Five of the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason games are now in the books after they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Their transition game looked good early, as they converted nine fast-break points in the first quarter and kept pace with Minnesota.
But after that, control of the contest got away from them, as Anthony Edwards and crew tightened up their defense and ignited their own running game.
Los Angeles trailed 107-92 with less than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter only to score 11 unanswered points to give itself a chance to win. But that run was too little, too late, as it fell by the final score of 118-113.
It was a sloppy game for L.A., as it committed 20 turnovers, which helped lead to 24 fast-break points for the Timberwolves.
Nonetheless, even though there are some mild concerns, there were also several bright spots for the Lakers.