Anthony Edwards talked trash to Luka Dončić before Tuesday's Game 2, but the Los Angeles Lakers superstar got the last laugh. Dončić led the Lakers to a 94-85 victory over Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena to even their Western Conference playoffs first-round series at one game apiece.

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t just lose Game 1, they got steamrolled. LeBron James and company were flattened and embarrassed at home by a Minnesota Timberwolves squad that came out guns blazing. It wasn’t just about the 22-point loss.

With Dončić leading the charge, the home team ended the first quarter ahead 28-21. But the Timberwolves quickly flipped the script in the second quarter, outscoring the Lakers 38-20. Donte DiVincenzo’s buzzer-beating three-pointer capped a brutal stretch for L.