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Timberwolves beat Lakers to end James’s latest NBA playoffs run

LOS ANGELES, United States: NBA superstar LeBron James’s bid for a fifth title in his 22nd season ended Wednesday as his Los Angeles Lakers fell 103-96 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in game five of their Western Conference playoff series. The sixth-seeded Timberwolves, led by 27 points from Rudy Gobert, completed a 4-1 victory in the best-of-seven first-round series over a Lakers team that had surged to the third seed in the West after the stunning acquisition of Luka Doncic in February.

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Lakers unprepared for 'more physical' Wolves in Game 1 loss - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — After pushing themselves in the play-in tournament the past two years just to qualify for the postseason, the Los Angeles Lakers relished the chance to earn a week off leading into Game 1 to prepare for their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lakers realize they’ve got to do some quick work after Timberwolves’ blowout win in series opener

LOS ANGELES: When Luka Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter of his playoff debut with his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers’ downtown arena crackled with excitement from fans probably imagining dream scenarios for their team and its new superstar this spring. The Timberwolves made sure that dream got ugly quite quickly in Game 1. They also left the Lakers looking for ways to help Doncic before Minnesota runs away with this first-round series. Doncic scored 37 points and eight rebounds, but it wasn’t nearly enough to counter the Wolves’ balanced scoring in their 117-95 victory Saturday night. After an impressive start by their Slovenian superstar, the Lakers were comprehensively embarrassed during their first postseason Game 1 in front of a full home arena since 2012.

Lakers' Luka Doncic relishes chance to take on Wolves' Gobert - ESPN

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When Lakers star Luka Doncic recently returned to Dallas and was honored by his former team with a tribute video, he admitted there was one clip that struck him the most: his game-winning 3 over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in last year's Western Conference finals.

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