On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 116-113.
They have now fallen into a 1-3 hole in the series with Game 5 back in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Via Jovan Buha of The Athletic: “Game 4: Wolves 116, Lakers 113
The Lakers fall down 3-1. They were outscored 32-19 in the fourth as they collectively ran out of gas. The second-half starters played the entire half. Luka had 38. LeBron had 27/12/8. Rui had 23 points. AR had 17.
Up next: Game 5 on Wednesday.”
Luka Doncic put up 38 points, one rebound, two assists, one steal and one block while shooting 13/28 from the field in 46 minutes of playing time.
After the game, Doncic made a clear statement when he met with the media (h/t Spectrum SportsNet).
Doncic: “It’s definitely disappointing, but we haven’t lost nothing yet. It’s first to 4 wins and we just gotta still believe.”
Even more disappointing, the Lakers had a great shooting game, going 45.0% from the field and 40.4% from the three-point range.
However, they were outscored by 18 points in the paint.
