LOS ANGELES — Short of denying the Minnesota Timberwolves entry to Crypto.com Arena Tuesday night, how can the Los Angeles Lakers rebound from a Game 1 playoff beatdown?
The sixth-seeded Timberwolves throttled the third-seeded Lakers, 117-95, Saturday in the opening game of the best-of-7 first-round playoff series.
Group prayer couldn’t hurt before Game 2 on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. After all, Luka Doncic had 37 points in Game 1 and the Lakers had the services of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, and they still were no match for the Timberwolves.