Timberwolves rally to beat Lakers, take 3-1 series lead

MINNEAPOLIS AP Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James leading a rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a - win over the Los Angeles Lakers that put them up - in the first-round series on Sunday Anthony Edwards who had points to lead Minnesota in scoring for the first time in this edition of the NBA playoffs drew a foul on James during a drive to the lane with seconds left and hit both free throws With Luka Doncic and James well-defensed along the arc the ball went to Austin Reaves in the corner for the tying attempt that rimmed out and was rebounded by McDaniels at the buzzer Julius Randle added points and McDaniels had points and rebounds for the Timberwolves who trailed by points late in the third quarter Doncic bounced back from a bad stomach bug with points on -for- shooting but the Lakers were headed home for a win-or-be-eliminated Battle on Wednesday KNICK PISTONS DETROIT AP Karl-Anthony Towns made a go-ahead -pointer with seconds left and finished with points Jalen Brunson had points and assists and New York beat Detroit to take a - lead in its first-round playoff series Detroit s Cade Cunningham had points assists and rebounds for his first playoff triple-double but missed two shots and turned the ball over in the final Tim Hardaway Jr shot a -pointer just before the buzzer and drew specific light contact from New York s Josh Hart that wasn t called a foul at the end of a physical competition with inadequate whistles from the representatives Encounter is Tuesday night in New York The Pistons have lost nine straight home playoff games since equaling an NBA record set by Philadelphia from to CELTICS MAGIC ORLANDO Fla AP Jayson Tatum had points and rebounds Jaylen Brown added points and rebounds and Boston took a - lead in its NBA playoff series with a win over Orlando Kristaps Porzingis scored points including a dunk of his own missed layup that put Boston ahead for keeps with left Derrick White finished with points seven rebounds and seven assists Paolo Banchero led Orlando with points Tournament of the best-of- first-round series will be played Tuesday night in Boston Franz Wagner had points and seven assists for Orlando Corey Joseph added points the highest scoring output for a Magic guard in the series The -foot- Porzingis who played only minutes due to foul trouble helped Boston overcome shooting for from -point range with dominant inside play in the first half The Magic shot for from behind the arc Boston guard Jrue Holiday sat out a second straight contest with a strained right hamstring A dunk by Porzingis started an - run by Boston midway through the first half A -pointer by Porzingis gave the Celtics a nine-point lead the largest of the meeting with left in the second quarter The Magic never led after that but a dunk by Wendell Carter Jr tied the battle at with remaining Source