Spurred by their tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defend their rears off to square their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves with a bruise-filled 94-85 win.

But in Game 2, the Lakers flipped the script. Behind a blistering 34-15 start in the first quarter, Los Angeles seized early control and never looked back, holding off the Timberwolves in a 94-85 win at Crypto.com Arena to even the series at 1-1.

The Lakers must find ways to get better offensive performances from Austin Reaves and LeBron James in Game 2 against the Wolves.