Close Win for the Lakers Against Minnesota

The Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night at Target Center, 111-108, but it wasn’t the game everyone was expecting. The undermanned Timberwolves shot 50% due to the Lakers’ uninspired defense, although the combined 78 points by Kobe Bryant, Oau Gasol and Lamar Odom allowed for the Lakers unexpectedly close win. Bryant even quipped to the L.A. Times, “We were going for ‘Best Drama.’”

The Timberwolves were without their best player, hadn’t won a home game in nearly a month and had a last-second, three-point attempt that almost pushed the game into overtime, thus Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson was rightfully upset at how close the game was. “Our pathetic defense. I thought we just played sloppy defense and didn’t put out minds to it,” Jackson commented with disdain. Despite their poor defensive performance, the Lakers are an NBA-best 46-10, a league-best 20-6 on the road and 10-1 sicne Andrew Bynum’s absence.

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