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The Lakers were eliminated in the first round 1-4! Doncic left the field with a lonely 28+9+7 and was injured and left the field after an accident

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On May 1, the Lakers G5 lost to the Timberwolves at home in the NBA playoffs, and were eliminated 1-4 in total. Doncic played 39 minutes, made 7 of 18 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 12 of 15 free throws to score 28 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. His offensive condition was average and his defense was targeted. The Lakers' first playoff journey in his career ended in the first round and left the court after the game.

G5 life and death battle, the Lakers changed their team and used five small starts (James, Doncic, Reeves, Hachimura Ai and Finney Smith started to play in G5). The Lakers' small lineup was suppressed in the first quarter, and they were 9 points behind 22-31 in the first quarter. Doncic played for 12 minutes in the first quarter, and he made 0 of 4 shots and felt bad and had two fouls early. However, he frequently caused damage, made 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter.

The Lakers resisted tenaciously in the second quarter but were in a situation of falling behind. After playing 49-59, they fell 10 points behind. In this quarter, Doncic finally scored a goal in the sports game, scored 6 points in 2 of 3 shots in a single quarter, and flew to save the ball and fell out of the field. During this period, Doncic suffered an injury - he broke through and made a layup with the ball and was fouled fiercely by Divinchenzo, kneeling and landing, causing a waist injury. The referee did not upgrade after the replay and maintained an ordinary foul. Doncic insisted on returning to the locker room after the free throw, but fortunately his injury was not serious.

Doncic played for 19 minutes in the first half, made 2 of 7 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The accidental injury was sad, but he was spared from a serious injury and continued to start in the second half.

In the second half, the Lakers recovered 9 points 31-22 in the third quarter, and once overtook the score. In this quarter, Doncic made 4 of 8 shots and scored 13 points and 3 assists. The outside three-pointer finally opened, and he assisted many times to connect the team.

The Lakers and the Timberwolves continued to be in a stalemate in the final quarter, and the game was very stalemate. At the critical moment, Doncic was targeted to defend, but he counterattacked with the ball but missed the empty basket. The Timberwolves had an offensive to widen the gap. In the end, the Lakers lost the life-and-death battle of G5 96-103, and were eliminated 1-4 in the total score.

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