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.

Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and Jaden McDaniels scored a playoff career-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defence as the Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-104 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series on Friday night.

Anthony Edwards already had his share of signature playoff moments, but the Minnesota Timberwolves star's performance in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night at Target Center in Minneapolis was perhaps his most impressive of his still incredibly young NBA career.