Game recap: Lakers over Wolves
February 2, 2013 at 6:08AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Pau Gasol, Lakers
Reclaimed from the bench and made a starter for absent center Dwight Howard, the former All-Star delivered a 22-point, 12-rebound game.
NUMBERS
5 Wolves rookie Alexey Shved's career-high three pointers, on 11 attempts.
81.8 Lakers' three-point shooting percentage at one point, after they made nine of their first 11 on a night when they started 10-for-13 and ended 2-for-19.
JERRY ZGODA
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The “sticky” ball that coach Chris Finch so deplores showed up for the first game, after a preseason when offense happened smoothly. On defense, “resistance” was missing, the coach said.