LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers started a new chapter of their season on Tuesday night with a 112-104 victory, as James dropped 30 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists. The Minnesota Timberwolves played the Lakers tough for most of the night but James and Marc Gasol hit some huge shots down the stretch to help put the Wolves away. Gasol hit from the outside but Dennis Schröder stepped up as the second scorer without Anthony Davis, putting up 24 points, four steals and three assists.
In addition to a huge shot to put the game away in the final minutes, James also made some big defensive plays.
LeBron steps in to take the clutch charge late in the 4th! pic.twitter.com/Xc1olLWjTA
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2021
Anthony Edwards had 28 points for the Wolves and had a field day for the Wolves at the rim bu it wasn’t enough to offset what the Lakers were able to do as a team, nor what James was able to do individually at the end of the game.