Lakers Vs Timberwolves: Doncic leads Los Angeles to Game 2 Playoff Win | Basketball news

Luka Doncic scores 31 points in the match, where La Lakers returns to the qualifying series in the first round of Western Conference against Minnesota Timberwolves.

Luka Densic scored 16 points out of 31 points in the first quarter of Al-Muhaimna and added 12 rebounds and nine decisive passes, as Los Angeles Lakers scored the qualifying series in the first round of the Western Conference by winning 94-85 over Minnesota Timberolves.

Liberation James added 21 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reeves scored 16 points, and Roy Hachimura was 11 with Lakers, the third seed, retreated from the loss of 22 points in the opening match in the series on Saturday.

“It was just an issue whether we would be more physical or not, and I think we have shown it,” Densic said on Tuesday. “We were there for 48 minutes. We woke up greatly in the first quarter, and we learned from the last game, and we adhered to it.”

Game 3 on Friday in Minneapolis, where Timberwolves 2-0 went against Los Angeles in the normal season.

Julius Randel scored 27 points, Anthony Edwards added 25 to Timberwolves, who won 38 percent of the stadium after launching 51.2 percent in game 1, when it was also 21 of 42 of the 3 -point range. Minnesota achieved a low five -throw season in 25 attempts in match 2 and scored the lowest number of points this season.

Edwards said: “It seemed that every time the ball caught the ball, and they went to an area in a sense,” Edwards said. “It was sometimes confusing, but we will watch the movie and be ready (for game 3).”

Jaden McDaniels ended eight points for Timberwolves after he scored 25 teams in match 1.

Los Angeles fled to a two -number two -minute progress in the game. The Lakers 34-15 team rose at the end of the first quarter, as it launched 55 percent, while Minnesota was held to 27.8 percent.

Hachimura went to the cabinet room in the first quarter after he was unintentionally hit by Timberwolves’ Naz Reid. He returned in the middle of the road during the second quarter, wearing a protective mask.

Lakers led 22 points in the first half and rose 58-43 in the first half.

“When we were organized in the right sites, we ran some good things, and frankly I thought we missed some 3s open,” said Angeles coach J. J. J. J. Angelk coach. “(Reeves) got some great looks. Unlike some unorganized plays, we played a good crime. As a coach, you can see it coming. I just wanted to make sure that everyone was on the same page.”

Minnesota got 11 points, at 62-51, with 7 minutes 48 seconds staying in the third quarter before Los Angeles reached 9-0 in favor of 71-51.

Timberwolves pulled into one numbers at 86-77 with 6:27 minutes, on the back of McDanels. It was the closest that they were from 15-8 in the first quarter.

Wolves were again in nine points, at 90-81, when James had stolen a throw from the coast to advance 92-81 with 2:40 minutes.

“We had some players playing individually, but we did not tie the points tonight,” said Minnesota coach Chris Vinci. “This is what we were doing well. But it was a super material.”