The Lakers trailed 1-0 in the series, and Doncic admitted that it was a pity, but the playoffs were about to win four games

The Lakers, who are ranked third in the West, were beaten by the Timberwolves, who ranked sixth in the West, 95-117 at home in the first round of the NBA playoffs on the 20th, and fell behind 0-1 in the series. Doncic, the "European Golden Boy" who scored a game-high 37 points, admitted after the game that he regretted not winning the first game, but he had to win 4 games in the playoffs.

Doncic, the game-high "European golden boy" with a game-high 37 points

Doncic played 40 minutes today, shooting 12-of-22 from the field, making five three-pointers, scoring 37 points, eight rebounds and two steals, but only discarding one assist and committing five turnovers. Doncic said in an interview after the game that he just wanted to be on fire at the beginning, but only passing an assist was really not good enough for himself.

This is Doncic's first playoff appearance in the purple and gold, and he scored 37 points in his debut, tying the second-highest record in Lakers history written by legendary center George Mikan in 1949, and the first was Shaquille O'Neal (46 points) in 1997.

"The atmosphere of the Lakers team is really good," Doncic said after the game, "It's a shame that we didn't get the first win, but we have to win four games to really win, and we still have a chance." ”