Luka Doncic gets 31 points to the maximum when the Lakers Lakers return to link their playoff series of the west conference of the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Luka Doncic scored 16 of his 31 points in a first dominant quarter and added 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers developed their first-round playoff series of the West Conference with a 94-85 Timbres de la Victoria.
LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reaves scored 16 points, and Rui Hachimura had 11 when the third seal lakers recovered from a 22 -point defeat in the first game of the series on Saturday.
“It was just a matter of whether we would be more physical or not, and I think we demonstrated that,” Doncic said Tuesday. “We were there for 48 minutes. We got up in the first quarter, we learned from the last game and we stayed with that.”
Game 3 is Friday in Minneapolis, where the Timberwolves were 2-0 against Los Angeles in the regular season.
Julius Randle scored 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 25 for the Timberwolves, who fired 38 percent from the field after firing 51.2 percent in game 1, when they also had 21 or 42 from the range of 3 points. Minnesota hit five triples-bays of the season in 25 attempts in game 2 and scored the least number of points this season.
“It seemed that every time he caught the ball, they entered an area in a certain sense,” Edwards said. “He was a child of confusing sometimes, but we will see movies and we will be ready to [for Game 3]. “
Jaden McDaniels finished with eight points for the Timberwolves after he scored a 25 team in game 1.
The angels roared a double digit less than seven minutes in the game. The Lakers rose 34-15 at the end of the first quarter, shooting 55 percent while keeping Minnesota at 27.8 percent.
Hachimura went to the costume in the first quarter after he was inadvertently beaten in the face by Naz Reid of the Timberwolves. He returned in the middle of the second quarter, with a protective mask.
The Lakers led by 22 points in the first half and raised 58-43 to part time.
“When we were organizing in the right places, we executed some good things; and, frankly, I thought we missed some 3 of the open,” said Los Angeles coach Jj Redick. “[Reaves] I have a great appearance. Apart from a couple of disorganized plays, we play a good offensive. As a coach, you could see coming. I just wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page. “
Minnesota obtained within 11 points, with 62-51, with 7 minutes 48 seconds stirring in the third quarter before Los Angeles went to a 9-0 race for an advantage of 71-51.
The Timberwolves stopped in a single digit at 86-77 with 6:27 minutes, aiming, in a McDaniels Fadeaway. It was the closest they had on the leg since 15-8 in the first quarter.
The wolves were at nine points again, with 90-81, when James had a robbery and a coastal tray to coast for an advantage of 92-81 with 2:40 minutes remaining.
“We made some boys play well individual, but we didn’t connect the points tonight,” said Minnesota coach Chris Finch. “That is what we were so well. But it was a super physique game.”