By HoopsHype | April 26, 2025
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Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Redick noted that Doncic had been vomiting all day. Doncic tried to push through and finished with 17 points on 6 of 16 FG’s with 8 assists and 7 boards, but was clearly limited on both ends.
He had scored at least 30 in 6 of 7 previous playoff games vs. Minnesota. – 12:45 AM
JJ Redick said that Luka Doncic “hasn’t been feeling well for the last 24 hours.” He said Doncic was “vomiting all afternoon” and his sleep was impacted Thursday night heading into Game 3 on Friday. – 12:44 AM
JJ Redick when asked if he’d consider playing small-ball full-time:”We’ll look at everything…but still believe in Jaxson [Hayes].” – 12:43 AM
JJ Redick said LeBron James is “clearly moving better.” Mentioned that the injury LeBron had is typically a 1-2 week injury, and that tonight marks two weeks since he suffered the injury in the game vs. Houston. – 12:42 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Redick gave MIN credit for contributing to LA’s 19 TO’s with their athleticism and length, but also cited some unforced errors that were crucial.
“On the road, with this crowd, the turnovers (leading to points) … us not being able to deflate the energy in the crowd is big.” – 12:41 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price “He’s really under the weather.” – JJ Redick said of Luka Doncic.
Mentioned he was vomiting earlier in the afternoon. – 12:39 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Final: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104. LAL falls to 2-1 in the series. LeBron James: 38p/10r/4a. Austin Reaves: 20p/7r/4a. Luka Doncic: 17p(6-16)/8a/7r/ Anthony Edwards (29p/8a/8r) scored or assisted on MIN’s final 13 points.
Next up: Sunday afternoon for Game 4. – 12:30 AM
Ant knocked off Durant and Jokic last year. He’s two wins away from adding LeBron and Luka to the list this year. Not many 24-year-olds in NBA history with a resume like that. – 12:30 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS That’s a really, really hard loss to come back for as the Lakers. You play Game 4 in 39 hours. We don’t know how Luka will feel. We don’t know how LeBron will handle the limited rest.
The turnovers. The missed free throws. The inadvertent whistles. Just a brutal beat. – 12:27 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Luka’s finding a second wind here, scoring four straight with 2 FT’s and then a leaner over Gobert to tie the game at 103 with 4:37 to play.
Time out, Minnesota. – 12:06 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price End of 3Q: Timberwolves 86, Lakers 84.
MIN scored 11 of its 32 3Q points off LAL’s six TOVs. LAL staying in it behind great shooting: 14-29 on 3s for the game and 5-8 in the 3Q. LeBron James: 27p/7r/3a. Austin Reaves: 19p/6r/3a/3tovs. Luka Doncic: 13p(5-14)/8a/5r/5tovs. – 11:48 PM
The Wolves flipped a 4-point halftime deficit into a 7-point lead late in the 3rd, but LA got two more triples late in the 3rd (DFS and Doncic) to draw back within 2 points going into the final 12 minutes. – 11:48 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter With Doncic sick, a 15-6 turnover margin in Minnesota’s favor and 6 missed FT’s, the Lakers are still down by just 2.
A good 3-point shooting night (12 for 26, 46.2%) is helping them stay attached. – 11:39 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten Rudy Gobert at shootaround this morning about being on an island defensively against Luka Doncic: “I live for those moments.”
He just got the better of Doncic in a huge sequence here late in the 3rd Q, poking the ball away from Luka on the perimeter and igniting a MIN fastbreak. – 11:37 PM
Doncic just returned to the bench. – 11:19 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Halftime: Lakers 58, Timberwolves 54.
