LEBRON James totaled 30 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers to a 112-104 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
The Lakers, one of the best road teams in the league this season, won for the 13th time in 16 games away from LA and prevailed for the eighth time in their past nine games overall.
Playing without Anthony Davis, who is expected to miss multiple weeks after straining his right Achilles, the Lakers trailed 81-77 with 1:56 left in the third quarter.
James sparked a 26-8 surge that helped the Lakers open up a 14-point lead in the final quarter and eventually hold on for the victory.
Kyle Kuzma (seven points) started again with Davis out, but it was Montrezl Harrell who was clutch off the bench with 17 points and six rebounds and Marc Gasol (11 points) on the defensive end limiting Karl-Anthony Towns to only 15 points and six rebounds.
Towns was averaging 21 points over his first three games back since returning from a 13-game absence due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Dennis Schröder also delivered on the offensive end, shooting 9-for-15 and finishing with 24 points. — Reuters