In the night’s finale, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to a heavy defeat in front of their home fans, losing 117-95 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference best-of-seven series.

The Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the gate to start the NBA playoffs. The Lakers hoped to seal a Game 1 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, at home, on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Lakers struggled,

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