The Lakers had no answer for 23-year-old rising superstar Anthony Edwards, who collected 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 35 minutes of work. He could have had a lot more. His teammates had a ton of open looks, too, and knocked them down, combining to shoot 17-of-33 from deep (51.5 3P%).

The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Los Angeles Lakers in this NBA Playoff matchup on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena.

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.

Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Luka Doncic’s 37-point Lakers playoff debut for a 117-95 victory over Los Angeles

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic opened up about what he needs to do to get his teammates more involved during the NBA playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers opened their NBA Playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a surprising and humbling 117–95 loss in Game 1.

Luka Doncic’s playoff debut for the Los Angeles Lakers turned out to be quite solid in Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. When the first quarter ended as the Lakers led 28-21,