The Los Angeles Lakers are now just one game away from playoff elimination after the Minnesota Timberwolves fought back from a 12-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to take a 116-113 victory at home in Game 4.

The Los Angeles Lakers fell 116–113 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday—bringing the teams' first-round playoff series to 3–1, Wolves—but things could have been different had it not been for a successful late-game challenge from Minnesota.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards pointed to a clear culprit in the foul committed against him by LeBron James during Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024–25 NBA Playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the 2024–25 NBA Playoffs,