A combined 65 points from superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers falling to the brink of NBA playoffs first-round elimination after a thriller in Minneapolis. Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from James, leading a rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-113 win that put them up 3-1 in the series. Anthony Edwards, who had 43 points to lead Minnesota in scoring for the first time in the series, drew a foul on James during a drive to the lane with 10 seconds left and hit both free throws. With Doncic and James well-defended along the arc, the ball went to Austin Reaves in the corner for the tying attempt that rimmed out and was rebounded by McDaniels at the buzzer. Julius Randle added 25 points and McDaniels had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who trailed by 12 points late in the third quarter. Doncic bounced back from a bad stomach bug with 38 points on 13-for-28 shooting, but the Lakers were headed home for a win-or-be-eliminated Game 5 on Wednesday. He made just one of six shots from the floor in the fourth quarter. Camera Icon LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers is fouled by Anthony Edwards #5. Credit: Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Forty-year-old James had 27 points and 12 rebounds for his 144th career double-double in the playoffs, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain for the third-most in history behind Tim Duncan (164) and Magic Johnson (157). He went 15 for 18 from the free-throw line, determined to get to the rim in what was the best game by the Lakers offence in the series, but he was scoreless in the fourth. “We haven’t lost nothing yet,” Doncic said. “It’s still the first one to four wins, and we’ve just got to still to believe.” In Detroit, officials admitted a crucial officiating error as the New York Knicks beat the Pistons 94-93 to take a 3-1 lead and put the hosts on the brink of elimination. Detroit’s Tim Hardaway Jr. was bumped by Josh Hart while attempting a three-point shot with less than a second remaining. If a foul had been called - as the referee crew chief later said it should have been - Hardaway would have gone to the free-throw line for three attempts to take the lead. Karl-Anthony Towns made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points for the Knicks while Jalen Brunson had 32 points and 11 assists. Detroit’s Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first playoff triple-double and the third in franchise history, but he missed two shots and turned the ball over in the final 1:07.