The Lakers flipped the script in Game 2, going from the team getting pushed around to the aggressors, the more physical team on defense. They played like the team in desperate need of a win (because they were).

In perhaps the most anticipated first-round matchup, it's LeBron James and Luka Doncic vs. Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves.

Luka Doncic scored 16 of his 31 points in a dominating first quarter and added 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 94-85 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

Anthony Edwards talked trash to Luka Dončić before Tuesday's Game 2, but the Los Angeles Lakers superstar got the last laugh. Dončić led the Lakers to a 94-85 victory over Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena to even their Western Conference playoffs first-round series at one game apiece.

A Lakers fan looking to go viral has cost Minnesota's Anthony Edwards $50,000 in a fine from the league. In the third quarter of the Timberwolves pushing around the Lakers in Game 1 of their playoff series,

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards put on a fine performance in a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers​, but it's his antics off the court that have drawn the attention of the NBA.