Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points, Anthony Edwards 29, and Minnesota Timbervols scored a strong place for the 116–104 victory over Los Angeles with Los Angeles in Game 3 of their Western Conference Quarter Final Series on Friday night.
Julius Randle added 22 points to Minnesota, which took a 2–1 lead in the best seven series. Naz Reid and Donate Divincanzo came out of the bench for chip in 11 and 10 digits respectively.
Labron James scored 38 points on 13 -for -21 shooting and caught 10 rebels to lead Los Angeles. Austin Raves scored 20 points, thanks to five 3-pointers, and Luka Donic scored 17 points, but made only 6 out of 16 out of 16 and 2 out of 8 from 3-point range. Donicic also had five out of 19 turnover of Los Angeles, but contributed eight assistance and seven rebels.
Timberwells excluded Laks from 62–46 in the second half.
Donic turned to the rim and made a half-jumper for the score with 103-everyone. Los Angeles lagged behind 100–93, when Reid dropped the 3-pointer with the remaining 7:31.
Timberwells took back its lead for seven points in the next few minutes.
Edwards placed Minnesota back at the top 106–103, with 4:19 with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4:19. Reid made 109–103 with a 3-pointer from the left wing.
Reeves made one of two free throw to cut the deficit until 109–104, Edwards once again controlled. He moved against James and ended with a trimmed to increase the lead of Timberwells with 2:18 remaining.
Edwards set up the house crowd into hysterics when he was draped between his feet and returned to a long jump shot to make it 113–104 with 1:06.
Rui missed a 3-pointer at the opposite end for Hachimura, and McDaniels paired with a 3-pointer from the right corner in late surge and made it 116–104 with 39.1 seconds.
Timberwells led 86–84 at the end of the third quarter.
At the beginning of 8–0 in the third quarter, Minnesota allowed him to overtake Laks. Edwards and Randals hit a back-to-back 3-pointer to puncture the run, which ended when James scored Los Angeles on a street sting to pull Los Angeles within 67-65.
Edwards provided a highlight-reel play to give Timberwells a 76–72 lead with 4:39 in the third quarter. They fired the baseline and extended a jump donic for a sting.
Lakes led half to 58-54.
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