Exit in shame! James becomes a joke! Doncic is injured, Gobert hits 27+24+2 to beat the Lakers

The Lakers and the Timberwolves returned to Los Angeles in Game 5. The Lakers start: Hachimura Shizuo, James, Finney Smith, Reeves, Doncic; the Timberwolves start: McDaniels, Randle, Gobert, Edwards, Conley!

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Timberwolves took the lead and had a 6-0 climax. Doncic made a foul and free throw to break the deadlock. But Randall played 2+1 again, and Gobert made Doncic a foul and free throw. Hachimura stepped forward and scored consecutively, but the Timberwolves made three-pointers from the outside, and scored three consecutive games and led by double digits 21-9. Doncic assisted Smith to stop the bleeding, Huazi broke through and scored, Reed faced the bloody front, and Reeves made a three-pointer into the Timberwolves shouted to stop. After the timeout, both sides stood on the free throw line, and Gobert held the ball with one post at the basket and scored consecutively. Doncic made Randle a three-pointer and fouled three free throws to stop the bleeding. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 9 points 22-31.

In the second quarter, both sides rotated the lineup, James came up and broke through and dunk first, and then stole Reed's long pass to Reeves counterattacked and layup. After the Timberwolves made one of two free throws, James scored another 2+1. Gobert made up the dunk at the basket to stop the bleeding. After Huazi made a breakthrough and made a layup, Hachimura made a three-pointer and only 2 points away. At the critical moment, Huazi 2+0 and then Conley made a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and the Timberwolves led again to 7 points. Hachimura still has three-pointers at the bottom corner, and the two sides scored three-pointers in a row. The Lakers were suspended after 44-37. After the timeout, the Lakers chased 4 points in a row. Huazi passed the ball and Diwen made a three-pointer, and then he made two free throws. James made a pass and made a mistake in sending Hua Zi, and the Timberwolves led by 10 points. James dunked again, Doncic was fouled and made two free throws, and then replaced. At the end of the first half, the Lakers were 10 points behind 49-59.

The second half changed sides and then fought again. The Lakers scored 4 points in a row in the third quarter. McDan made a foul and made two free throws. The Timberwolves competed for cricket. Huazi got the ball and shouted a timeout. After returning from the timeout, Doncic and Hachimura scored three-pointers in a row, and James also scored 2+0. The Timberwolves' side, McDan and Gobert scored continuously to stabilize the situation. Doncic made a three-pointer foul on Randle, and the Lakers successfully challenged. Then the referee began to blow the whistle wildly and gave free throws to both sides. Doncic made two free throws and the Lakers chased after only 3 points. Randall made a strong blow at the basket to stop the bleeding, Doncic made a three-pointer, and Randall responded with another difficult response. But the Lakers completely took the lead, and Smith made a three-pointer to overtake. Gobert dunked to stop the bleeding after taking the cake, but the referee was still trying to help the Lakers. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by 1 point 81-80.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Reeves made a free throw for a foul on Reed, James assisted Hachimura to score at the basket, Conley defended Reeves, Walker was hit in the face, and the referee went to watch the replay and gave a normal foul. Both sides walked their own steps, Randall made a back-to-back shot from James, and the Timberwolves failed to challenge him to leave bounds. Randall and Gobert made consecutive free throws, and the Timberwolves took the lead again. Doncic scored in a difficult situation against McDan. McDan made two free throws, and Gobert scored another makeover and stopped the Lakers. Back at the game, Randle scored again at the basket, Hachimura scored a three-pointer, but Conley made a three-pointer in the corner and led by 6 points. The Lakers missed in a row, and Randle made two free throws to kill the game.

In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 103-96 away. The series scored 4-1, the gentleman swept the opponent and advanced to the second round. Let’s take a look at the specific performance of the players!

Shame is eliminated! James became a joke

After being eliminated by the Timberwolves 4-1 today, James was once again nailed to the pillar of shame. After Doncic's trade came, the championship slogan was shouted again. As a result, he was swept by 1-4 gentlemen in the first round for two consecutive years, completely becoming a joke.

In the first half, James made 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, with 3 turnovers, plus or negative value -12.

Jackson scored 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the third quarter, helping the team narrow the gap to 1 point. In the fourth quarter, he collided with Divine and fell to the ground but the firepower still came back to fight. But it was useless, and at the end of the moment, he angrily scored two points of iron blood.

In the whole game, James played for 40 minutes, made 9 of 21 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Doncic was injured

Doncic had no feel in the first quarter, and he found a little offensive feeling in the second quarter, but he was injured by Gobert and returned to the locker room with a back injury. In the first half, he made 2 of 7 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

Doncic came back with an injury and continued to play. In the third quarter, he broke out completely, made three-pointers from the outside, and frequently stood on the free throw line. Doncic scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, which once led the Lakers to take the lead.

In the whole game, Doncic played 40 minutes, made 7 of 18 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 12 of 15 free throws, and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Reeves smacked the iron

Today, Reeves felt cold and was smacked the iron crazily. In the first half, he made 4 of 9 shots, scored 9 points with 1 of 6 three-pointers, made 4 mistakes and 2 fouls.

He still made 0 of 3 points from the outside in the third quarter, and he couldn't get a single point in the single quarter. He finally hit a three-pointer in the fourth quarter.

Edwards is a 3-pointer in the league this season, Hua Zi's three-pointer today is very poor. In the first half, he made 3 of 8 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

Huazi's three-pointer from the outside was still not accurate in the third quarter, but the breakthrough was very firm. Unfortunately, there was no whistle and he only scored 3 points in a single quarter.

In this game, Edwards played for 43 minutes, made 5 of 19 shots, 0 of 11 three-pointers, 5 of 8 free throws, and contributed 15 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

Gobert 27+24+2 beat the Lakers

Timberwolves are not accurate on the outside today, but Gobert is in the inside and attacking the Lakers. In the first half, he played as he pleased against the Lakers' lineup, made 7 of 10 shots, scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block, with a plus-minus value +12.

In the second half, Gobert ate all kinds of cakes or make up for dunks at the basket, and the Lakers had no choice but to take him. In this game, he played in 39 minutes, made 12 of 15 shots, made 3 of 6 free throws, scored 27 points, 24 rebounds and 2 blocks.