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It is a slap that will leave traces. Largely beaten on their parquet floor by the Wolves of Minnesota, the Lakers begin in the worst in the way their series of play-offs. Despite a Luka Doncic in success with 37 points and a 19 -point LeBron James, the players of Los Angeles had to yield to the collective force of the Wolves. Jaden McDaniels (25 points, 9 rebounds), Naz Reid (23 points, 5 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (22 points, 8 rebounds) took their team to the victory, thanks to the 3 -point franchise record with 21 awarded baskets registered. This success also allows them to recover the advantage of the field, it is the Wolves who will receive the Lakers on Wednesday, during the next match of the series.
Left alone by her partners, the Slovenian star of the Lakers stacked the points, but from the moment she was no longer on the prosecution, the Wolves gave it to heart to dig during the 2nd quarter. Minnesota inflicted a 26-6 in the second quarter, a chasm that the Lakers will never succeed in filling. According to the Lakers coach, JJ Redick, his team was “mentally ready” But did not respond to Minnesota's physical challenge: “Our state of mind was good (…) But when they started playing with a lot of pressure and physics, we did not react immediately “.
Present on the prosecution, Rudy Gobert did not give a great performance with 2 points and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes disputed. By this capital success, the Wolves maintain their beautiful pass with 18 successes during their last 22 outings. The team that finished 6th in the Western Conference confirms its good shape.
Nuggets overcome clippers
In the other matches of the evening, we were entitled to a duel full of suspense with the victory of the Denver Nuggets against the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime (112-110). Best marker on the Denver side, Nicola Jokic (29 points) responded to James Harden and his 32 points to get out of this duel. Despite good resistance, Detroit had to give in in the last quarter to the prosecution of the New York Knicks (123-112), with a 21-0 cashed by the pistons in the last minutes.
In the last game of the evening, the Indiana Pacers of Pascal Siakam (25 points) arranged the Milwaukee Bucks, champions in 2021, on the score from 117 to 98. Giannis Antetokoumpo (36 points and 12 rebounds) was not helped by his teammates and especially could not count on Kyle Kuzma, author of … Contested. A rare flop, which has only reached five times in the NBA for the past 40 years. What is certain is that he will not be able to do worse in match 2.
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