The Los Angeles Lakers were beaten up by the Minnesota Timberwolves117-95 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday, and they were outclassed in several phases of the game. There was plenty of pressure on them to win Game 2 and tie the series rather than take a 0-2 series deficit into Minneapolis for the following two contests.

The Lakers definitely responded the way one would’ve hoped. They got out to an early lead and were up 58-43 at halftime. They increased their lead in the third quarter, and while Minnesota tried to claw back and make things competitive in the closing minutes, they made enough plays on both ends of the floor to end up with a 94-85 victory.

It wasn’t exactly a pretty game — Los Angeles had just 36 points in the second half and 13 in the fourth quarter — but it was a physical and chippy one, and L.A. dictated things very well in that regard.

The team reversed things in several categories in this game. It outrebounded the Timberwolves 41-34, held the Timberwolves to six fast-break points while getting 13 itself and only allowed the Timberwolves to shoot 20% from 3-point range. The Lakers were on the wrong side in each of those categories in Game 1.

The two teams will now have two more full days of rest before Game 3 takes place at Target Center on Friday.

Rui Hachimura: B-minus

Hachimura was largely ineffective in Game 1, but he did better on Tuesday, even if it wasn’t a great game for him. He shot 4-of-9 from the field and scored 11 points and contributed five rebounds, two steals and one block in 34 minutes.

He was hit in the face and started bleeding in the first quarter, which forced him to momentarily head to the locker room. He wore a protective mask afterward, and he helped Los Angeles turn the tide defensively, especially in the paint, after its poor showing in Game 1.

Jaxson Hayes: D

Hayes played just nine minutes and spent much of the game in foul trouble. He only chipped in two points, one rebound and one block after finishing with one point and three rebounds in Game 1, and he got posterized by Anthony Edwards early in the third quarter.

Austin Reaves: B-minus

Reaves, who went 5-of-13 in Game 1, missed his first four shot attempts, all of which came from beyond the arc. Afterward, he looked like his usual self by attacking off the dribble, although he simply couldn’t hit from long range. While he went 0-of-6 from 3-point range, he made half of his 14 shot attempts and scored 16 points, to go along with five rebounds and five assists.

Luka Doncic: A-minus

Just as he was in Game 1, Doncic was hot early to get the Lakers off to a good start. He scored 16 points in the first quarter, and while he went cold, along with many of his teammates, in the final quarter, he still turned in his usual excellent performance.

He scored 31 points on 9-of-20 field-goal shooting, and while he was just 2-of-8 from beyond the arc, he helped make up for that by hitting all 11 of his free throw attempts. He often found himself guarded by Minnesota center Rudy Gobert, the four-time Defensive Player of the Year, and there was a buzz in the air at Crypto.com Arena whenever Doncic went at Gobert off the dribble.

With 12 rebounds and nine assists, the Slovenian came very close to notching a triple-double.

LeBron James: B-minus

James went scoreless in the first quarter of Game 1 and only scored 19 points in that contest. He was more aggressive early on in Game 2 on both ends of the floor, and he was a significant factor in the Lakers getting out to a sizable first-quarter lead.

Overall, he didn’t have a great game. He scored 21 points on 8-of-19 overall shooting and missed all but one of his five 3-point attempts. But he did have 11 rebounds and seven assists, to go along with one steal and one block.

With just under three minutes left in the game, right after Doncic threw the ball away, James got a steal in the backcourt and turned it into a fast-break layup that gave the Lakers added insurance.

Dorian Finney-Smith: B

Unlike in Game 1, Finney-Smith made an offensive contribution. He hit three of his six shot attempts, which included one 3-pointer, and he also attacked closeouts well and put the ball on the floor while making the next pass afterward. He finished with seven points while also grabbing five rebounds and adding one assist and one block in 39 minutes.

Gabe Vincent: B

Vincent is another player who was able to produce something offensively after going cold on Saturday. He made two of his four shot attempts, with all four of his attempts coming from downtown. He also played aggressive defense and showed good physicality. Vincent ended up with six points, one assist and one rejection.

Jarred Vanderbilt, Jordan Goodwin: Incomplete

Vanderbilt played just eight minutes and Goodwin was on the floor for seven minutes. Both went scoreless and had one rebound each, and Vanderbilt added one steal.

This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers player grades: L.A. turns the tide with a Game 2 win