Lakers hold Timberwolves in the fourth quarter to even a 1-1 series

Luka Doncic had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and Los Angeles Lakers We even returned to their first round series with Minnesota Timberwolves with a 94-85 win in game 2 on Tuesday night.

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LeBron James scored 21 points and Austin Reaves 16 was added for the third Lakers seeds, which declined from their loss of blowing in the game 1 jump to an early lead of 22 points and hanging out through a physical match with a six -ranked Minnesota.

Julius Randle scored 27 points and Anthony Edwards He had 25 for Timberwolves, who lost most of their offensive fluidity from his impressive victory of the opening of the series.

James added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who never lost control of the lace, Choppy play with 46 combined personal offenses and multiple videos. James and Rui hachimura They both managed in the face, and Hachimura played the second half in the mask.

Play 3 is Friday night in Minneapolis.

The Wolves hit the franchise of a record 21 3-pointer, while in the game 1 they were blowing Lakers 117-95, despite 37 points of Doncic. Los Angeles responded with more engaged defense and another big game of Doncic, while Wolves could not re -accept their offensive fluidity until the fourth quarter.

In the first quarter of the game 2, Los Angeles took the lead of 19 points with 16 points of Doncic, which exploited insulation in the center Rudy Gobert. James’ first 3poneter put the Lakers 43-21 in the second quarter.

Los Angeles led 83-65 in the beginning of the fourth, but Minnesota closed his gap on nine points, while the Lakers passed seven minutes between goals on the field. Wolves still could not collect enough insults.

Associated press reporting.

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