In the NBA regular season, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves. Although the Lakers did not start a crash at the beginning, the crash came after all! In the middle and second quarter of the first quarter, Lakers fans watched the team pull away to more than 20 points. At the end of the half, the Lakers fell behind 46-67. Lakers fans, it's really too hard.
In the past two games against the Suns and Raptors, the Lakers have routed in the first quarter. Facing the Suns, after the opening 8-2, it was played 33-8 by the opponent and directly collapsed. Facing the Raptors, the Lakers opened 2-21 and surrendered directly. This time against the recent hot State of the Timberwolves, the Lakers obviously have no chance of winning. But for the Lakers, avoiding the collapse of the first quarter is their most important task.
As a result, the Lakers did play more positively in the start, especially the defensive end put a lot of pressure on the opponent. But as the game progressed, the Lakers habitually laxed. A 10-of-1 three-pointer in a single quarter made it difficult for the Lakers to score points. The Timberwolves, led by Beverley and Towns, widened the gap again. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 14 points 17-31.
In the second section, the Lakers still did not change. The Timberwolves, for their part, quickly widened the point differential to more than 20 points. The Lakers woke up like a dream, and finally made a breakthrough on the offensive end. But by the end of the second quarter, the Timberwolves' show, Edwards, exploded. He scored 20 points on 5-of-5 three-pointers in a single quarter! Under his leadership, the Timberwolves re-opened the gap to more than 20 points. At halftime, the Lakers trailed 46-67.
In the half, the Lakers made 2-of-21 three-pointers, James had 8 points and 3 boards, Andy 7 points and 3 assists, but veteran Anthony scored 13 points. For the Timberwolves, Edwards had 24 points, Towns 12 and Beverly 11. Obviously, the Probability of the Lakers winning this game is very low, and it has approached zero. Lakers fans, when will they be able to survive?