Timberwolves-Lakers Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Nov 09 2010 12:32AM

The Los Angeles Lakers have started 8-0 just twice in their storied history. A matchup with the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves would appear to give the Lakers a strong chance to accomplish that feat again.

Los Angeles looks to stay unbeaten and record its 12th consecutive victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night at the Staples Center.

Behind Pau Gasol's fourth career triple-double, the Lakers recorded their most lopsided victory of the season, 121-96 over Portland on Sunday night. Lamar Odom had 21 points to lead seven Los Angeles players in double figures, helping compensate for a season-worst, 3-for-11 shooting performance from Kobe Bryant.

"We're just playing extremely well together," Bryant said. "We're a deep team. We're an unselfish team, and this is what you get."

One of the NBA's two remaining unbeatens along with New Orleans, Los Angeles (7-0) has not opened with eight straight wins since starting a franchise-best 11-0 in 1997-98. The Lakers also started 8-0 in 1987-88, en route to the NBA championship.

The Lakers (7-0) are scoring a league-best 114 points per game - two ahead of second-place Houston. Gasol has averaged a team-best 24.1 points - just ahead of Bryant's 22.9-point average - to help his team overcome the absence of starting center Andrew Bynum, who is not expected to return from knee surgery until December.

One of the NBA's two remaining unbeaten teams, Los Angeles had its best start in franchise history (11-0) in 1997-98 and was 8-0 to begin the 1987-88 campaign.

"We've been through so many battles, and we're still growing as a team," Gasol said. "Everybody is growing up together."

The Lakers will next face a team that's giving up a league-worst 114.4 points per game and has lost by 20 or more points four times during its current five-game slide. Minnesota (1-6) trailed 26-14 after the first quarter Sunday night en route to a 120-94 loss at previously-winless Houston.

The Timberwolves, who are 3-35 overall since Feb. 9, missed 57 of 91 shots to lower their league-worst shooting percentage to 38.7. Minnesota has dropped 40 of 45 on the road since the beginning of last season.

"We were mentally prepared for the game, but we couldn't throw a pea into the ocean," coach Kurt Rambis said. "Our confidence got sucked out of us, and we just couldn't make a shot. Our defense was compromised, and it was a tough loss."

Minnesota has lost its last 11 games against Los Angeles, allowing an average of 109.5 points in those matchups. Bryant scored 50 on March 18, 2007, to begin the current win streak over the Timberwolves, and has averaged 27.8 while playing all but one game during the run.

Gasol is averaging 21.7 points and 12 rebounds in the last six matchups with Minnesota.

The Lakers have won eight in a row at home against the Timberwolves and 34 of 40 all-time meetings in Los Angeles.

Kevin Love, who leads Minnesota with 16.9 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, has averaged 11.9 points on 39 percent shooting in seven career games against the Lakers.

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Lakers hold off Timberwolves to improve to 8-0

By GREG BEACHAM
Posted Nov 10 2010 2:17AM

LOS ANGELES(AP) Ron Artest, the former math major at St. John's, could only chuckle at the unfairness of this equation.

The Lakers' worst performance of the season plus the Minnesota Timberwolves' best effort of the year still equaled another win in Los Angeles' historic start to the season.

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, Pau Gasol added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Lakers improved to 8-0 for just the third time in franchise history with a 99-94 victory over the 1-7 Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Yet the two-time defending champion Lakers never pulled away from the rebuilding Timberwolves, who got within two points late to create a few uneasy possessions for the home team.

Minnesota got no closer in its sixth straight loss, and Artest was grateful for the Lakers' inherent advantages.

"We won, but we didn't play well, and that bothers me a little bit," Artest said. "If we have a loss and play well, that's a different story. I guess it still feels better to get a win, even if it's something like this. We're still a good team, even on a night like this."

Kevin Love had 23 points and a career-high 24 rebounds while creating a monumentally frustrating night for Artest, who struggled to hold the one-season UCLA star two points below another career best. Minnesota lost its 12th straight to the Lakers, but emerged with breakthroughs in effort and cohesion.

"I think this was the best game we've played so far, despite the L at the end of the night," Love said. "We got up to play the world champs, and we went down with a fight. We played a lot better than we have played in the last four or five games."

Lamar Odom waded through incessant foul trouble to score two important late baskets while finishing with 15 points for the Lakers, who matched the 1987-88 team for the second-best start in club history. Only the 1997-98 Lakers were better, starting 11-0.

