the Los Angeles Lakers They felt embarrassed at their home stadium to start the American Professional League qualifiers on Saturday night, as Minnesota Timberolves won 117-95 in a game where beginners did not need to stay on the ground throughout the fourth quarter.
Lakers is the number 3 at the Western Conference to start these qualifiers, however Timberwolves They were finally making offensive to handing them the only local team loss on the opening night of the qualifiers.
The weak performance led the Lexers legend to try to light the fire under his former team.
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Minnesota goalkeeper Timberolvs Anthony Edwards leads Austin Reeves in Los Angeles Los Angeles in Los Angeles. (Jayne Kamin-onea-amagn photos)
Magic Johnson wrote on X. “Tonight was one of the worst Lakers offers this season.
Johnson has not ended there, as he also indicated the finger of JJ Redk coach.
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“Coach JJ Redick did a great job throughout the season, but he did not do a good job for the game 1,” Johnson continued. “Lakers stood in the attack, played a lot of individual basketball, and did not make any necessary adjustments.”
If modifications were made, they did not work against the offensive Minnesota attack, which launched 51.2 % of the field as one team and 50 % beyond the bow.
Timberwolves was raining the three, with 21 compared to 42 with a big Naz -Red man with a hot hand, and he buried six of his three attempts of three points.
Minnesota goalkeeper Timberollevs Anthony Edwards leads Los Angeles Lakers Roy Hachimura at Arena Crypto.com. (Jayne Kamin-onea-amagn photos)
Anthony Edwards, who was about to get a double stabilization with 22 points, nine decisive passes and eight rebounds, also hit four groups despite a fragile picnic (8-For 22 shooting in general). Jaden McDaniels was very effective with 25 points in fire at 11 versus 13 with nine counterattacks.
Meanwhile, Lakers struggled throughout the match, firing 39.8 % of the field. Luka Doncic was the exception, as she got 12 against 22 of the field, and 5 against 10 Three, compared to 37 points. Liberon James was eight -year -old, while Austin Reeves 5 was only 13.
Los Angeles was at the forefront of the first quarter, but Timberwolves became hot in the second and never looked back. By the end of the game, the beginners of both teams were resting, with Minnesota put a long time.
James spoke after the match, where he got acquainted with the offensive power of Timberolves.
Magic Johnson speaks during a ceremony for a celebration of Michael Cooper in the basketball hall at the end of the first half of the game between Lakers and Denver Nags in Crypto.com on April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Allen Perezovsky/Getty Emoxz)
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“They will be physical,” clearer. “This is what they bring to the table. We took one game … (to) Understanding that. They took the advantage of the home court from us tonight, but we have to control the controls, and if we do that, we will have a much better chance to win more than we did tonight.”
Lakers and Timberwolves returned to work on Tuesday for game 2 Reconciliation between the first round.
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