LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had to survive a wild fourth quarter to get there, but they're officially headed into the playoffs.
"I've been playing the game like that since I was a kid. I drew the defense, trust your teammates. [Schroder] knocked it down," James said of the final shot on TNT.The Timberwolves, who managed just 12 points in the fourth and looked defeated offensively down the stretch, struggled in overtime. The Lakers held them to just four points in the extra period, a dunk and a layup from Anthony Edwards, while the Lakers pushed ahead to the six-point win.
James led the Lakers with 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the win. Davis added 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Schroder added 21 points off the bench. The Lakers, who missed the playoffs last season, haven’t won a playoff series since their title run in the Walt Disney World COVID-19 bubble in 2020. Their series against the Grizzlies will start in Memphis on Sunday.
Towns led Minnesota with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Conley added 23 points and shot 6-of-8 from the 3-point line. While they shot 40% from behind the arc, the Timberwolves committed 21 turnovers on the night. The Timberwolves were withoutafter he punched teammate Kyle Anderson in their final regular season game on Sunday.
Minnesota will now take on the winner of the New Orleans Pelicans-Oklahoma City Thunder play-in game on Friday in Minneapolis. Whoever wins that matchup will advance to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and go up against the top-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round.Listen
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