Apologetic Luka Doncic sends a message to Lakers Nation after losing in his debate for purple and gold playoffs

Luka Doncic He put on the play in his debut debut for La Lakers, but that was not enough because the team became the victim of a historical view of the shooting of Minnesota Timberwolves, who installed Game 1 of his first round with a victory of 117-95.

Doncic fell 37 points on the recording of 12-22, but he turned the ball over five times. He also collected eight rebounds but threw out only one assist – the mark he last recorded during 1 last year’s NBA final against Boston Celtics.

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

“It was a great atmosphere,” he said (Per Lakers a day). “I’m sorry we couldn’t get the first victory.”

According to NBA.com, the introductory game attracted a crowd of 18.997 at Crypto.com Arena. But Minnesota brought warmth, throwing nets after tearing down 21 of their 42 attempts from Deep – setting a new franchise of the franchise.

Per SportscenterA total of 95 Lakers points were their lowest in any of the 24 games LeBron James And Doncic played together this season.

James contributed 19 points at 18 shots and finished with the worst plus-minute in the team in the minus-22 in 36 minutes.

This was only for the fourth time throughout the year, the Lakers shot below 40% off the floor – now they lost three of those four. The team ended at 39.8%, and only Doncic (12-Za-22) and Dalton Knecht (2-for-4) made at least half of their shots.

They also fought to reach the line, trying only 16 free throws and hitting the 14th, for comparison, LA scored 23.2 attempts per game in a regular part of the season and only went 4-9 in competitions with 16 or smaller trips.

Luka Doncic says he needs to go more

With three leaders with a ball in Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, the Lakers have often found a rhythm during the regular season. But that trio failed in Game 1.

They combined for only seven assists, and Doncic made up only one while coughing five turns. His help ratio of 0.2 was the lowest in his post -season career.

When asked by postgame whether it should distribute the ball more, Luka Doncic replied:

“Yes, of course. Not how to really react to it. Yes, I have to go more.”

The game 2 between Timberwolves and Lakers was set for Tuesday at 10:00 pm.