Dončić, Brown and Edwards star as Lakers, 76ers and Timberwolves win preseason games

Three NBA teams earned preseason wins on Monday night, according to posts from the league's official X account.

Lakers player Luka Dončić scored 21 points in the first half of the team's first win of the preseason, the NBA said in a post on X [1]. The league's account listed his first-half line as 21 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 three-pointers made [2].

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 22 points in the first half of his preseason debut with the 76ers, the NBA said. The post credited that performance with leading Philadelphia to the win [3].

The NBA's post also listed Caleb Love with 15 points, 6 assists and 3 three-pointers, VJ Edgecombe with 12 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, and Jabari Walker with 11 points and 11 rebounds [3]. The post did not say which teams those players were on.

Timberwolves player Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 14 points, which the NBA said powered Minnesota to its first preseason win [4]. The NBA's post also listed Joan Beringer with 12 points and 7 rebounds, Antonio Reeves with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting, and LaMelo Ball with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists [4].

The league's Lakers post also listed Cameron Carr with 19 points, Quentin Grimes with 16 points and Darius Acuff Jr. with 19 points, 17 of them in the first half [1]. The post did not say which teams those players were on.