(Photo : Harry How / Staff) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball between Taurean Prince #12 and Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves as Anthony Davis #3 follows throughout a 108-102 Los Angeles Lakers win in a play-in match sport at Crypto.com Arena on April 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
In Tuesday’s play-in, the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh seed within the Western Conference by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-102 in an thrilling extra time showdown.
Despite trailing by a major margin within the second half, the Lakers staged a powerful comeback to power the sport into extra time. In the dying seconds of regulation time, Dennis Schroder sank a clutch three-pointer to present the Lakers the lead, just for Anthony Davis to commit a foul on Mike Conley, who hit all three free throws to tie the sport and power extra time. Fortunately, the Lakers managed to come out on prime within the further interval, rendering the foul irrelevant.
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James Blamed Davis in Jest
LeBron James was in prime kind, main the Lakers with 30 factors, 6 assists, and 10 rebounds. He additionally made a steal and two blocks on the defensive finish.
In a post-game interview with Allie LaForce of the NBA on TNT, James made a playful jab at Davis, jokingly blaming him for messing up the potential game-winner. Davis took the joke in good spirits and apologized for his mistake.
AD says he tousled Dennis Schroder’s game-winner. 😂😂
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 12, 2023
James stated in jest, “It’s unfortunate that A.D. had a brain fart and messed his game-winner up.” Davis then entered and stated, “I messed his game-winner up. I apologize, I definitely apologize.” That banter between James and Davis rapidly went viral on Twitter.
With this win, the Lakers will now transfer on to face the Memphis Grizzlies, led by rising star Ja Morant, within the first spherical of the NBA Playoffs. Game 1 of the collection will happen in Memphis on Sunday afternoon. James, who has received 4 NBA championships, is in his twentieth season within the league and his fifth with the Lakers.
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