1-4! James is eliminated 22+7+6, Gobert punishes the Lakers 27+24

On May 1, the Lakers and the Timberwolves played the fifth match in the series. The two sides fought 3-1 in the first four games, and the Lakers were facing the situation of eliminating if they lost. This time, at home, whether Dong Zhan can lead the team to resist the strong enemy, so as to avoid being swept by the opponent's gentleman, let's wait and see. The following is the list of starters from both sides in this game. On the Lakers' side: Doncic + James + Reeves + Hachimura Shizuki + Smith; On the Timberwolves: Edwards + Gobert + McDaniels + Randle + Conley.

The first quarter, the Timberwolves started with a 6-0 start, Doncic made a foul and made two free throws to break the team's scoring drought, Reeves made a breakthrough and landed a 2+1 under the basket, Doncic made a killing and one of two free throws, McDaniels made a breakthrough and dunk, Gobert made a strong attack at the basket and made one of two free throws, Hachimura made a tip-in, the Timberwolves made three consecutive three-pointers to widen the gap to double digits, Smith Skilled the bleeding in time after taking the hit, Edwards broke through and made a layup, Reeves made a knife from the outside of the three-point line, Walker was fouled in a layup, and both free throws were made by a foul. James made one of two free throws, Reed made a hook shot, Gobert dunked with both hands at the basket, James made a layup, Kleber made a foul, Gobert made two free throws, Gobert made a strong attack at the basket, Doncic made three free throws, and the first quarter ended, and the Lakers were 9 points behind 22-31.

First quarter, James and Reeves made consecutive layups to chase points, Divincenzo made a foul and made one of two free throws, James counterattacked and made a layup, Gobert dunked with both hands at the basket, Van Debiao made two free throws, Edwards made a breakthrough layup, Hachimura made an open three-pointer, Edwards broke through and broke through and responded immediately, Conley made a three-pointer in the bottom corner In the interim, Hachimura returned with a three-pointer, Walker continued to firepower from outside the three-point line, Smith made a backhand layup, Doncic made a step-down jump shot, Divincenzo made a knife from outside the three-point line, Edwards made a foul and made both free throws, Doncic made a step-down jump shot, Gobert received an all-dunk, Edwards made a breakthrough and made another killing and free throw, 2 minutes and 44 seconds, the score between the two sides was 53-43, and the Timberwolves called a timeout. After the timeout, James made a breakthrough and dunk, Gobert made a dunk at the basket, Reeves made a breakthrough layup, Doncic made a foul with a layup, Divincenzo made a breakthrough and made a layup, Walker made a counterattack and made a layup, and he made a layup. At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves 10 points 49-59.

The third quarter, James scored 4 points in a row and was close to the gap. McDaniels made both free throws by a foul. Gobert made a strong attack at the basket and made one of two free throws. Doncic and Hachimura made consecutive hits from outside the three-point line. Gobert cut and dunked into the gap. James made a hit from the basket with a color. 7 minutes and 22 seconds, with the score between the two sides 66-61. The Lakers requested a timeout. After the timeout, Edwards broke through and hit a hook, Doncic responded by breaking through and throwing, Conley made a foul and made two free throws, Haemura scored twice outside the three-point line, Gobert made a make-up dunk, Doncic made a breakthrough layup, Edwards made a breakthrough and made a foul and made one of two free throws, Doncic made a foul and made both free throws, Randall made a breakthrough and layup, Doncic made an open three-pointer, Randall made a backward shot, Haemura scored a dunk, Smith's three-point line took the knife from outside, 2 minutes and 38 seconds, and the Lakers completed the overtake 78-77. Doncic was fouled and made one of two free throws. Gobert made an empty cut and dunk at the basket. James made one of two free throws. Gobert made a tip-in at the basket. After the three quarters, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves 80-81 by one point.

In the fourth quarter, Reed made a foul on a shot and made one of two free throws, Hachimura made a breakthrough layup, Randle made a backward jump shot, Reeves made a three-pointer, Randle made a breakthrough and made two free throws, Gobert made a foul on a second tip-in, Doncic made a foul on a two free throw, Doncic made a foul on a high-difficulty shot, Daniels made both free throws, Gobert made two free throws, Gobert made two free throws, Gobert made a second offensive dunk, 5 minutes and 36 seconds, the Timberwolves led 91-88, and the Lakers requested a timeout. After the timeout, both sides made a slap in two minutes. Randall broke through and threw the deadlock. James made a three-pointer in the corner, 3 minutes and 01 seconds. The score between the two sides was 91-93. The Timberwolves called out a timeout. After the timeout, Randall and Edwards made consecutive layups, Hachimura scored key three-pointers to stop bleeding, Conley made a three-pointer in the corner, the Lakers missed consecutive shots and were forced to use foul tactics, Randall made both free throws at the line, and 38 seconds before the final game, the Timberwolves led 102-94, and the overall situation of the game was decided. As the game time passed, the Lakers finally lost to the Timberwolves 96-103, and the total score of the series was eliminated 1-4.

Let's take a look at the data performance of the main players of both sides in this game:

Timberwolves: Gobert 27 points, 24 rebounds (9 frontcourt boards) and 2 blocks, Randle 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Edwards 15 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 interruptions, Conley 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, McDaniels 8 points, 3 rebounds, Walker 10 points, 3 assists, and Divincenzo 9 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 interruptions.

Lakers: Doncic scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Hachimura scored 23 points and 4 rebounds, James scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 interrupts, Reeves scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Lakers made a big splash in this game, directly allowing Finney Smith to replace Hayes as the starter, playing the five death smalls, and James topped the center position. Although this lineup can improve the team's outside defense efficiency, it suffered heavy rebounding losses. The Timberwolves grabbed 54 rebounds in the game, including 18 offensive rebounds. The Lakers' two figures are 37 and 8, both of which are as many as double digits. Gobert's performance of 27 points + 24 rebounds in the game completely became a defensive nightmare that the Lakers could not solve, and James spent a lot of energy on it, which seriously affected his offensive efficiency. At this point, the Lakers have become the first team to be defeated by the following team in this round of the series. In the offseason, the Lakers still have to focus on signing targets at the center.