Luka Doncic (8 points on 3-9 shooting, 5 assists), who struggled for most of the game, knocked down a big 3 before the 2Q ended to give LAL a 4-point lead going into the 3Q. – 11:06 PM
The Lakers are up 58-54 at the half. LeBron 22p on 9-of-12 6r 2a; AR 14p on 5-of-11 (4-of-8 from 3) 4r; Luka 8p on 3-of-9 5a 2r. MIN: McDaniels 14p on 7-of-13; Randle 14p 3a; Edwards 12p on 5-of-15 3r 3a – 11:06 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers Me (as Luka dribbles the shit out of the Lakers’ final possession of the half): Luka, give up the ball!!! Me (as Luka then drains a three): LUKA, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!!!
AK – 11:05 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Doncic with the three over Ant to end the second, and the Lakers have to be feeling good with where they’re at. Grounded the Wolves offense for most of the 2nd, and Luka hasn’t gotten going yet. They’re shooting 53%. Wolves can’t hit a three. 1-for-9 that quarter. – 11:04 PM
Luka’s down, LeBron and Austin are lifting him up. One of the advantages of having three great shot-creators is that you can usually get by with two if the third one is having an off-night. – 11:04 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Doncic, struggling with the stomach issue all half, managed to get a step-back 3 to fall with 5.8 seconds left in the half, putting LA up 58-54.
Lakers outscored Minnesota 32-22 in the 2nd Q after the Wolves were +6 in the 1st Q. – 11:03 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine Wolves are 0-for-7 this quarter from 3-point range and are down 3. That’s the glass half full take for them — can’t shoot any worse.
Glass half full take for the Lakers — Doncic only 2-for-8 and they’re winning. – 10:56 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter With Luka (5 points on 2 of 7 FG’s and 5 assists) under the weather, LeBron has ramped up his scoring in a big way, already up to 20 points on 8 of 10 FG’s, after drilling a side-step 3.
LA lead 46-41 after 1 of 2 Doncic FT’s. – 10:45 PM
LeBron James is giving LAL a scoring lift early, with Luka Doncic under the weather. James has 16 pts on 7-for-9 shooting and there’s still 6:45 remaining in the 2nd Q. He averaged 20 pts in Games 1 and 2. – 10:38 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Welcome to the series, Austin Reaves.
If the Lakers are gonna win this thing, he’s gotta keep making shots and taking advantages of the mismatches playing with Luka and Bron create. – 10:32 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Minnesota responded to a 5-0 LA run with a 5-0 burst of their own, but DFS was able to put back a Doncic miss ahead of the 1st Q conclusion to make it 32-26.
Wolves were 5 of 6 at the FT line, while LA didn’t get to the charity stripe. – 10:27 PM
The Wolves lead 32-26 after an intense 1st Q. LAL’s six turnovers led to nine MIN pts. Wolves are punishing the Lakers in the paint (18-10). LeBron and AR have 6 pts apiece; Luka has 2 pts on 1-of-6 (0-of-3 from 3) with 5 ast. – 10:26 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine Wolves offense looking more like the Game 1 version than the Game 2 version, and they have a 27-19 lead. Wolves 11-17 to open the night. Edwards with 5 points, 3 assists.
Doncic has only 2 points, but 5 assists. LeBron came out more aggressive offensively (6 points). – 10:16 PM
Luka Doncic has been dealing with an upset stomach today, lasting up through pregame. Low energy, but he wanted to compete, and has 2 points and 5 assists in 8 minutes thus far. – 10:13 PM
Luka Doncic has been dealing with an upset stomach today, lasting up through pregame. Low energy, but he wanted to compete, and has 2 points and 4 assists in 7 minutes thus far. – 10:12 PM
JJ Redick on what he relishes about road playoff games: “Just the feeling you get of people hating you and yelling at you and getting the opportunity to silence them, but also kind of ruin their day. They pay all that money, they wore their T-shirt, grabbed their towel …” – 8:15 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter JJ Redick on dealing with hostile road crowds in the playoffs:
“The opportunity to silence them and ruin their day … the feeling you get on the road in the playoffs when you win a game … there’s something awesome about it.” – 8:08 PM
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