The Lakers say they need to match the physicalty of the Timberwolves in Game 2 of their playoff series after a 117-95 loss in the opener.

The Wolves have the bodies to place in the path of LeBron, Luka and Austin Reaves, the Lakers’ three creators. James went scoreless in the first quarter and finished with a rather tame 19 points, ...

When Luka Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter of his playoff debut with his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers' ...

Luka Doncic led the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring with 37 points in Game 1 of their NBA playoffs series against the Minnesota ...

The Los Angeles Lakers opened their first-round playoff series at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night but failed to deliver in front of the home crowd, falling 117-95 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in ...

Live updates and highlights from Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Lakers and Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 in Game 1 despite Luka Doncic's 37-point performance.

Anthony Edwards was not at all surprised when the Minnesota Timberwolves showed enough talent and togetherness to turn Luka ...

An early Luka Doncic surge briefly masks Minnesota's dominance, with the frustrated Lakers falling 117-95 to the physical Timberwolves in Game 1 on Saturday.

The Timberwolves made a franchise playoff-record 21 3-pointers in a 117-95 Game 1 rout of the Lakers in Los Angeles on ...

LOS ANGELES -- Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves ...