Los Angeles Lakers fell to the defeat of 117-95 by Minnesota Timberolves in the opening match of the first conference in the American Professional League.
Jaden McDaniels Top scored with 25 points in the sixth seed Timberwolves, which was the only team to win the opening matches of the seven -season series.
Naz Reed scored 23 points from the bench, while Anthony Edwards added 22 points, eight rebounds and nine decisive passes for Minnesota, which led 27 points in one stage.
Lakers Liberation star James, who is chasing the fifth title in the 22nd season of the American Professional League, failed to score in the opening quarter of the third seeds but won 19 points.
Luka Doncic, in his first season after the season with Lakers after arriving from Dallas Maversks in a high -level trade in February, and the top of the first degree in 37.
Lakers coach Ji Redk said his team was “mentally ready”, but he failed to match Minnesota.
“I thought our soul was correct,” he said. “I thought even when they operated our gatherings, it was great, the communication was great.
“But when they started playing with a lot of payment and physical, we did not respond to that immediately.”
