The Lakers suffered a severance in the sixth round! James was out with 9 of 21 shots and failed again in the championship in two consecutive years

On May 1, the Lakers G5 lost to the Timberwolves at home in the NBA playoffs. James made 9 of 21 shots, scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, losing G5's life-and-death battle, and the total score was 1-4 to the first round. The Lakers suffered a tragic six-game, and their season officially ended. In the key game of G5, the Lakers arranged for Finney Smith to replace Hayes as the starting center in this five-small lineup. James was the starting center. The Lakers' offense was not smooth in the first quarter and fell behind by 9 points 22-31. James made 10 minutes into the first quarter, made 1 of 4 shots, scored only 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and made 2 mistakes.

In the second quarter, James led the team to chase 7-1 to 3 points. Then the Timberwolves opened the gap again. The Lakers would chase after him, but after the half-time, the Lakers were still 10 points behind 49-59. James scored 7 points in this quarter, and twice reached the inside and the domineering dunk ignited the stadium.

The Lakers recovered 9 points 31-22 in the third quarter, and once overtook the score. After the three quarters, the Lakers fell 1 point behind 80-81; in this quarter, James scored 7 points in 3 of 5 shots, and made a foul with Walker and got a free throw caused controversy.

In the last quarter, James collided with Divinchenzo, was hit in the knee and fell to the ground in pain. Then he limped out of the court to rest. The referee called Divine for an offensive foul, and famous speaker Skip tweeted that James was faked to fall; James returned to the court at 7:23, and James missed three consecutive times after he came on the court.

In the decisive moment, James hit a three-pointer in the corner, Randle broke through and made a layup, Edwards scored a counterattack, Conley scored a three-pointer against Hachimura, and the game time was getting less and less, and James continued to resist to no avail. In the end, the Lakers lost G5 and were eliminated 1-4 in the total score.