APOLOGOLT LUKA DONCIC sends a message to Lakers Nation after losing their debut to Purple and Gold Playoffs

Luka Doncic He made a program in his debut in playoffs for the Lakers, but it was not enough, as the team fell victims of a historic shot exhibition by Minnesota Timberwolves, who took game 1 of his first round with a victory of 117-95.

Doncic fell 37 points in the shot of 12 by 22, but turned the ball five times. He also picked up eight rebounds but only fired one attendance: a brand that was last recorded during match 1 of last year's NBA finals against Boston Celtics.

After the loss, the Slovenian guard expressed his remorse to Lakers fans.

“It was a fantastic atmosphere,” he said (for Lakers daily). “Sorry, we couldn't get the first victory.”

According to NBA.com, the opening game attracted a multitude of 18,997 to Crypto.com Arena. But Minnesota caused the heat, torching the networks after defeating 21 of his 42 attempts at Deep: establishing a new Playoff record of franchise.

For SportscenterThe total of 95 points of the Lakers was the lowest in any of the 24 matches Lebron james And Doncic has played together this season.

James contributed 19 points in 18 shots and ended with the worst-minus of the team at MINUS-22 in 36 minutes.

This was only the fourth time that the Lakers fired below 40% from the ground throughout the year: they have now lost three of these four. The team ended at 39.8%, with only Doncic (12 for 22) and Dalton Knecht (2 by 4) who made at least half of their shots.

They also struggled to get to the line, trying only 16 free throws and hitting 14. In comparison, he promised 23.2 attempts per game in the regular season and spent only 4-9 in contests with 16 or fewer trips.

Luka Doncic says it has to happen more

With three ball manipulators of use by Luka Doncic, Lebron James and Austin Reaves, Lakers often found rhythm during the regular season. But that trio decreased to match 1.

They were combined by only seven assists, with Doncic counting only one while coughing five changes. Its percentage assisted at 0.2 was the lowest in his post -season career.

When asked Postgame if you need to distribute the ball more, Luka Doncic replied:

“Yes, sure. I can't answer that. Yes, I have to go more.”

Game 2 between Timberwolves and Lakers is scheduled for Tuesday at 22:00 ET.