The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves are tied 1-1 in the NBA Playoffs, and LeBron James explained why, starting with Game 3, everything is about to change. The first round of the Western Conference Playoffs began with an unexpected loss for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.

The Los Angeles Lakers knew that losing was not an option on Tuesday night. They came into Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves down 1-0 in their NBA playoffs opening-round series after L.A. suffered a disappointing 117-95 blowout loss in Game 1.