"Everyone expects a blowout every night, and it's not going to be that way," said Los Angeles' Matt Barnes, who scored nine points for his new team. "It was just a nasty game. Some nights are going to be like that. Usually we have a good flow and a good chemistry, but it wasn't like that. We just had no rhythm."

Then Barnes laughed: "I'd hate to see what a loss feels like around here."

Michael Beasley scored 17 points for the Wolves, and Sebastian Telfair had 13 points and nine assists while starting in place of injured point guards Luke Ridnour and Jonny Flynn. Despite 27 turnovers and 38-percent shooting, Minnesota stayed right with the two-time defending champions all night at Staples Center, hitting eight 3-pointers - three by Telfair.

"I just told them in the locker room that the hard part is replicating what we did here tonight," said Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis, the longtime Lakers player and assistant coach. "This was something they've got to hold on to - the pace and rhythm of how they played, the ball movement they had, the focus and work ethic at the defensive end, how well they rebounded the ball."

The Lakers' scoring depth again smoothed out the flaws in an otherwise listless effort. After playing less than 25 minutes in Los Angeles' weekend victory over Portland, Bryant attempted to make up for Gasol's ineffectiveness and Odom's foul trouble, forcing his offensive game into the middle of Minnesota's defense for most of his 34 minutes.

"He forced things tonight," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who regretted canceling practice Monday. "Kobe was very aggressive to score."

Los Angeles and New Orleans (7-0) are the NBA's only remaining unbeaten teams. The Lakers get their stiffest test yet in Denver on Thursday night.

But the Lakers just couldn't shake the Wolves: After Gasol hit a fast-break layup with 1.9 seconds left in the third quarter to give Los Angeles its biggest lead of the night at 82-71, Maurice Ager banked in a 48-footer from midcourt at the buzzer.

The Lakers led just 89-87 after Odom's turnover led to a thunderous breakaway dunk by Corey Brewer with 5:43 to play, but Odom calmly hit a 3-pointer on the next possession and a layup with 2:39 left.

Beasley's three-point play cut the Lakers' lead to 98-94 with 36 seconds left, but the Timberwolves couldn't convert two chances to get closer.

"We don't take much out of it," Bryant said with a shrug. "The regular season is just about (gathering) enough wins, just trying to get better, and tonight we did that."

NOTES: Love was the first Lakers opponent with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds since Orlando's Dwight Howard did it in January 2009. ... Ridnour is likely to be out for at least a week with a strained hamstring. ... Fans near courtside included director Michael Bay, Tyrese Gibson, Mario Lopez and George Lopez.

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Wolves-Lakers notebook

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 10, 2010 2:03AM

THE FACTS: Minnesota's Kevin Love finished with a career night, but the Timberwolves committed several turnovers as the Lakers capitalized, beating the Timberwolves 99-94 Tuesday at Staples Center. Los Angeles (8-0) has now won 12 straight over Minnesota (1-7), which has lost 17 straight on the road dating back to last season.

The Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant's season-high 33 and Pau Gasol's 18 points and 10 rebounds. For the Timberwolves, Love tallied a team-high 23 points and snagged a career-high 24 rebounds, 11 offensive. Michael Beasley appeared to be the most aggressive he's been this season, finishing with 17 points and five steals.

QUOTABLE: "I think they're better than last year to be honest with you."
-- Kevin Love on Lakers

THE STAT: 27 -- number of turnovers the Timberwolves committed.

TURNING POINT: After taking a 69-68 lead with 6:13 to go in the third period, the Timberwolves committed one unforced error after another. They turned the ball over five of their next six possessions, and the Lakers took advantage, rattling of a 14-2 spurt to go up 82-71. During the Lakers' run, the Timberwolves missed 10 straight shots.

HOT: No player was hotter than Love, who finished with his second career 20-20 game (his last one was against Phoenix on March 23, 2010 when he had 23 and 22). Love missed tying his career high in points by two. He tallied a double-double by halftime (12 points, 11 rebounds) and eclipsed his previous career-high of nine offensive rebounds by the 4:53 mark in the third quarter.

NOT: Outside of Matt Barnes' nine points, the Lakers' bench of Steve Blake, Shannon Brown, Luke Walton and Theo Ratliff combined for nine points on 3-for-13 shooting.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: For fantasy owners, it's good to see Bryant being aggressive, finishing with a season-high 33 points. But it took him 28 shots to reach that number. Though he wasn't efficient from the field, Bryant did add six rebounds, two 3-pointers and two steals.

