The Fan – Anthony Edwards scored 31 points in 38 minutes, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nickeil Alexander-Walker contributed 21 points off the bench for Minnesota, which improved its Western Conference-leading record to 24-7. Mike Conley added 15 points and seven assists, and Rudy Gobert registered 13 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 33 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists. Davis also had four steals and a pair of blocked shots for the Lakers, who fell to 0-2 against Minnesota this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LeBron James finished with 26 points on 10-for-21 shooting on his 39th birthday. No other Lakers player scored in double digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A technical on Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels gave the Lakers an opportunity to rally from a seven-point deficit in the final 31 seconds. Austin Reaves made the technical free throw, and James made a free throw to complete a three-point play on McDaniels\u2019 initial foul. That brought Los Angeles within 107-104.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 3.1 seconds left, James tried to make a game-tying 3-pointer, but his foot was ruled to be on the line by a razor-thin margin and the basket counted for two points instead. That preserved a 107-106 lead for Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards drew a foul with 1.1 seconds remaining and made one of two free throws to give the Timberwolves a two-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lakers\u2019 final play fizzled as the buzzer sounded to end the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota led 61-57 at the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lakers jumped to a 17-6 lead in the first five minutes. Davis had nine points during that run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves battled back to grab a 22-21 lead later in the first quarter. Kyle Anderson made a jump shot off a pass from Alexander-Walker to put Minnesota on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los Angeles pulled back ahead by 10 points early in the second quarter. Christian Wood sank one of two free throws to make it 39-29 with 9:29 to go before the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota outscored the Lakers 32-19 to close the half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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