The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 109-80 on Monday night, the lowest scoring game from L.A. since LeBron James joined the team.
James’ shooting struggles carried over to Monday’s game as he finished with just 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range.
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James has struggled on the offensive end as of late, especially from long range. Since tying Kyle Korver for 7th on the NBA’s all-time 3PT list, James has shot a combined 0-of-24 from three over the last five games. It’s the worst 3PT shooting stretch of his career and unlike their previous game, the Lakers struggled along with James.
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Anthony Davis also had arguably his worst game of the season, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds. D’Angelo Russell played well with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, but no other Laker had a strong all-around game.
For Minnesota, Julius Randle led the way with 18 points and five assists. Wolves star Anthony Edwards also had a poor offensive performance on Monday with eight points and seven rebounds on 3-of-13 shooting.
The Lakers now sit at 8th place in the Western Conference with a 12-9 record while the Timberwolves improved to 10-10 and are currently at 12th place in the same conference.
James Parker is an NBA writer for Ball Exclusives, follow him on X @TheJames_Parker
