The Lakers lost by 22 points! Reaves' plus/minus of -25 became a loophole, and Doncic couldn't move with 37+8 in the air

The NBA playoffs continued, and today the Lakers and the Timberwolves played the first game of the series, and in the end, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 95-117 at home, losing by 22 points at home. In this game, the Timberwolves broke the Lakers' home court.

Doncic was outstanding today and was the Lakers' best player of the game. He finished the game with 37 points and eight rebounds on 12-of-22 shooting. James and Reaves had a mediocre game, with Reaves scoring 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting today. The plus/minus on the field is -25. James scored 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting from beyond the three-point line, while Timberwolves' Edwards chipped in 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, and McDaniels chipped in a team-high 25 points and nine rebounds. Reed, who came off the bench, hit six three-pointers to score 23 points, and the Timberwolves hit a total of 21 three-pointers for a 50 percent three-point shooting percentage.

In this game, we can clearly feel that the Lakers don't seem to have any way to deal with the Timberwolves. Although before this series did not start, almost everyone was optimistic that the Lakers could beat the Timberwolves to advance. But judging by the look of today's game, it seems that the two teams are not at the same level. The Lakers seem to have to rely on Doncic alone to support themselves, and Reaves' play today is extremely abnormal. After the playoffs, it was difficult for Reeves to get too many whistles in the playoffs because the referees relaxed the scale of blowing penalties. And Reaves looks like it's going to be tough on the court without the free throws.

What's more, Reeves made a lot of mistakes on the defensive end today, and the opponent kept attacking him for this. So once Reeves can't play on the offensive end, then his role on the court is negative. Including the commentators also believe that Reaves does not seem to have adjusted to the intensity of the playoffs. Hopefully, he'll be able to adjust himself next, and first of all, he won't be afraid of the defensive intensity of the playoffs.

Today was obviously a frustrating game for Doncic, because Doncic's overall performance today was very good, and he was able to score well regardless of the opponent's defensive strategy. But the Lakers have no other point to step up to help him, and it looks like Doncic has become a loner after joining the Lakers, and this team has no good interior line. Even from our point of view, Doncic's current Lakers team is not as good as the Mavericks last season. At least last season, the Mavericks had an interior that allowed Doncic to send open picks, and the current Lakers team is playing very hollow.