GAME RECAP
Impact player
Pau Gasol, Lakers
Los Angeles' last star standing put up 21 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and made a couple of key baskets, one of them a three-pointer, when the Wolves challenged in the last five minutes.
By the NUMBERS
4 Starters at point guard for the Lakers this season.
11 Starting lineups for the Lakers this season.
0 Points for Kevin Love in the fourth quarter after he scored 20 in the first half. He finished with 25.
6 Wolves baskets in the fourth quarter, on 25 shots.
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