Martin, Towns lift Timberwolves over Lakers, 123-122 in OT

One night after scoring a season-low 10 points in a 110-105 loss at the Brooklyn Nets, Harden recorded his eighth game this season with at least 30 points. “But I don’t feel like it’s something that’s going to get in the way of my growth”. Selected 24th by Cleveland before being traded to Minnesota on draft night, Jones had one point and one assist in two games for the Timberwolves this season….

Perhaps the most newsworthy change to this year’s voting process concerns Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who last month announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Martin said following the game that he will get the wrist checked out Thursday morning. Towns and Martin had nine points apiece as Minnesota jumped out to a three-point lead after one quarter and the Wolves led 59-57 at the half on Towns’ 15 points and eight boards.Shabazz Muhammad had 15 points and five rebounds off the bench and Wiggins finished with 19 points for Minnesota.

Ricky Rubio was 16 when he heard Bryant had scored 81 points against Toronto in 2006.

The patience he shows in that play is something that it often takes years for lesser players to develop.

Muhammad’s energy further sparked Towns, who peaked in the second and third quarters.

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.

From there, Scott says that fans should be ready to see less of Kobe come the second half of the season. The rookie had a breakout game, finishing with 23 points, including three from beyond the arc.

In overtime, Randle also kept the Lakers within striking distance on his drive that tied the game at 119-119 with 1:38 remaining.

“Seeing what Kobe was doing, that was something I looked up to”, Prince said.

“It’s unbelievable to see the league, see how much young talent is present”. Regardless of the argument against Kobe being voted in, one former rival believes there’s no question about whether he should be an All-Star this season.

With that leaner he sent the game to overtime, where the Lakers would ultimately lose.

Once again, just like Randle, Russell was starting to play much better the last few weeks – so it’s understandable why they both were upset. “You just think about all the great memories you’ve had”. “It’s hard for us to imagine as players in today’s game what it must’ve been like for him to go through the difficulties he faced personally and professionally”.

It’s just not the right time to be making more poor decisions. LaVine has a great amount of potential, too. The Timberwolves snapped a four-game skid and will take on the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns on the road in their next two outings. Friday’s game will tip off at 8 pm CST.