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.

NBA legend Charles Barkley warns LeBron James and Luka Doncic after the Los Angeles Lakers suffer a crushing Game 1 defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves. What does this mean for their playoff hopes?

James had a career-worst start to the playoffs, with the 117-95 defeat to the Timberwolves representing the worst Game 1 loss in the first round of the playoffs for his career. Though James had 19 points and Doncic added 37, the Lakers fell flat as the Timberwolves made 51.2% of their shots from the field and 50% from behind the 3-point arc.