The Los Angeles Lakers came into Tuesday’s Game 2 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves looking to avenge what was an ugly loss in the opener. 

The Timberwolves hit a franchise record 21 threes, and ran the Lakers off the court in a 117-95 win. However, things were different Tuesday evening, as the Lakers got off to a hot start and even went into the half with a 15-point lead. 

While the Lakers had a plethora of bright moments in the opening two quarters, a deep three by Luka Doncic in the first seemed to energize the crowd at crypto.com Arena and the Lakers’ social media team as well. 

With a little over three minutes remaining in the opening quarter, Doncic initiated a sequence that saw three other Lakers players touch the ball before he drilled a triple to make it 25-10. After the play, a timeout was called, and an energized Doncic shouted excitedly. 

The moment led to the Lakers’ social media team showcasing another angle, and highlighting just how amped Donci was 

“Luka was HYPE after his three 🗣️,” read the post.

This post only got better, as the team shared an Instagram post that revealed Doncic was mic’d up and saw him express just how much he was feeling it after the sequence.

“Hey after shot I look at the bench,” Doncic said. “I knew it was going in.

By the time halftime rolled around, Doncic had racked up 22 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77).

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With a win, the Lakers will even the series up as they head to Minnesota for the next two games. It can also take some wind out of the sails of a Timberwolves squad led by Anthony Edwards, which seemed to be quite confident after the series’ first game.

Edwards went as far as to call the atmosphere at the Lakers’ arena “nothing” after the win. A sentiment that, following Doncic’s hot night, he may not feel the same about.