The LA Lakers' super tandem at the beginning was only enough for the first round of the playoffs - the great Minnesota ended the story of LeBron James and Luka Dončić at the start of the NBA playoffs.
Led by Rudy Gobert, who had a career-high 27 points and 24 rebounds in the playoffs, the Wolves won the fifth game (103:96) and advanced with a clean 4:1 score.
The job of the center from France was also made easier by the fact that JJ Redick had a shortened rotation and played with a smaller lineup from the start.
After the Lakers' elimination, the expected first question this time was whether the basketball world would continue to enjoy the games of LeBron James, who will turn 41 in December.
"I don't know. I don't have an answer... It's something I'm going to sit down and talk to my family and my supporters about, and we'll see what happens. I'm going to have to see for myself how much longer I want to play. Honestly, I don't know the answer to that right now. We'll see," said LeBron, who finished Game 22 with XNUMX points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Luka Dončić added 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, while the best players for the Wolves, along with Gobert, were Julius Randle with 23 points, Anthony Edwards with 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and Nickel Alexander-Walker with 10 points.
Minnesota's rival in the next round could have been known last night, but Houston didn't give up - the Rockets managed to win in the fifth game against Golden State (131:116) and reduce the series to 3:2.
Houston's most efficient player was Fred VanVleet with 26 points, Aimen Thompson added 25 points, six rebounds, five steals, three assists and three blocks, while Dillon Brooks scored 24 points.
Moses Moody was the best player for the Warriors with 25 points and nine rebounds - Kevin Knox added 14 points, and Steph Curry had 13 points and seven assists.
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