Laker's bankruptcy: Minnesota stops Los Angeles before the play-off semi-final!

Laker's bankruptcy: Minnesota stops Los Angeles before the play-off semi-final!

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an early defeat in the NBA play-offs and left the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In an exciting game that was played as "Best of Seven", the Timberwolves won 103: 96 and won the series 4-1. Luka Doncic was an outstanding player of the Lakers and scored 28 points and 9 assists. LeBron James was also able to contribute to the performance of his team with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The performance of Rui Hachimura, who was the only other Lakers player with 23 points, was particularly remarkable. On the opposing side, Rudy Gobert shone, who showed an impressive performance with 27 points and 24 rebounds. Gobert achieved 25 points and 20 rebounds with a hit rate of 80 percent as the fourth player in the knockout round minimum. These statistics were crucial for the success of the Timberwolves.

The situation of the Golden State Warriors

Not only the Lakers had to face the disappointment. The Golden State Warriors also lost in the play-off duel against the Houston Rockets with 116: 131. Steph Curry only scored 13 points for the Warriors. Despite this defeat, the Warriors still have hope because they need two more games to get the needed victory to move into the next round. Your next game will take place in the Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday night.

Current NBA-Play-off results

The results of Wednesday show the sometimes dramatic twists in the play-offs:

For further information on the NBA-Play-offs, the current game days can be read on kicker.de . The Lakers are now facing an important phase in which they have to rethink their strategy, while the Warriors will do everything they can to claim their place in competition.