime break reeling, down 59-48, and things only got worse as Minnesota jumped out with an 11-0 run in th…

For the opening 12 minutes, Lakers fans in a packed home hall enjoyed and experienced the promised dream. With a playful Luka Doncic, they have a fun playoff ahead of them, but in the next 36 minutes Minnesota cooled them down perfectly. Was it all just an illusion?

Despite an excellent Doncic author of 37 points, the Lakers dropped home entry. Denver won against the Clippers.

The premiere of Luka Doncic with Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs was not the one desired by the Slovenian. The gold and purple franchise crashed against the Timberwolves Minsota, who won by 95-117 in the first round of the series.Doncic (37 points and 8 rebounds but only one assist) faced his first game of playoffs by wearing the Lakers' T-shirt in the heat of his audience and promising a show that finally did not end the way expected.The…

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The Minnesota Timberwolves, fueled by 25 points from Jaden McDaniels, cruised past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 on Saturday in game one of the

Los Angeles (USA), 19 Apr (EFE).- “It’s not a good way to start,” Luka Doncic admitted this Saturday at the end of the meeting between Los Angeles Lakers against Minnesota Timberwolves, which ended with the defeat of the Angelinos by 95-117. The Slovenian star, in its first playoffs with the Lakers’ T-shirt, stated in a press conference that although they played a first quarter “as it was due.” “We play physical, but then we let go. So we have t…