04/12/2023
LeBron James & Anthony Davis led the Lakers in an overtime victory, in last night’s 7-8 Play-In tournament match over the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-102. LeBron led all scorers with 30 points & 10 boards, shooting 12-21 from the field & 3-6 from behind the arc. Anthony Davis contributed 24 points & 15 boards, as well as work on the defensive end with 2 steals & 3 blocks. Dennis Schroder had a good night with 21 points, shooting 3-4 from deep & a perfect 8-8 at the line.
Lakers out rebounded the Timberwolves (48-37), outscored them in the paint (52-36) & scored 30 points off turnovers to the Timberwolves 19. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 24 points, 15 boards & 3 blocks, Point Guard Mike Conley scored 23 points, shooting 6-8 from deep, with 3 steals. “Slo Mo” Kyle Anderson had a productive night with 12 points, 13 assists & added 4 steals & 4 blocks to the stat sheet.
Minnesota played the Lakers well despite not having fellow big man Rudy Gobert. The former 3-time defensive player of the year was suspended from last night’s game, due to throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson on the bench, in a team timeout. Gobert should be available for the Timberwolves match against the winner of the Pelicans-Thunder 9-10 Play-In matchup on Friday.
The Lakers move on to face the 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.