Following back-to-back, gritty overtime victories over Charlotte and Miami, the Lakers faced a lowly Minnesota Timberwolves (4-7) team that entered STAPLES Center riding a six-game losing streak. But all streaks must come to an end and, unfortunately for Los Angeles (7-5), they were on the wrong side of the scoresheet tonight, losing to Minnesota 107-83.
Frank Vogel emphasized during his postgame presser how the Lakers effort has not been good enough, consistently in the third quarter this season.
“We’re talking about it and we’re challenging our guys to be better,” Vogel said. “There’s no better motivator than a bad loss.