The Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 3 of their first-round playoff series versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday because they were outscored 13-1 down the stretch after the score was tied at 103 with just over four minutes left. Once again, they had a golden opportunity to win a contest that was up for grabs on Sunday.
They established multiple leads in Game 4, which included a 72-61 lead after they scored the first 14 points of the third quarter. The Lakers were still ahead 94-84 going into the fourth quarter, but then Anthony Edwards started doing his best imitation of the late great Kobe Bryant, and that lead gradually disappeared.