Just like the Lakers’ season, their slow start in Tuesday's game wouldn’t define them. They overcome a late mistake and owned overtime to advance to the playoffs with a 108-102 win over the Timberwolves.
With 28 games left in their season, Schroder said the team’s mindset was to win at least 19 — that would be the number the Lakers would need to make the playoffs.
One more win, anywhere in the season, would’ve meant the Lakers were the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. Maybe with a whistle in Boston, a made free throw in Philadelphia, better rotations against Indiana or Dallas — any of it, and the Lakers wouldn’t have been in this position.“That’s one thing we’ve been very good at,” James said.
Lakers forward LeBron James passes the ball over a defender to a teammate cutting to the basket during the first half Tuesday. It’s the Lakers third trip to the playoffs in the last decade, all three coming in James’ tenure with the team. The Lakers will open the first round against the Grizzlies on Sunday at noon PT in Memphis.
First, Jaden McDaniels, one of the best and most versatile perimeter defenders in the NBA, broke his hand when he punched a wall in frustration. Then later in the first half, All-Star center and former defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert swung at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout.Without two starters, Minnesota rallied and won that game with Karl-Anthony Towns carrying the load offensively while Anthony Edwards made all of the biggest defensive plays.
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