北京時間4月20日湖人主場對陣森林狼，全場比賽結束湖人以95-117輸給了森林狼。儘管這場比賽開始后湖人狀態火熱是取得領先，但是在第二節比賽森林狼就開始慢慢起勢，尤其是當森林狼慢慢找到外線三分手感的時候，湖人在比賽中開始崩盤被森林狼拉開比分，到了下半場比賽湖人依舊是沒有能夠改正這樣的錯誤，同時湖人還保護不住自己的籃板球，所以在比賽中湖人打得非常被動，尤其是當湖人還出現失誤的時候，最終湖人是無緣逆轉遭遇一場慘敗。

After this game, Edwards spoke to reporters about how many commentators are bullish on the Lakers over the Timberwolves: The Lakers should have won, and that's what everyone expected. We don't think we deserve to be here, so we're just going to give it our all. It can be said that the current Edwards is also outspoken, and as Edwards said, the Timberwolves are not the favored side, but in this game, the Timberwolves are the better side, and at the same time, when Gobert's defense of Doncic is taken, the Timberwolves can also make timely adjustments, and Gobert's playing time began to decrease at the beginning of the second quarter of the game, on the other hand, the Lakers did not deal well in this regard, so when McDaniels and Reed broke out on the outside three-point, The Timberwolves also pulled away from the score.

After the game, James acknowledged that the Timberwolves were the more physical side in Game 1, to which James said: "Maybe we need to go through a playoff game to get used to that intensity, but we should be better prepared for that situation in the next game." It can be seen that James also admitted the fact that the Lakers are indeed inferior to the Timberwolves in terms of confrontation intensity in this game, especially when the Timberwolves are already on the rise in the game, the Lakers are still playing a little loosely here, and the Lakers have also paid the price, so the Lakers are really not unjust when they lose the game, but losing a game is not the end of the world for the Lakers, but in the next game, the Lakers need to show the performance they deserve.

As for Reeves about the loss, Reeves said: "We can't find a way to score games, we can't play perfectly every game, we have to find a way to solve the problem, I have to do better, I have to help the team control the game better. We know we didn't play well and we weren't as good as we should be, but one game doesn't mean the outcome of a series. Although the Lakers lost the G1 game and lost the home-court advantage, Reaves is still very confident, in Reaves' opinion, a win in a game can not determine the outcome of this series, but if the Lakers really want to win next, then Reaves should play better in the game, otherwise Reaves will only drag the team down on the defensive end.

And for the Lakers, Redick really can't be so stubborn here, in fact, this game can see that the Lakers' defensive strategy is wrong, but the Lakers have not changed at halftime, in the second half of the game the Lakers still gave the Timberwolves a lot of empty three-point opportunities, and now Redick is still obsessed with a small lineup, but the Lakers lineup did not have an advantage in the game, but because of the lack of height, so the Lakers lost a lot of rebounds in the game , so Redick must make changes in the next game, at least Redick should not let the Lakers give the Timberwolves so many open three-point opportunities, otherwise the Lakers will probably pay the price for it in the next game.