Filing in for the injured Luke Ridnour (hamstring) and Jonny Flynn (hip), journeyman Sebastian Telfair performed admirably, adding 13 points and nine assists. Telfair, who logged 39 minutes, may be a temporary fill-in with Flynn still 1-3 weeks away from returning.

NOTABLE: Timberwolves guard Maurice Ager banked in a halfcourt shot at the end of the third quarter ... The Lakers were held to under 100 points for the first time this season.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Thursday @ Denver, Sunday vs. Phoenix, Tuesday @ Milwaukee. For the Timberwolves, Wednesday at Sacramento, Friday vs. New York, Sunday vs. Atlanta.

• Timberwolves: Flynn, Ridnour, Webster
• Lakers: Bynum, Caracter

• Timberwolves: Beasley
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 16
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #44 Eli Roe
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:17

Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)		Los Angeles Lakers (9-2)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Milicic (Telfair gains possession)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)	11:44
	11:43	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:37	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	11:35	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:25 [LAL 2-0]	Odom Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Milicic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:10 [MIN 2-2]
Milicic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:56
	10:56 [LAL 3-2]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:56 [LAL 4-2]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Love Jump Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:43	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:34	Odom Jump Shot: Missed Block: Love (1 BLK)
	10:31	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:30 [LAL 6-2]	Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:09
Love 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)	09:55 [MIN 5-6]
	09:36	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	09:35	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:35	Odom Tip Shot: Missed
	09:34	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	09:34	Odom Tip Shot: Missed
	09:34	Team Rebound
	09:31 [LAL 8-5]	Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:16
	08:57	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:57
	08:57	Odom Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	08:38 [MIN 7-8]
	08:20	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:19
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)	08:10 [MIN 9-8]
	07:57	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	07:56	Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:40	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:39
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Beasley Technical	07:24
	07:24 [LAL 9-9]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	07:14	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:12
Milicic Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:06
	06:56 [LAL 11-9]	Gasol Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:41
	06:25	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:24
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:16	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:13 [LAL 13-9]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Telfair Driving Jump shot: Missed	05:57
	05:54	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:46 [LAL 15-9]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Milicic Hook Shot: Missed	05:24
Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:23
Love Tip Shot: Missed	05:23
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	05:22
Love Tip Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:20	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:13 [LAL 17-9]	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:08
Milicic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	04:59
	04:50	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:48
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)	04:38 [MIN 12-17]
	04:22 [LAL 19-12]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Love (2 AST)	04:09 [MIN 15-19]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:47
	03:40	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	03:39
Milicic Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:27 [MIN 17-19]
	03:08	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)	03:03 [MIN 19-19]
	03:03	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver	03:03
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	03:03 [MIN 20-19]
	02:46 [LAL 21-20]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:24 [MIN 23-21]
	02:16	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:08
Tolliver Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:07 [MIN 25-21]
	02:01	Team Timeout : Regular
Johnson Substitution replaced by Brewer	02:01
	02:01	Artest Substitution replaced by Barnes
	02:01	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
	02:01	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
	01:55 [LAL 23-25]	Odom Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)
Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:49
Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:47
Beasley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:39
Beasley Substitution replaced by Hayward	01:39
	01:26	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:26
	01:26	Odom Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	01:26	Odom Substitution replaced by Walton
Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic	01:26
Pekovic Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
Tolliver Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	01:09
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	01:06
	00:51.3 [LAL 26-25]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)
Pekovic Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:41.1
	00:28.9	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:27.9
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)	00:05.9 [MIN 28-26]
	00:00.9	Brown Running Jump Shot: Missed
Tolliver Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:00.1
End of 1st Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)		Los Angeles Lakers (9-2)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
	11:45	Ratliff Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Hayward Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:35
	11:26	Ratliff Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:25
	11:25	Ratliff Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	11:14
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:13
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:49 [LAL 28-28]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Love Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)	10:33 [MIN 30-28]
	10:10	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:06
Hayward Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:57
	09:52 [LAL 31-30]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Ager Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)	09:28
	09:12	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:11	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:08	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:07	Ratliff Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Brewer Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:07
Tolliver Substitution replaced by Beasley	09:07
Hayward Substitution replaced by Telfair	09:07
Ager Substitution replaced by Milicic	09:07
	09:07	Walton Substitution replaced by Artest
	08:56 [LAL 34-30]	Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Milicic Layup Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:40	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
	08:29	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:29
	08:29	Barnes Substitution replaced by Odom
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:29 [MIN 31-34]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:29 [MIN 32-34]
	08:17	Blake Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Love Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:04	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:00	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)
