Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers And Minnesota Timberwolves He played a thriller in the match-play.
The Lakers won 108-102 in overtime (at home in Los Angeles, California), securing the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder had 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 33 minutes of action.
He shot with 1.4 seconds left Anthony Davis fouled Mike Conley with 0.01 seconds left to give the Lakers the lead (and Conley made all three free throws to force overtime).
After the big win, Schroeder a Tweet with a photo.
Schroeder captioned the photo. “Fry! 🥶”
The 29-year-old is in his second stint with the Lakers after initially becoming their starting point guard through the 2021 season (they lost in the NBA first round that season).
He played for the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets last year in free agency before returning to the franchise last summer.
He has been an integral part of their team this season, averaging 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists during the regular season.
After a slow start to the year, the Lakers turned their season around and finished with a 43-39 record (8-2 in their last ten games).
They will now face Jay Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs.
Game 1 of the series tips off Sunday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee.