In Game 5 on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a seven-point loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With this loss, the Lakers' season officially comes to an end as the Timberwolves won the series 4-1.

Game 5 will be judgment day in a way for the Los Angeles Lakers. They trail the Minnesota Timberwolves three games to one in their first-round playoff series, and they blew two golden opportunities to,

After a wild NBA season that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start slow, add Luka Dončić and eventually surge to 50 wins and the West's third seed, they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Behind a monster 27-point, 24-rebound performance from Rudy Gobert, Minnesota won 103-96 on the road to end the series in just five games.

Chris Broussard joins Colin Cowherd to discuss whether Luka Dončić’s defense is holding back the Los Angeles Lakers and how it could impact their chances of making a deep playoff run.