Nash, Blake Return, Still Can't Help Reeling Lakers vs. T'Wolves

We gain some, but we lose one. The Lakers traveled to Minnesota with Steve Nash and Steve Blake returning to action, but without Pau Gasol after he was diagnosed with yet another injury. Manny Harris left a lasting impression with his last day in the purple and gold as he was the Lakers' top performer off the bench scoring 19 points and 8 rebounds on 8-11 shooting, but even with the Steves returning, they couldn't stop the outburst of the Kevins. Kevin Love had a monster game with 31 points and 17 rebounds and Kevin Martin scored 32 points on 13-26 to help the Wolves pull away from the Lakers 99-109. The Laker bench did most of the damage with Wesley Johnson recording a near double-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds and Nick Young scoring 24 points, but still couldn't find the range shooting 4-12 from the field while being 13-14 from the charity stripe. Robert Sacre was the only starter in double figures with 14 points. For the returning Steves, Steve Nash finished with 7 points and 9 assists while Steve Blake didn't score finishing with 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals and just attempting 2 shots.

Final Score: @ Minnesota 99-109 [L]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/lakers/gameday/140204_gameday_timberwolves

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Next Game: @ Cleveland (02/05)