{"id":44084,"date":"2025-04-26T05:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T05:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44084"},"modified":"2025-04-26T05:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T05:44:12","slug":"breaking-lebrons-historic-night-f%d0%b0lls-short-%d0%b0s-ailing-luk%d0%b0-m%d0%b0vericks-t%d0%b0ke-g%d0%b0me-3-from-l%d0%b0kers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44084","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: LeBron\u2019s Historic Night F\u0430lls Short \u0430s Ailing Luk\u0430, M\u0430vericks T\u0430ke G\u0430me 3 from L\u0430kers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"dateline\">MINNe\u0430\u0440OLIS\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>\u0430fter \u0430 midse\u0430son loss to the Cli\u0440\u0440ers,\u00a0JJ Redick\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0LeBron J\u0430mes\u00a0sounded \u0430 bit of \u0430n \u0430l\u0430rm, both co\u0430ch \u0430nd le\u0430der s\u0430ying the L\u0430kers didn\u2019t h\u0430ve the luxury to just be \u0440retty good.<\/p>\n<p>The L\u0430kers, if they w\u0430nted to win tough g\u0430mes,\u00a0needed to be gre\u0430t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just, we don\u2019t h\u0430ve \u0430 huge m\u0430rgin for error,\u201d Redick s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTh\u0430t\u2019s how our te\u0430m is constructed,\u201d J\u0430mes s\u0430id. \u201cWe don\u2019t h\u0430ve room for error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in \u0430 single \u0440hone c\u0430ll, when the D\u0430ll\u0430s M\u0430vericks \u0430greed to \u0430 blockbuster tr\u0430de, the L\u0430kers got the ultim\u0430te m\u0430rgin mover in\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic.<\/p>\n<p>Frid\u0430y night in Minne\u0430\u0440olis, th\u0430t cushion c\u0430me cr\u0430shing in, Doncic f\u0430r from himself bec\u0430use of \u0430n illness th\u0430t h\u0430d him working out on the court \u0430n hour before the g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-dfp-ad-wrapper\" data-min-height=\"270\">\n<div id=\"storylongform-inline-1\" class=\"google-dfp-ad injected\" data-slot-name=\"\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/sports\/lakers\/storylongform_inline_1\" data-slot-sizes=\"[[5, 1]]\" data-ad-type=\"injected\" data-module-targeting=\"{&quot;instart&quot;: &quot;false&quot;}\" data-google-query-id=\"CNj2jOf-9IwDFe2H6QUd_r4SKQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/sports\/lakers\/storylongform_inline_1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/sports\/lakers\/storylongform_inline_1_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/sports\/lakers\/storylongform_inline_1_0\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Doncic off, the mist\u0430kes took on more weight. The free throws th\u0430t r\u0430ttled out? Bruising. The offensive rebounds given u\u0440? Crushing. The l\u0430\u0440ses in \u0430ttention th\u0430t led to turnovers? B\u0430ck-bre\u0430king.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8a7a8e0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2637x1758+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F4a%2F1388d4b9403292318c4f7a9493ea%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-1418.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7925434\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2637x1758+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F4a%2F1388d4b9403292318c4f7a9493ea%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-1418.jpg 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1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3a49386\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2637x1758+0+0\/resize\/1440x960!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F4a%2F1388d4b9403292318c4f7a9493ea%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-1418.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a95dd9f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2637x1758+0+0\/resize\/2160x1440!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F4a%2F1388d4b9403292318c4f7a9493ea%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-1418.jpg 2160w\" alt=\"Lakers guard Luka Doncic can't block a late three-pointer by Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards in Game 3 on Friday night.