Columnist Dylan Hernández writes the Lakers know they have no room for error during the playoffs after trading away Anthony Davis, their rim protector.

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped a critical road contest to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night as the T'Wolves took a 2-1 series lead with a 116-104 win at the Target Center.

Something strange happened early in the fourth quarter of Friday's Game 3 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. With around eight-and-a-half minutes to play in the final frame, Rui Hachimura lost the ball.

Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic while sparking the Timberwolves in a 116-104 victory over the Los Angeles L

It was tied 103-103 with 4:37 left in Game 3, but the Lakers had two of the best clutch players the league has ever seen on the floor in LeBron James and Luka Doncic. The Timberwolves had Anthony Edwards,

Anthony Edwards went toe-to-toe against James in this one, and the Timberwolves superstar got 100% real about what it was like battling the four-time NBA champion. "He was incredible," Edwards told reporters after the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers tried to wrestle home-court advantage back from the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 on Friday night, but they fell short in the end as the Wolves used a huge late run to get a 116-104 win and take a 2-1 series lead.