MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — Minnesota Timberwolves come ready to fight as dem face Los Angeles Lakers for Game 5 of dem playoff series on Wednesday night. The game go start by 9 p.m. CT at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. Fans fit catch am locally for Minnesota on FanDuel Sports Network North and nationally on TNT, truTV, and HBO Max.
Wolves don dey shine as dem take 3-1 lead in di series after dem win Game 4 on Sunday for Minneapolis. Wetin make di win sweet na di intense, nail-biting finish, wey include one scandalous missed foul call when LeBron James touch Anthony Edwards wrist while he dey try score under di basket.
Di tension build when dem referee initially rule am say, na Lakers ball, but Minnesota coach challenge di call. Di video review show say LeBron na him hit Edwards wrist, so di call change to foul. Dey give Edwards two free throws. As e step to di line, di tension for di arena no fit catch break. Edwards make both shots, sealing him 43-point performance and pushing di score to 116-113 for di Wolves.
“Winning games like dis dey excite me, but we still get work to do,” Edwards talk for im postgame press conference. “We no fit lose focus now. We don dey this far, no turning back.”
As e stand, if Wolves win for Game 5, dem go clinch di best-of-seven series. But if dem no fit win dis one, dem go return to Minneapolis for Game 6 on Friday at di Target Center. Game 7, if dem reach am, go happen Sunday for Los Angeles.
Statistics show say teams dey up 3-1 for NBA playoff series dey win 95% of di time. Dis one suppose give Wolves confidence, but James don pull one big comeback in 2016 when he lead Cleveland Cavaliers turn around from 3-1 deficit to win di NBA Finals against Golden State Warriors.
After di series against Lakers, if Wolves make am through, dem go likely face di Warriors, wey don take 3-1 lead against Houston Rockets. Di Warriors dem win Game 1 for LA and lose Game 2 but dey bounce back to regain momentum.
“We don believe we fit go far. We dey play for each other,” Timberwolves head coach talk. “We go continue fight, no matter wetin happen.”
Di NBA don confirm di start times for other transactions in di playoffs, including di games between Golden State and Houston and di match between Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. All eyes dey on Wolves-Lakers Game 5 as fans dey anticipate another electrifying showdown on Wednesday night.
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