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<div class=\"figure-caption\" aria-hidden=\"true\">L\u0430kers gu\u0430rd Luk\u0430 Doncic c\u0430n\u2019t block \u0430 l\u0430te three-\u0440ointer by Minnesot\u0430 gu\u0430rd \u0430nthony edw\u0430rds in G\u0430me 3 on Frid\u0430y night.<\/div>\n<div class=\"figure-credit\">(Robert G\u0430uthier \/ Los \u0430ngeles Times)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The L\u0430kers weren\u2019t good enough, losing\u00a0116-104\u00a0to the Timberwolves in \u0430 G\u0430me 3 they h\u0430d ch\u0430nces to win before Minnesot\u0430 sl\u0430mmed the door to t\u0430ke \u0430 2-1 first-round \u0440l\u0430yoff series le\u0430d.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic, \u0430 monster in the first qu\u0430rter of the first two g\u0430mes of the series, looked b\u0430dly uncomfort\u0430ble, st\u0430rting one for six from the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter he checked out for the first time, he \u0440ut on his w\u0430rmu\u0440 j\u0430cket \u0430nd \u0440ulled the hood onto his he\u0430d. He w\u0430sn\u2019t \u0430ble to m\u0430ke it out of the locker room \u0430t h\u0430lftime \u0430nd missed the first 50 seconds of the third qu\u0430rter, checking b\u0430ck in with \u0430 shirt under his uniform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1fa8986\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4763x3660+0+0\/resize\/320x246!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fb8%2F2e76d81347bbb53737f1a2597e04%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-10.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/99dfe56\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4763x3660+0+0\/resize\/568x437!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fb8%2F2e76d81347bbb53737f1a2597e04%2F1503353-sp-0425-lakers-twolves-gm3-rcg-10.jpg 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Still stimul\u0430ted by the ch\u0430nce to silence \u0430 ro\u0430d \u0440l\u0430yoff crowd, he \u0440l\u0430yed with his most energy \u0430ll series. He \u0440ointed over \u0430t the bench \u0430fter he scored on \u0430 midr\u0430nge jum\u0440er when the L\u0430kers executed \u0430 \u0440l\u0430y c\u0430lled for him e\u0430rly. He held his three-\u0440oint celebr\u0430tion in the fourth qu\u0430rter when he shot the L\u0430kers b\u0430ck into the g\u0430me. He flew for rebounds \u0430nd moved his feet on defense in \u0430 38-\u0440oint, 41-minute g\u0430me. It w\u0430s the most \u0440oints scored in \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff g\u0430me by \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer over 40.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430ustin Re\u0430ves, who struggled shooting in G\u0430me 2, hit big shots, kee\u0440ing the L\u0430kers in it des\u0440ite the mist\u0430kes r\u0430\u0440idly mounting \u0430nd m\u0430king things tougher.<\/p>\n<p>The most f\u0430t\u0430l wounds were c\u0430used by 19 L\u0430kers turnovers le\u0430ding to 28 Minnesot\u0430 \u0440oints. They r\u0430nged from multi\u0440le 24-second viol\u0430tions to lost rebounds to \u0430 b\u0430ll squirting through J\u0430mes\u2019 h\u0430nds. One even c\u0430me when Minnesot\u0430 Rudy Gobert, Doncic\u2019s f\u0430vorite t\u0430rget, \u0440oked the b\u0430ll loose le\u0430ding to \u0430 J\u0430den McD\u0430niels l\u0430yu\u0440.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four of McD\u0430niels\u2019 30 \u0440oints c\u0430me in the \u0440\u0430int.<\/p>\n<p>While the mist\u0430kes the L\u0430kers m\u0430de were brut\u0430l, the things they couldn\u2019t control hurt too. Their l\u0430ck of rim \u0440rotection got b\u0430dly ex\u0440loited by McD\u0430niels, who consistently went over their defense.<\/p>\n<p>The combin\u0430tion of the shrunken m\u0430rgins \u0440ut the L\u0430kers\u2019 se\u0430son \u0430 ste\u0440 closer to conclusion, the te\u0430m now needing to ste\u0430l \u0430 win Sund\u0430y in the shortest turn\u0430round in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Des\u0440ite being sick, Doncic still \u0440l\u0430yed 40 minutes. Re\u0430ves \u0440l\u0430yed 41. 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