The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed Game 2 from the Minnesota Timberwolves to even the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1. Now the scene shifts over to Minnesota for a pivotal Game 3, and the Lakers are going to really need a better effort if they want to win.

The Los Angeles Lakers' playoff run ended on Wednesday night with a 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert were too much as the Timberwolves won the series in five games,

The Los Angeles Lakers, hyped up by many as a potential dark-horse to make it deep into the playoffs, couldn’t even make it past Game 5 of their first-round matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.