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To get there, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had to survive a crazy fourth quarter, but they're officially in the playoffs.
The Lakers recovered from a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-102 in overtime in their play-in tournament game at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night. The Lakers are now officially back in the playoffs and will face the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. The fourth quarter was extremely tense and might have gone any way several times.
The Lakers had knotted the game with a late 16-6 fourth-quarter rally, all while holding the Timberwolves scoreless for more than five minutes. This, primarily due to a huge third-quarter surge, erased a 15-point Timberwolves advantage. As time expired for a last shot, James drove to the basket and kicked to Dennis Schroder in the corner, who was wide open and sunk the bucket with less than a second left.
Following a timeout, Anthony Davis performed the one thing he couldn't do on the final play. The Lakers center fouled Timberwolves guard Mike Conley as he attempted a last-second heave from the corner that had little chance of dropping. Conley was sent to the free throw line for the first time all night. He made all three free throws, forcing overtime.
The Timberwolves labored in overtime after scoring just 12 points in the fourth quarter and looking beaten offensively down the stretch. The Lakers kept them to four points in overtime, a slam and a layup by Anthony Edwards, as the Lakers cruised to a six-point victory.
James led the Lakers to victory with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Davis had 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Schroder chipped in with 21 points off the bench. The Lakers haven't won a playoff series since their title run the Walt Disney World COVID-19 bubble 2020. Memphis will host the first game of their series against the Grizzlies on Sunday.
Towns led Minnesota with 24 points and 11 rebounds, despite not scoring in the fourth or overtime. Conley scored 23 points and made 6-of-8 3-point attempts. The Timberwolves committed 21 turnovers while shooting 40% from beyond the arc. This was their 19th game of the season in which they trailed by 15 points or more.
Minnesota will now face the winner of the play-in game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert, who was suspended for the play-in game after punching teammate Kyle Anderson in their last regular-season game on Sunday, was not present. He is likely to return to the club for the encounter on Friday.
Whoever wins that game advances to the Western Conference's last playoff position and will face the top-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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