MINNEAPOLIS: Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points, Anthony Edwards had 29, and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished strong for a 116-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Friday night in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julius Randle added 22 points for Minnesota, which took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo came off the bench to chip in 11 and 10 points, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LeBron James netted 38 points on 13-for-21 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Los Angeles. Austin Reaves scored 20 points, thanks largely to five 3-pointers, and Luka Doncic scored 17 points but made only 6 of 16 shots from the field and 2 of 8 from 3-point range. Doncic also had five of Los Angeles\u2019 19 turnovers but contributed eight assists and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves outscored the Lakers 62-46 in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doncic drove toward the rim and made a step-back jumper to even the score at 103-all with 4:37 to go. Los Angeles had trailed 100-93 after Reid knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves built their lead back to seven points in the next couple minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards put Minnesota back on top 106-103 with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4:19 to go. Reid followed with a 3-pointer from the left wing to make it 109-103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Reaves made one of two free throws to cut the deficit to 109-104, Edwards took control once again. He drove against James and finished with a layup to increase the Timberwolves\u2019 lead to 111-104 with 2:18 remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards then set the home crowd into hysterics when he dribbled between his legs and stepped back for a long jump shot to make it 113-104 with 1:06 left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rui Hachimura missed a 3-pointer on the opposite end for the Lakers, and McDaniels added to the late surge with a 3-pointer from the right corner to make it 116-104 with 39.1 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves led 86-84 at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An 8-0 run early in the third quarter allowed Minnesota to overtake the Lakers. Edwards and Randle hit back-to-back 3-pointers to punctuate the run, which ended when James scored on an alley-oop dunk to pull Los Angeles within 67-65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards provided a highlight-reel play to give the Timberwolves a 76-72 edge with 4:39 left in the third quarter. He drove the baseline and soared past a leaping Doncic for a dunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lakers led 58-54 at the half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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