Beasley Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Telfair (4 AST)	07:54 [MIN 34-34]
	07:27 [LAL 36-34]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:15
	07:15	Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher
	07:15	Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant
	07:02	Bryant Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Telfair (5 AST)	06:49 [MIN 36-36]
	06:38 [LAL 38-36]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Love 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Telfair (6 AST)	06:26 [MIN 39-38]
	06:17	Bryant Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:17	Bryant Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Milicic Hook Shot: Missed	06:04
	06:01	Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:56 [LAL 40-39]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
	05:44	Ratliff Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Gasol
Milicic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:44
Team Rebound	05:44
Milicic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:44
Telfair Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:43
Milicic Layup Shot: Missed	05:35
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	05:34
Love Layup Shot: Missed	05:32
Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:31
Milicic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:30 [MIN 41-40]
	05:16	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:15
Telfair Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)	05:10
	05:06 [LAL 42-41]	Artest Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:55	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:44 [LAL 44-41]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Brewer Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:08
Brewer Substitution replaced by Johnson	04:08
	04:08	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
	03:50	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	03:49
Love Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Milicic (2 AST)	03:40 [MIN 43-44]
	03:40	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:40	Odom Substitution replaced by Artest
Love Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:40
	03:40	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:19
	03:19 [LAL 45-43]	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:19 [LAL 46-43]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:09
Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	03:08
Love Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)	03:05
	02:53	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Telfair (1 ST)
Love 3pt Shot: Missed	02:44
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:43
Milicic Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:34
Milicic Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
Milicic Substitution replaced by Koufos	02:34
	02:20	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:19
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	02:14
Love Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	02:12
Love Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:12 [MIN 45-46]
	01:57 [LAL 48-45]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Koufos Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:36 [MIN 47-48]
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:30
	01:30 [LAL 49-47]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Johnson Substitution replaced by Hayward	01:30
	01:30 [LAL 50-47]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:19 [MIN 49-50]
	01:19	Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	01:19 [MIN 50-50]
	01:09 [LAL 52-50]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Telfair Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.8
Love Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)	00:46.9
Love Tip Shot: Missed	00:46.9
Love Rebound (Off:8 Def:3)	00:43.9
Love Layup Shot: Missed	00:43.9
	00:42.9	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:36.3 [LAL 55-50]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Telfair (7 AST)	00:14.1 [MIN 52-55]
	00:02.1 [LAL 57-52]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Hayward Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:02.1
	00:02.1	Artest Substitution replaced by Barnes
	00:02.1 [LAL 58-52]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10)		Los Angeles Lakers (9-2)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [LAL 61-52]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Telfair Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	11:29 [MIN 54-61]
	11:12	Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)
Love Rebound (Off:8 Def:4)	11:11
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:03
Milicic Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:03 [MIN 56-61]
	11:03	Team Timeout : Short
	10:48	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:47
Milicic Hook Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:32	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:16	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:15	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:06	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
	10:04	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	10:04 [LAL 63-56]	Odom Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Telfair Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Love (3 AST)	09:49 [MIN 58-63]
	09:31	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:8 Def:5)	09:30
	09:22	Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)	09:22 [MIN 59-63]
	09:22	Odom Substitution replaced by Barnes
Love Free Throw 2 of 3 (14 PTS)	09:22 [MIN 60-63]
Love Free Throw 3 of 3 (15 PTS)	09:22 [MIN 61-63]
	09:07	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	09:06	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:59	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (2 BLK)
Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:56
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	08:45
Love Rebound (Off:9 Def:5)	08:43
Milicic Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:42 [MIN 63-63]
	08:29	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (2 ST)
Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Love (4 AST)	08:20 [MIN 65-63]
	08:05 [LAL 65-65]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:34	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:34	Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Love Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:34
	07:34	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:34	Team Rebound
	07:34 [LAL 66-65]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
Milicic Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:21
Milicic Layup Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:18	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:14 [LAL 68-65]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:13
Love Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)	07:00 [MIN 67-68]
	06:43	Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:43
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:23	Barnes Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:19
	06:13	Artest Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:13 [MIN 68-68]
Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:13 [MIN 69-68]
	06:03	Gasol Floating Jump shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:00
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	05:53
	05:50 [LAL 70-69]	Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Barnes (3 AST)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	05:23
Team Rebound	05:23
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:23
	05:12 [LAL 72-69]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	04:57
Love Rebound (Off:10 Def:5)	04:55
Love Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)	04:54
Team Rebound	04:53
Milicic Substitution replaced by Koufos	04:53
Beasley Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (3 TO)	04:44
	04:32 [LAL 74-69]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:55	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:10 Def:6)	03:54
Telfair Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Barnes (2 ST)	03:46
