The Lakers had no answer for 23-year-old rising superstar Anthony Edwards, who collected 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 35 minutes of work. He could have had a lot more. His teammates had a ton of open looks, too, and knocked them down, combining to shoot 17-of-33 from deep (51.5 3P%).

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In the night’s finale, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to a heavy defeat in front of their home fans, losing 117-95 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference best-of-seven series.