Friday night marked the 100th time that LeBron James has scored at least 20 points in one half of a playoff game. It was his 290th career playoff game. That means that James has, for the last 18 seasons,

The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed Game 2 from the Minnesota Timberwolves to even the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1. Now the scene shifts over to Minnesota for a pivotal Game 3, and the Lakers are going to really need a better effort if they want to win.

LeBron James knows that the Los Angeles Lakers have their backs against the wall in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. The Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Friday's Game 3, falling 116-104 as the Timberwolves took a two-games-to-one lead in the opening round series.