Davis scores 50 to propel Lakers over Timberwolves
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Anthony Davis scored 50 points to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 142-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday (Monday in Manila) that gave the Western Conference leaders the best record in the NBA.
Davis unleashed his aggression to notch the fourth 50- point
with the Lakers. He connecting on 20
of 29
baskets in the paint and not a single three-pointer.
“One for the ages,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.
to me was he had four steals, a block and great defense for all 39 minutes he was out there,” Vogel said. “To be able to perform on
us and still go for 50 in what I feel is an old-school, smashmouth way of getting 50.
Davis, a perfect 10 of 10 from the free-throw line, also pulled down seven rebounds and handed out six assists.
LeBron James added 32 points with 13 assists despite finding himself in foul trouble with four points as the Lakers improved to 21-3.
Eight Minnesota players scored
Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins scored 19 apiece and the Timberwolves led by
Ultimately, however, they had no answer for Davis.
In Miami, rookie Tyler Herro scored 27 points and made a go-ahead three-pointer with 38.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the Heat to a 110-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
In Dallas, Luka Doncic scored 27 points with seven rebounds and eight assists for his 19th straight game of at least 20 points, f i ve rebounds and five assists.
He passed NBA icon Michael Jordan for the most such games in a row since the NBA/ABA merger
to deliver a victory for the Mavs, - mento Kings.
The Los Angeles Clippers bounced back from an embarrassing 28-point loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday with a 135-119 victory over the Wizards in Washington.
Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis (No. 3) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jordan Bell during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles.