The Minnesota Timberwolves made a statement in Game 1, blowing out the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 and knocking down a playoff franchise record 21 three-pointers.
Minnesota took control of the game in the second quarter and never let go. Jaden McDaniels led the team with 25 points, while Naz Reid and Anthony Edwards added 22 each.
Luka Doncic scored 37 points, but LeBron James and Austin Reaves had quiet performances with 19 and 16 points, respectively.
See the reactions from social media below:
Anthony Edwards drops 22 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL as the Timberwolves get the 117-95 WIN over the Lakers and TAKE GAME 1 IN LA 😤 pic.twitter.com/Lzt7wKSUeP
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) April 20, 2025
Is Lakers twitter not working tonight?! Been real quiet the last few hours 😆
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) April 20, 2025
Coach JJ Redick did a great job all season but he didn’t do a good job for Game 1. The Lakers stood around on offense, played too much one-on-one basketball, and he didn’t make any necessary adjustments.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 20, 2025
Someone just text me with this message to send DIRECTLY to @ShannonSharpe: Triple-A….NWA…..I Don’t Care what Shannon has to say = Lakers AIN’T winning in 5😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) April 20, 2025
Danger for the Lakers is if all you can do is play small they know what to expect on both ends. Great work from the Wolves.
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) April 20, 2025
Lakers got belt to ass today.
And it’s pretty simple.
If LeBron and AR are going to be this…it’s a quick series for the wolves
— Ry (@JustRyCole) April 20, 2025
Minnesota isn’t gonna shoot lights out from deep all series, but 90 points just isn’t gonna cut it from the Lakers on the other end.
— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) April 20, 2025
Ant 9 assists
Luka & Bron 4 assists
All assists came off drives not double teams.
— 🏆LakersGuru🏆 (@GuruLakers) April 20, 2025
thinking about the reaction on here when the lakers lost game 1 to the rockets in the bubble in 2020
— claire de lune (@ClaireMPLS) April 20, 2025
No “JJ Redick saved my life” tweets on the TL? No comparing the Lakers record to previous years under Ham?
We took a worse roster to a WCF btw pic.twitter.com/AEC0sdubLm
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) April 20, 2025
Lakers crowd was louder during the bubble.
— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) April 20, 2025
I swear to god you’re so lucky Paul Heyman gave us an all time performance, have some shame and win game 2 @Lakers
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 20, 2025
Ima just act like the first Lakers game on Tuesday
— Mark Phillips (@SupremeDreams_1) April 20, 2025
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