The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) suffered a crushing defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves. LeBron James, a key player in the team, has been mired in slump, in which he failed to make any three-point shots in four consecutive games.
The Lakers were defeated 80-109 in the away game of the NBA in the 2024-2025 season at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 3rd (Korea time).
The loss put the Lakers in eighth place in the Western Conference with 12 wins and 9 losses this season.
Minnesota, which has won two consecutive games, ranked 11th in the West with 10 wins (10 losses) this season.
The Lakers’ core resources have been sluggish a lot.
LeBron James attempted four 3-pointers, but none of them were successful. He has failed to make three-pointers in four consecutive games (19 attempts).
Anthony Davis didn’t seem to have a bad performance with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds, but he didn’t have the usual flash.
On the other hand, in Minnesota, 토토사이트 꽁머니 Julius Randley scored 18 points, and Rudy Gobert helped him win with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds.
In addition, Naz Reid and Nikhil Alexander Walker each scored 15 points.
The Lakers were dragged around by the home team throughout the game.
Minnesota took a two-point lead in the first quarter and then widened it to 12 at the end of the second quarter.
The Lakers scored 20 points in the third quarter to try to turn around, but the gap widened as Minnesota shot 23 more points.
In the end, the Lakers collapsed in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota scored 30 points against the Lakers, who had only 16 points, to seal a 29-point victory.
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics ranked second in the East with a 108-89 victory over the Miami Heat.
He closed the gap with the leading Cleveland Cavaliers by just one game.
NBA three days ago
▲Boston 108-99 Miami
▲Atlanta 124-112 New Orleans
▲Chicago 128-102 Brooklyn
▲Minnesota 109-80 LA Lakers