The Lakers will play the first round of the playoffs against the Grizzlies

LeBron James brought out his competitive soul and led the Los Angeles Lakers’ 15-point comeback against the Minnesota Timberwolves (108-102) with a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double on Tuesday and returned the ticket to the Los Angeles Lakers play -offs’ after last season’s failure.

After a season marked by ups and downs, the Lakers confirmed their upward trend and, despite suffering until the last minute in overtime, met the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs, in a series that began Sunday in Tennessee begins. .

James added six assists to his thirty points and ten rebounds. He made a great pass to German Dennis Schroeder, whose three-pointer could have sealed the game with 1.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter. But the Wolves forced overtime with three Mike Conley free kicks (23 total with six of eight on 3-pointers) on a naive error by Anthony Davis (24 points and 15 rebounds), before giving up.

With the Lakers’ entry, four California franchises will play the playoffs this year: Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, in addition to those in purple and gold.

Without French striker Rudy Gobert, who was suspended for one game by his team for punching teammate Kyle Anderson in the final game of the regular season, the Wolves came close to achieving the feat in Los Angeles, but an extremely negative end of the game took its toll. .

The 24 turnovers condemned the Wolves, despite Karl Anthony Towns’ 24 points, eleven rebounds, five assists and three blocks.

Anthony Edwards, the Wolves’ big leader this season, was overwhelmed by the pressure. He only scored seven points and committed a long series of errors that eventually doomed his team.

Source: El heraldo

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