	03:42 [LAL 76-69]	Barnes Running Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:42
Beasley Substitution replaced by Hayward	03:42
	03:42	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Love Rebound (Off:10 Def:7)	03:41
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:25
Johnson Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:25
	03:13	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:13
	03:03	Artest Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver	03:03
	03:03	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)	02:59
	02:39	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)
	02:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:33	Bryant Substitution replaced by Blake
	02:33	Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown
Telfair Substitution replaced by Ager	02:33
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:16	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:05	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	01:53
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:17 [LAL 78-69]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Brewer Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:56.9
Hayward Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:53.9
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed	00:53.9
Hayward Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:51.6
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed	00:51.6
Hayward Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:51.6
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:51.6 [MIN 71-78]
	00:29.8	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:28.7	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:26.9 [LAL 80-71]	Gasol Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Koufos Jump Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:06.9	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:01.9 [LAL 82-71]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Ager 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)	00:00.4 [MIN 74-82]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:48	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:40	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Brewer (3 ST)
Koufos Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:33
Ager Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:26
	11:22	Barnes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:22	Barnes Turnover : Offensive Foul Turnover (1 TO)
Koufos Hook Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:10	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:58	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Hayward (2 ST)
Ager Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:53
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:51
Koufos Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:49 [MIN 76-82]
	10:29	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:29
	10:29	Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Koufos Substitution replaced by Milicic	10:29
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Ratliff Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:02	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
Ager Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:01
Ager 3pt Shot: Missed	09:52
	09:51	Team Rebound
	09:32 [LAL 85-76]	Walton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)	09:10 [MIN 78-85]
	08:50	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	08:49
Ager Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:33
Ager Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:33
	08:33
Tolliver Substitution replaced by Love	08:33
Hayward Substitution replaced by Beasley	08:33
Ager Substitution replaced by Telfair	08:33
	08:33	Walton Substitution replaced by Odom
	08:33	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Gasol
	08:16	Odom Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	08:04	Barnes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	08:04	Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:04 [MIN 79-85]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:04 [MIN 80-85]
	07:46 [LAL 87-80]	Gasol Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	07:22
	07:17	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:10 Def:8)	07:15
	07:12	Odom Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Brewer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	07:04
Beasley Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:55
	06:55	Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher
	06:49	Bryant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:45
Love Jump Shot: Missed	06:36
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:8)	06:34
Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Love (5 AST)	06:30 [MIN 83-87]
	06:14 [LAL 89-83]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	05:57	Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:57	Barnes Substitution replaced by Artest
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:57 [MIN 84-89]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:57 [MIN 85-89]
	05:45	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Beasley (3 ST)
Brewer Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Telfair (8 AST)	05:42 [MIN 87-89]
	05:20 [LAL 92-87]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	04:54
	04:53	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Beasley Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:41
	04:27	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:26	Odom Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	04:15	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:9)	04:14
Love Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	04:00
Brewer Foul : Personal Block (3 PF)	03:50
Brewer Substitution replaced by Johnson	03:50
	03:39	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:10)	03:38
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	Team Rebound
Telfair Violation:Kicked Ball	03:08
	02:56	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:11)	02:55
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	02:45
	02:44	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:39 [LAL 94-87]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	02:39
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:39	Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:12)	02:38
	02:20	Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:20 [MIN 88-94]
Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	02:20 [MIN 89-94]
Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:08
	02:08 [LAL 95-89]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	02:08 [LAL 96-89]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Love Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	01:58
	01:53	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:11 Def:13)	01:51
Johnson Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	01:38
Johnson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	01:38
	01:27	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Beasley (4 ST)
Love Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Telfair (9 AST)	01:22 [MIN 91-96]
	01:08	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:06
Beasley Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (5 TO)	01:00
	00:41.4 [LAL 98-91]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:41.4
Beasley Jump Bank Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	00:36.4 [MIN 93-98]
	00:36.4	Artest Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	00:36.4 [MIN 94-98]
	00:16.2	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:16.2
Team Timeout : Short	00:16.2
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.6
	00:06.6	Team Rebound
Johnson Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:05.9
	00:05.9	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.9	Team Rebound
	00:05.9 [LAL 99-94]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:05.9
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.9
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:01.4
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.6
	00:00.0	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
End of 4th Quarter

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