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But, I am going to give some love to the second unit, preferably Patty Mills. The Lakers chipped away for the next four minutes, and then cut the deficit to nine with a 3-point basket by Nick Young with 52 seconds left.

Russell, taken two picks after Towns in the 2015 NBA Draft, led the Lakers with 23 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to help force overtime.

D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie, had a breakout game on Wednesday night. On the next possession, Wiggins’ would-be game-winner hit the back of the rim. “I think we found from a great player that he was more interested in the basketball on-the-court stuff than anything else”. Kobe Bryant had 12 points and Julius Randle was off the mark with only four points while making two of nine shots.

Wolves guard Kevin Martin led all scorers with 37 points on 14-of-27 from the floor, including 6-of-9 from beyond the arc.

“It’s like my rhythm is starting to come back a little and my legs are moving pretty well”, Bryant said.

As the Los Angeles Lakers played a tight game against the Minnesota Timberwolves into the fourth quarter, Bryant told coach Byron Scott to “let the kids play”. It will be the second-to-last time Kobe Bryant will face the Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston with his last appearance set to take place on January 17.

Beyond Russell and Lou Williams (19 points), there wasn’t much they could cheer Friday.

The farewell tour for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is now rolling, and we’ll see brief glimpses of his previous form from here until the end of what’s shaping up to be a particularly bad season for the Lakers.

Rockets guard James Harden scored 42 points and outdueled Wizards guard John Wall as Houston outlasted Washington for a 109-103 win on Wednesday.

Rookie of the Year candidate Karl-Anthony Towns finished the game with a strong performance again by recording 26 points and 14 rebounds.

Bryant couldn’t seem to believe what had happened following the loss. “We knew at halftime, especially the coaching staff, they have another gear they can go to and we’ll see how we react to it. I thought our guys got frazzled”.

Both Bryant and Garnett watched from the bench as the young core for both teams went back and forth during the final minutes. Bryant scored 11 points on 5-for-13 shooting in 24 minutes. “They haven’t been moping around or anything like that”, Scott told reporters.

“It didn’t look like he was ready to play”, Scott said of Randle.

The real shame of this is the Lakers could have allowed Marcus an opportunity to have a truly unforgettable night by allowing him to play in the game.

“I said, ‘I’ve made plenty of them and missed plenty of them, too”.

With the Lakers feeding from the energy they kept the game close, until the Spurs made one of their runs.

Aldridge, Leonard, Tim Duncan and Danny Green all sat out the fourth quarter. The 84-year-old was the Lakers’ first black player.