Wednesday night was a rough one for the Los Angeles Lakers. They fell behind by 15 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and lost, 118-113.
Los Angeles had trouble finding the basket after putting up a solid 30 points in the first quarter. It shot 44.6% overall and 25.6% from 3-point range. The team also committed 20 turnovers, which allowed Minnesota to get plenty of easy baskets in the last three quarters.
The Lakers also endured an injury scare. Guard Lonnie Walker IV went down with an ankle injury and didn’t return. In addition, forward Juan Toscano-Anderson didn’t play after sustaining a back bruise on Sunday versus the Golden State Warriors.
But it looks like both men will be able to play in the Lakers’ final preseason game on Friday against the Sacramento Kings.
Darvin Ham said Lonnie Walker IV (left last night’s game with an ankle injury) felt great and went through practice with “no problem.”
Juan Toscano-Anderson (back bruise suffered at GSW, did not play vs. Minnesota) is also good to go.
Both will play tomorrow.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 13, 2022
Walker was playing well before he got hurt. He put up 12 points in 19 minutes on 5-of-11 shooting. He was even in the starting lineup; head coach Darvin Ham elected to go small with Anthony Davis at the 5 and LeBron James at power forward.
