Minnesota Timberwolves Game 5 Beats Los Angeles Lakers By 103-96: What A Knockout
From Los Angeles, where the Lakers are on the ropes. Down three games to one. They will rely on their stars now, tonight, more than ever, with the visiting team knowing that one of the hardest things to do is go on the road and close out a series. Randle has been scoring well the last three games, and he starts with the right tune for the Wolves right there.
Long three. Edwards now tapping, trying to go in. The face he’s wearing that protective mask. Gobert got the two to go as he stuck with it inside for Minnesota. Gobert’s it two in a row When you take Jackson Hayes out of the starting lineup, there is no rim protector now Julius 20 plus points or more every game of the last three. Got it to go.
Foul called on the play and Hard drive. LeBron, the collision in mid-flight with the newly-instated Nas, renews down. Randle, good start for him. In the corner, left three. The three is down and coming off the bench, Nikhil Alexander-Walker with the triple. Inside, Aliyu, Finney-Smith, the release, and the Aliyu will fall. Watch everything.
Edwards now. He’s always going to see two players. Vanderbilt shading over right now. He tries to get that defense in tongues with a nice drive. Oh, look at this. By Reid with a block. He’s got two blocks. Baker’s going to the bench here in the first half. Here’s Reid. Three. Bullseye. Shot clock at five. Look at the twirling Reid get the feed and count the two.
Look how wide open the middle is. It’s too easy. Too easy. That’s how they’ve been attacking. And Minnesota’s on a 17-6 run. It’s loose. LeBron’s got it. We’ll take it in. Everything’s a struggle for the Lakers offensively. Underneath LeBron. Throw it down with two hands. Boy, he went around Naj Reed that time. LeBron will pickpocket the ball. Ahead it goes to Reed. By Kyle. It’s an 11-2 Laker run.
Lakers have it LeBron ahead Vincent In the second quarter Slams it in Rudy’s and double figures with 11 Rui tonight with seven. Edwards slicing up and Tom! Count it! Foul! Eight and a half to go in the first half. In the corner, Conley three. Nice shot by Mike Conley. Eight plus minutes of bonus action if you’re Minnesota. Hachimura three. One shot.
Alexander Walker nails the triple. Coming off just airballing. He just airballed from that very spot. Doncic who has not hit a shot until right there from the field. Had not hit a shot. He’s hit six free throws. DiVincenzo ringing it up for Dante DiVincenzo. Doncic. He’ll dance and jab and fire over DiVincenzo. Nice shot. Second made. He’s got 10 for the game for the Lakers.
Alexander Walker will penetrate. And Gobert is there with that size to hammer it home. And 13 for Rudy Gobert. Out to LeBron looking for an escape. And it goes right down and hammers it home. It’s DiVincenzo. Gobert is there. The size is unstoppable. LeBron cross-court Reeves. Oh, behind the bat. Got it. Nice.
Timberwolves Game 5 Beats Lakers
Nice play by Austin Reeves. And Dante took a shot to the face again. Edwards on top, Vincent will meet him. DiVincenzo cutting and the reverse is good. Snuck inside, got it to go. Alexander Walker spun and goes right to the hole for two. You get a fresh Randle and a fresh McDaniels on the floor, but a first shot swish.
A little string music from LeBron who hustles back to the other end. Inside for Conley, jammed by James. I have to make a quick timeout about the first pitch. Doncic, three. McDaniels defends. Luka cans one from outside. Conley… McDaniels and DeLuca down he goes as does the ball on the way up inside. Clearly someone has said something in the Minnesota huddle at going at Daunton. Catch him in the eye with a three. Rui continues to hit well from outside.
Gobert inside. Got by the defense of James. And again they explode the short lineup that the Lakers have inside. It’s James. Got it. Foul. Aside from Edwards, who goes ramming his way into Hachimura. And caught it to go! Wow, stuck with it. Toggled his way through. Donchik’s through traffic. That was a pretty play. James faking the three.
Hachimura with the three! Big time shot. Really has been absolutely special tonight. Fighting hard, Randle inside. It’s slipped in by… Wow 20 for Rudy go bear That’s 19 points for Don chick 7 in the quarter, it’s Randall spin him up Jared Vanderbilt you got it to go Thanks play Randall attend outside That was a tough shot Two-point game.
Randle fade away. Bucket. Pretty shot by Julius Randle. Rebound by Vanderbilt. Down court. Doncic has a cutter. He’ll take it and feed up top. And the alley-oop by Rui. Two-point game. Vinnie Smith for the lead. No one was around him. about a 10-second difference game clock shot by Edwards. Inside, Gobert pushes it back in. 24 for Rudy Gobert. Here’s James cutting off the baseline LeBron gets the assist and Rui, rare chance, 20.
Offensive glass opportunity for Gobert down low. Right into LeBron. Puts up the fadeaway. Julius knocks it in. First two of the fourth. Minnesota wins. They win the series. Three reads. Sticks it. Edwards lets it rip. Gobert another rebounder. Held and fouled by Rui Hachimura inside. Gobert knocks it in with a new career playoff high of 25 points tonight, 19 rebounds.
Minnesota Timberwolves: The Great Knockout
LeBron through traffic, inside. Vanderbilt at it, punched away. Gobert! Donchett shot clock at six. Waiting, looking, analyzing. He’ll make a move. And got it to Gobert! And the Lakers have got the lead. DiVincenzo sets, aims, fires, no. Gobert parachutes in, uncovered, untouched, and jackhammers it in. It’s Randle. Reeves will defend. Randle inside, off balance, got it! Big shot by Julius Randle. Doncic wheels and fires a pass, LeBron 3-0. It’s a two-point game with three minutes to go. Randle will spin in and get it to go on a drive.
And Randle has caught fire with eight points in the fourth and 20 for the game. Donchichamu got the screen. The collision into the end zone. Another rebound by Gobert. Conley ahead. Edwards with float and get two more. And the lead is up to six. Hachimura with a three. Got it. And Rui single-handedly keeping The Lakers within striking distance.
Edwards 5 of 19. Cuts. Flies. Feed. Conley free. Big hit. They had missed 18 in a row until that hit by Mike Conley. Off to Vincent. Here’s a three. No good. Rebound Gobert. Lakers have grown cold. Half minute to go. Down by six. The lead is eight. Laker timeout. 38 seconds to go. It’s James. And he’s in for two. And it’s a six-point game. The Minnesota Timberwolves have beaten the Lakers four games to one, and now they await the winner of the Houston and Golden State Series.
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