after Minnesota Timberwolvs Sneak Los Angeles Lakers In game 1 of the qualifying series in the first round, up to 27 points at the Los Angeles Stadium, Anthony Edwards He was asked if he had a message to all the national media that chose Lakers to win.
Edwards said: “There is no message, man, they still get Lakers. Lakers are supposed to win. This is how they are supposed to go. We are not supposed to be here. So, we will just compete.”
Edwards played this great, but Timberwolves presented a confirmed message in its victory 117-95 on Saturday: Do not sleep on us.
Yes, The Lakers are the third factory and they have two of the largest stars in the league in Liberon James and Luca Densic. But Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and although she was subjected to some bumps this season, it is deep, physical and hungry.
For Lakers, things came out of control quickly. They were controlling the first quarter, as Donsic scored 16 points to give Lakers progress 28-21, despite James and Austin Reefis Go combined 0 for 5 during that period. It looked as if Los Angeles was definitely assembled by Timberwolves once the gates were opened to their other star.
The only problem was James and Reaves remained cold, leaving Donicic on an island against the Timberlovs team, which was about to shoot. In the second quarter, Timberwolves surpassed Lakers, 38-20. In the third quarter, the incoming continued, when Timberwolves came out from the end of the first half with 11-0.
Lakers did not lose. They were insulted. Sometimes, it seemed as if they had not even tried, with them with their frustration instead of running for defense.
The question now is: Is Lakes in trouble?
“We are not feeling panicked:” We left the rope, “said Densic, who got 37 points, and Rivers, who got 16 points at the shooting of 5 against 13:” I think they hit us physically from the beginning, “said James, who got 19 points, although it took 18 rounds to get it:” We must do better to control. “
The fans of Crypto.com Arena, which opened the night that was violently chanting to celebrate the Lakers feature that had a playground feature for the first time since 2020, was stunned in the second quarter.
Timberwolves overwhelmed Lakers-with defense, with filling bodies, on the attack, with a 3-point bar, making the preliminary privilege-2 archers 3 from the bow behind the bow (50 percent). Gadin McDaniels Clear 25 points. Naz Reed He added 23 points with six Rumiyat 3. Edwards was 22 points, nine passes and eight rebounds.
It was a complete collective effort for Timberwolves, who kept things in perspective despite its dominant performance.
“This means game 1,” said Minnesota coach Chris Vinci. “We know it will be a long chain. We are not under any assumption that this type of game will be in game 2. It will be a completely different game. We have left a lot. A lot of meat on the bones there. A lot of things. I know we can do better.”
Both teams had about a week after obtaining their seeds.
But with the way things played on Saturday, the matter seemed as if Lakers made a mistake in estimating that her last success would carry after the season, while Timberwolves prepared for war.
Heck, Timberwolves has been imprisoned even in the plane ride to Los Angeles.
“The four hours that we were on our way here, we talked, we saw the games when [the Lakers] Played against OKC, when they played against Dallas.
Everything succeeded in Timberwolves, who made it clear that it cannot be overlooked.
As for the crescent, they hope that game 1 will be just an anomaly, unlike the beginning of the end.
Melissa Roalin is a writer in the American Professional League at Fox Sports. The league has previously covered the photographer, Los Angeles Times, Gulf News Group and San Antonio Frankly. Follow it on Twitter @Melissarin.
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