Lakers vs Timberwolves: A Battle of the Ages
A cikin duniyar wasanni, babu wani abu da zai iya kwatanta da zafi da kasada da ke tattare wani karawar kwallon kwando. Kuma a wannan kakar, karawar da ta fi daukar hankali fiye da kowane ita ce Lakers da Timberwolves.
Lakers, gidan Anthony Davis da LeBron James, su ne zakarun NBA na yanzu kuma suna neman lashe kofin gasar na uku a jere. A gefe guda kuma, Timberwolves, tare da Karl-Anthony Towns da Anthony Edwards, suna da sabbin 'yan wasa masu hazaka kuma suna neman yin mamaki a wannan kakar.
Karawar ta farko ta wadannan kungiyoyin biyu a kakar wasa ta bana ta yi daidai da tsammanin kowa da kowa. Lakers sun fara da karfi, amma Timberwolves sun yi koshin lafia kuma sun yi nasarar daidaita wasan. Wasan ya yi tsauri kuma, a karshe, Lakers ta samu nasara da maki 110-103.
Anthony Davis ne ya jagoranci tawagar Lakers da maki 27 da kwallo 25. LeBron James ya kara 18 maki da kwallaye tara. A bangaren ‘yan Timberwolves kuma, Towns ne ya fi shafar kungiyar da maki 21, yayin da Edwards ya samu maki 16.
Wannan wasa ba wai kawai mawuyacin hali ba ne; har ila yau wata muhimmiyar alama ce ga duka kungiyoyin biyu. Domin Lakers, wannan nasara ta nuna cewa har yanzu sune kungiyar da za a yi wa kallon lashe kofi. Ga ‘yan Timberwolves kuwa, asarar ta nuna cewa har yanzu suna da aikin yi idan suna son zuwa gasar cin kofin duniya.
Yanzu da kakar wasa ta fara, abin sha'awa ne a ga yadda wadannan kungiyoyin biyu za su ci gaba a wannan kakar. Shin Lakers za su iya ci gaba da nasararsu kuma su lashe kofin gasar na uku a jere? Shin ‘yan Timberwolves za su iya mamaki kuma su zama daya daga cikin manyan kungiyoyin da za a yi wa kallon lashe kofi a duniya? Kawai lokaci zai iya gaya mana.