Luka Doncic recorded 38 points, while James had 27 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and three blocks. Unfortunately, their efforts were not enough, as the Timberwolves took advantage of the Lakers' 10 turnovers and scored 19 points off them. The Lakers' bench was also outscored by the Minnesota bench, 25-6.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the higher seed in their first-round matchup. They have homecourt advantage, LeBron James and Luka Dončić. But after Sunday's 113-116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers are headed back to L.A. down 3-1.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch noted ahead of Sunday's Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers how, despite often facing mismatches, Mike Conley has continued to find ways to make an impact in the series,

The Minnesota Timberwolves have better size, depth, defense and chemistry than the Los Angeles Lakers and lead the first-round series 2-1