Game 5 will be judgment day in a way for the Los Angeles Lakers. They trail the Minnesota Timberwolves three games to one in their first-round playoff series, and they blew two golden opportunities to, at the very least, make this series competitive by falling apart in the final minutes of Game 3 and Game 4.
That means their season could come to an abrupt and stunning end in Game 5 on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. Few likely imagined that type of outcome as recently as a couple of weeks ago when many felt the Lakers were legitimate championship contenders.