Lakers @ Timberwolves

March 1, 2011 - The Los Angeles Lakers have extended their second half win-streak, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road by a score of 90 to 79, despite the horrible FG% by the Lakers. They have now won 5 straight games, after losing 3 consecutive games right before the all-star break. The captain Kobe Bryant led the team with 24 points where Andrew Bynum had 14. The problem? The Lakers shot 37.5% from the field as a team, which is terrible. Artest was 2-10 shooting, Gasol was 3-10, and Fisher was 2-9.

Minnesota was only down four points going into the fourth quarter, but the Lakers managed to pull away and get the easy win. They outrebounded the T'Wolves 53-39 and Kobe was on fire in the second half, where he scored 20 of his 24 points.

Lamar Odom, who I feel will be the key to the 3-peat this year, added 12 points and 11 rebounds on the night

Although this was a win for the team, they should've dominated Minnesota tonight. The Timberwolves have the worst defense in the league as far as stats go, and there was a rookie on Kobe, who actually guarded him pretty well. Gasol, Artest, and Fisher were complete disasters at shooting. If this was Boston or San Antonio they played tonight, it would have been a blowout against the Lakers. Even though we all love the win and win-streak, they still have things to get together to be ready for the playoffs.

The next game is Friday, March 4th where the Lakers take on the Charlotte Bobcats at the Staples Center.