The Ravens safety hilariously offered his previous defensive experience for the Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

The Timberwolves stayed composed amid the Lakers' rally in the fourth quarter and closed out the game to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Jaden McDaniels scored a playoff career-high 30 points on 13-of-22 shooting to lead Minnesota.

Tied in the final five minutes, Minnesota closed Game 3 on a 13-1 run to beat the Lakers 116-104 at Target Center on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead. Here are five takeaways from the Timberwolves’ victory: Anthony Edwards played a large role in derailing Minnesota’s late-game offense in recent years with slow-moving isolation that usually resulted in a number of tough shots that didn’t fall.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers clash in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

The Celtics’ cold streak from the 3-point line didn’t help matters. Jayson Tatum was able to get to his spots, knocking down four of his 10 3-point attempts. The rest of the team, however, went 5 for 17 from beyond the arc.

Even with Jayson Tatum in the starting lineup, the Boston Celtics still couldn't find a way to win in Orlando. Tatum scored 36 points Friday night, but the Magic won 95-93 to cut the Celtics' lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series.

Simon Nemec scores the game winner in double overtime for the Devils in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 on Friday night.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series

Simon Nemec went from a healthy scratch in Game 1 to scoring the winning goal in double overtime of Game 3 to give the Devils new life in their series against the Hurricanes.