Another game, another loss for the Los Angeles Lakers.
With Anthony Davis ruled out of their Friday contest versus the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a lower back ailment, the Lakers were up against it from the start going up against Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Los Angeles fought hard throughout, showing good energy and effort on the defensive end. But their anemic, disjointed offense was its downfall once again, 111-102.
Although its 3-point shooting, its major weakness, trickled up to 31.0 percent, it shot just 41.6% from the field, and its 22 turnovers led to 22 fast-break points for Minnesota.
In the end, the Lakers simply lacked enough size to contain the Timberwolves, as Gobert had 22 points and 21 rebounds and Towns put up 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.