On the 26th, Beijing time, the Timberwolves and Lakers, who tied in the first two series of the NBA Western Conference playoffs, started G3 in Minnesota. In this game, the Timberwolves had a wonder player McDaniels jumped out to score 30 points, and the first brother Edwards scored 29 points alone, and finally defeated the Lakers 116-104, taking a 2-1 lead in this round of the series.
Edwards
The Lakers, the third seed in the West, have home-court advantage, but they were swallowed by the Timberwolves in G1, and the Purple and Gold played a defensive battle in G2 and equalized the front, and the two teams fought at the Timberwolves' home court today. James scored 16 points in the second quarter and 22 points at halftime to lead the Lakers to a 58-54 lead over the Timberwolves.
The home team Timberwolves led Edwards to turn the game in the third quarter, and the two sides continued to fight fiercely in the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves' sixth man winner last season Reid (Naz Reid) sprayed three-pointers as long as the Lakers chased close, Edwards not only could attack but also use beautiful defense to block Hachimura, shooting a super long-range mid-range shot in 1:06, and McDaniels then also sprayed a three-pointer, directly killing the Lakers.
James struggled to hold on to the overall situation and scored 38 points for nothing
Edwards shot 12-of-26 from the field, including 5 three-pointers, and scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, while McDaniels also scored 30 points, and he shot more than 5 percent from the field.Julius RandallCutting 22 points, Reed only had 11 points, but his two three-pointers in the fourth quarter hurt the Purple and Gold. For the Lakers, James struggled to score 38 points, Doncic 17 points, and Reaves 20 points.