Lakers 111, Wolves 102: The Brent Barnaky Show

The Start — Anemic Opening

The Minnesota Timberwolves had been in Los Angeles for almost 72 hours, arriving to California the night they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in an overtime thriller. Head Coach Chris Finch appeared in an in-studio interview with Fox Sports Colin Cowherd. Nickeil Alexander-Walker got an exclusive interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews.

They all soaked in the warm 80 degree weather while basking in the glory of their feat.

Perhaps that time would’ve been better spent hammering home their defensive gameplan against the Lakers. Right from the jump, Los Angeles offense picked apart Minnesota. In transition, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and LeBron James kept looking for…