[Now Sports]In the first game of the West Coast playoffs on Tuesday, the Lakers fell behind for most of the time, and at the end they relied on LeBon James to take the lead. Although they were still dragged into overtime by the Timberwolves, their opponents continued to fall into a scoring drought. In the end, they won 108:102 and won tickets to the playoffs. They will beat the Grizzlies in the first round. Although the Timberwolves suspended Kobia for attacking his teammate, they still had the upper hand for most of the game. They played a 14:2 offensive in the second quarter and led the Lakers by 11 points at halftime. The Lakers played until the third quarter to narrow the gap, and took advantage of the fact that the opponent temporarily retreated due to Towns’ 5 fouls in the early part of the fourth quarter, and began to stage a chasing battle.
LeBron James (LeBron James) played a strong role at the end. In addition to relying on a three-pointer in the last two minutes, he finally equalized the score for the Lakers. Shu Luda made another three-pointer, leading the score by 98:95. However, the Timberwolves did not surrender. Ghani made the last blow from the outside and got fouled by Anthony Davis. After that, he made all three free throws and the two teams tied at 98 to end the fourth quarter.
In overtime, it was a pity that the Timberwolves continued the slump in the previous quarter and only scored 4 points. Although the Lakers also made some small mistakes, they played relatively smoothly on the whole and finally won by 6 points. James won the highest score in the game. 30 points and 10 rebounds, Davis and Shuluda also scored well. On the other hand, although the Timberwolves have Towns and Ganni each scoring 20+, but Anthony Ives missed the target, 3 of 17 in the game, 9 three-pointers and 9 points, so they can only wait for the Gannets and the Thunder on Wednesday. The winner will be determined, and then there will be a life-and-death battle for promotion on Friday.
As for the Lakers’ qualifications to win the No. 7 seed on the West Coast, they will enter the playoffs again after a lapse of one season. They will face off against the No. 2 Grizzlies, or the most anticipated battle in the first round of the West Coast.