Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic while sparking the Timberwolves in a 116-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers for a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.

One of the questions for the Timberwolves in this playoff series against the Lakers was how would they respond in a tight game against two stars in LeBron James and Luka Doncic who have thrived in those situations.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the higher-seed in their first round playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but you wouldn’t know it through the first three games of the series. Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels combined for 59 points as the Timberwolves surged past the Lakers in the second half for a 116-104 victory in Game 3 of their best-of-seven first round playoff series to take a 2-1 series lead.