One more time the Lakers stand out summing a new victory to their history and present season success streak. Right now the LA team is in second place in the NBA league standings with a record 20-3 and great possibilities of reaching the Boston Celtics, who are leading the board. On this opportunity, the Lakers met the Timberwolves, who defeated with s 98-86 final score. Although the Californians are enjoying a good winner streak, the emotion and the spectacular tricks have been some of the characteristics absent on their last matches as well as in the last one, before Minnesota, when at the start of the meeting boredom was another member in the field. But the dullness lasted until Kobe Bryant, captain of the Lakers and one of the most complete players on the league, took control over the game with the energy and skills that has distinguished him along his career and made him worthy of several titles; such as: 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game MVP in which he has participated 10 consecutive times, this are just a few honors among many others. While Bryant accomplished the 26 points in the match, the spectators cheered up and the LA Lakers shined with such a glitter that blinded their rivals; all left was to take advantage of the happening to win. At the middle of the encounter, the duel kept tough and uneven, which woke up the Lakers that with the support of Luke Walton and Jordan Farmar advanced widely in the scoreboard. The 8 points advantage, gave the Californian the strength and motivation necessary to command and domain the game. From that moment on Lakers showed unstoppable thanks to the valuable contributions by Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom on defense.
The other two players that kept present helping their team during the whole match were the Spaniard Pau Gasol, who counts with great experience due to his participation in different international basketball tournaments and the Dominican Trevor Ariza. While Gasol was responsible for 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assistances and a double-double that turned out to be vital for the triumph against Timberwolves, Ariza collaborated with 14 points that gave the team an impulse to finish victorious.
This is the thirteenth success for the LA Lakers from the last 14 matches played as locals, pushing them upper every time closer to Boston’s team. At the moment the distance between the two clubs is as short as three points, a difference that doubtless will make the Lakers give all they got to surpass it. But to achieve it they now very well, they must keep working harder and harder, never low their guard and lose points to reduce their advantage.