The Los Angeles Lakers are the higher seed in their first-round matchup. They have home-court advantage, LeBron James and Luka Dončić. But after Sunday's 113-116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, they are headed back to L.A. down 3-1.

The Los Angeles Lakers are now just one game away from playoff elimination after the Minnesota Timberwolves fought back from a 12-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to take a 116-113 victory at home in Game 4.

The Los Angeles Lakers now find themselves in a heap of trouble as they're down 3-1 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first-round series. The Lakers need a mini-miracle to win this series, and here's a look at the biggest reasons they came up short against the Timberwolves at the Target Center on Sunday.