Iron out of the sky! James' lowest score of the season was 12+11, and the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves on 6-of-31 three-point range

At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 3, the NBA regular season continued, and the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Lakers finally lost to the Timberwolves 80-109.

Statistics:

Lakers: James 10 points and 8 rebounds, Davis 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Hachimura 10 points, Russell 20 points;

Timberwolves: Gobert 17 points and 12 rebounds, Randle 18 points, Edwards 8 points, Conley 9 points, Reed 15 points, DiVincenzo 11 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Walker 15 points.

Both Injuries and Stoppages:

Lakers: Wood (knee), Vanderbilt (foot), Hayes (ankle), Olivari (ankle), Bronny (foot), Reaves (pelvis);

Timberwolves: Ingles (calf), Dillingham (ankle).

Tournament Progression:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Edwards took the lead with two points, James made an empty catch, and Davis made two free throws to complete the lead, but Randle's three-pointer helped the Timberwolves take the lead again. After Russell's layup, the Lakers fell into a scoring drought, and the Timberwolves took advantage of the situation to play a 6-3 overtake score, and the thick eyebrow shot finally hit a tight bite difference, and Edwards showed his ability to score a layup to maintain the lead. After that, the two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and the score was also alternately leading, with Walker hitting a layup with two seconds left before the end of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by two points at 22-20.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Treola hit a basket, and the two sides returned to the same running line at 22. The Timberwolves found their senses and blasted an 8-2 run to take a six-point lead, and Russell hit a tough three-pointer to bite the difference. The Timberwolves were on fire and went on a 7-0 run to extend the margin to double digits, and Davis hit a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding. The two sides have since fallen into a stalemate, the Timberwolves have maintained a lead of about 10 points, and in the second half of the quarter, the Timberwolves launched another wave of 9-2 to expand the difference to as many as 15 points, and it was Russell who hit three points at a critical moment to avoid the score being further widened. The Timberwolves continued to play an 8-3 scoring spurt to extend the margin to 17 points, and the Lakers scored five straight points to end the half. At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by 12 points, 56-44.

Coming back in the third quarter, Randle took the lead with two free throws to extend the lead, and the Lakers responded with a 6-1 run to narrow the gap to within 10 points, but McDaniels hit a three-pointer to interrupt the Lakers' comeback. The Timberwolves went on a 7-2 run to extend the deficit to 15 points again, and James hit a mid-range shot to barely stop the bleeding. Hachimura scored a layup to continue chasing points, but Gobert hit a dunk to stabilize the situation. Both sides did not shoot well, and the score was slowly rising, but the Timberwolves maintained a lead of more than ten points. In the final minute of the quarter, Randle scored a foul and hit both free throws, and the third quarter ended with the Timberwolves leading the Lakers by 15 points 79-64.

In the final quarter, James scored two points to help the Lakers catch up with the score, but the Timberwolves were extremely hot and blasted out a wave of 10-0 scoring climax to expand the difference to more than 20 points. James barely stopped the bleeding with one of two free throws, but Walker's three-pointer gave the Lakers another slap in the face, Knecht managed to score two points, and Gobert made an easy basket to continue to hold a 25-point lead. After that, the Lakers replaced all their main players and announced their surrender early with 7:41 left in the final quarter. After that, the two sides played garbage time, and the game ended at full-time, and the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 80-109.

Both teams start:

Lakers: Russell, Knecht, Hachimura, James, Davis;

Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Randle, Gobert.