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Photo by David Berding/Getty Images LeBron James did all he could on Friday, but the Lakers fell in a crushing loss to the Wolves in Game 3 on Friday. Despite a monster LeBron James performance, the Lakers lost a brutal Game 3 on Friday, falling to the Wolves 116-104. LA played from behind for much of the night and relied heavily on LeBron to keep them alive, including … [Read more...] about Lakers fall to Wolves in Game 3 despite huge LeBron performance

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 116-104 Game 3 loss to the Wolves. Feeling like a team gave a game away at any point in the season is rough. But doing so in the playoffs feels like a complete gut punch. When JJ Redick came into the season, he spoke about creating margins for the team to win games on. Friday … [Read more...] about Player Grades: Lakers vs. Wolves

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images While he played in Game 3 against the Wolves, Luka Dončić did so while battling a stomach bug. The Lakers may be at near full strength in terms of availability, they are not at 100%. As reported by Lisa Salters, sideline reporter for ESPN, during Friday’s Game 3 against the Wolves, Luka Dončić dealt with a stomach … [Read more...] about Luka Dončić dealt with stomach bug during Game 3 vs. Wolves

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images A sick Luka Dončić, a bevy of errors and Jaden McDaniels’ omnipresence buried the Lakers in Game 3 against the Wolves. No loss ever feels good in the playoffs. Yet the Lakers’ 116-104 Game 3 defeat to the Wolves on Friday night felt extra excruciating. Minnesota expectantly came out roaring in front of their raucous home crowd. After jumping … [Read more...] about 3 takeaways from Lakers Game 3 loss to Wolves

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers have not yet fully cracked the code of the Timberwolves defense through two games. Here are three things they can do that can help them break through. Before the Lakers first round series against the Wolves started, head coach JJ Redick qualified how good their opponent would be by noting that Minnesota was one of … [Read more...] about 3 ways the Lakers can improve their offense against the Wolves