The Los Angeles Lakers lost in embarrassing fashion to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-83.
Los Angeles trailed 11-4 early, but after settling in and slowing the pace with a smaller starting five, L.A. gained a 26-19 lead after one quarter. Both teams had a back-and-forth affair in the second quarter, but L.A. led by five going into the break.
That’s when everything changed.
Minnesota went nuclear from everywhere on the court with Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell hitting every three coming out of halftime; Towns even hit one on an inbound pass with 0.3 seconds on the shot clock.
Minnesota outscored L.A. 40-12 in the third. The Lakers couldn’t buy a shot, turned the ball over and played lackadaisical defense to put the cherry on top. Towns’ 18 third-quarter points outscored the Lakers’ 12.
The game was in the books by the fourth.
Here’s how the Lakers graded individually from the defeat:
