LeBron James knows that the Los Angeles Lakers have their backs against the wall in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. The Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Friday's Game 3, falling 116-104 as the Timberwolves took a two-games-to-one lead in the opening round series.

Friday night marked the 100th time that LeBron James has scored at least 20 points in one half of a playoff game. It was his 290th career playoff game. That means that James has, for the last 18 seasons,

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a tight Game 3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, falling 116-104 with Luka Doncic battling an illness. LeBron James did what he could, scoring 38 points and pulling down 10 boards with five three-point makes.