Luka Doncic (37 points, eight rebounds, five treys) was singing the same tune in his post-game press conference. He blamed the same thing as James, with Doncic expressing his disappointment with the Lakers' level of play after the opening 12 minutes.

After a brutal Game 1 loss to the Timberwolves, both LeBron James and Luka Doncic agree: the Lakers let go too soon—and paid the price.

The Lakers led by seven points after the first quarter, but they were outscored 38-20 by Minnesota in the second. Los Angeles wasn't able to trim the deficit to single-digits for the rest of the game,