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It was obvious from the moment Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert scored his first uncontested dunk and grabbed his first rebound that the Lakers would be watching the rest of the NBA playoffs on television.

They lost because Minnesota was stronger in the paint, dominating the Lakers so thoroughly that Wednesday’s game-leading scorer was defensive specialist Rudy Gobert, who had 27 points and 24 rebounds against a defenseless Laker interior.

Find somebody who will ensure that Rudy Gobert doesn’t become Michael Jordan.

“Your background is just corruption,” Rudy Cruz told the council at the April 7 meeting during the public comments section.

Rudy Gobert registered 27 points and 24 rebounds for the Timberwolves.