The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves on the brink of elimination, trailing the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1 in their first-round playoff series. Despite holding a double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter of Game 4, the Lakers faltered down the stretch, ultimately losing 116-113.

Anthony Edwards learned a lot from LeBron James and the other elders on Team USA at the Olympics last summer, yet more fuel for the bouncy, energetic and brash Minnesota Timberwolves guard in his journey to becoming one of the best players in the game.

Anthony Edwards has never been known to back down from another player, and that includes one of the greatest players of all time. The Minnesota Timberwolves star exchanged shoves with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James during Game 4 "It's going to be physical,

Smith went on to say that the one time James and his team overcame such a hurdle and won the series was in 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the last three games of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. In that series, Draymond Green was suspended for Game 5 after hitting James in the groin.

In Game 4 of the first round playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James attempted 14 free throws in the first half, tying his second-most ever in a playoff half (Alan Horton of Timberwolves Radio).

The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a new gear after a regular season of fits and starts. Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James,