Lakers Embarrassed By The Timberwolves In The Second Half | Anthony Davis Leads LA With 22 Pts

Russell Westbrook, Lakers Suffer 3rd-Quarter Collapse in 107-83 Loss to T-Wolves The Minnesota Timberwolves outscored the Los Angeles Lakers 40-12 in the third quarter en route to a 107-83 road win in Staples Center on Friday evening. L.A. led 49-44 at halftime before Minnesota turned a close game into a blowout. Karl-Anthony Towns outscored the Lakers 18-12 in the third quarter alone, hitting four three-pointers along the way. He finished with 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting and seven rebounds. The Lakers got little production outside Anthony Davis (22 points) and Russell Westbrook (20), with the rest of the team combining to score just 41 on 15-of-58 shooting. L.A. continued to play without LeBron James, who missed his fifth straight game with an abdominal strain. The 4-7 Timberwolves broke a six-game losing skid. The 7-6 Lakers' two-game win streak ended. Notable Performances: Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals Timberwolves PG D'Angelo Russell: 22 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds Timberwolves G Patrick Beverley: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists Lakers PF/C Anthony Davis: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals Lakers PG Russell Westbrook: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists Lakers Post Historically Bad Third Quarter and Second Half With 11:17 remaining in the third quarter, Davis hit a 19-foot jumper to give the Lakers a 51-47 lead. From that point forward, the Lakers did not make another basket for nearly eight minutes of game time when Avery Bradley knocked down a three-pointer with 3:44 remaining to cut the Minnesota lead to 73-56. That three was moot. Minnesota had engineered a 27-2 run between the Davis and Bradley buckets, with the Lakers' only points coming on a pair of AD free throws. Towns had seven points of his own in that stretch, and that was before he closed the quarter with 11 more points in the final four minutes to finish the frame with 18 and give Minnesota a 23-point edge going into the fourth. On the other end, the Lakers missed 14 straight shots and committed three turnovers. By the time the quarter (and game) were over, this Lakers team found itself on the wrong side of history. Despite the loss, the sky isn't completely falling in L.A. Yes, 7-6 isn't where the Lakers want to be, but James isn't on the court. It appears he may be back soon, per head coach Frank Vogel's pregame comments (h/t Lakers reporter Mike Trudell). Sure, losing by 24 at home to a 4-7 team isn't ideal, but it's only November. The Lakers have time to work out their issues, although a multitude of them exist after 13 contests. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers disappointing loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves??? And who is to blame for the Lakers loss tonight??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Anchor! https://anchor.fm/zspn Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l Check out my podcast, ZSPN, on Google Podcast!https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81N2ZiMTVjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: ZSPN_Sports Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