The 29-year-old midfielder missed Tuesdays training
Posté: Ven Oct 28, 2016 11:54 amMINNEAPOLIS -- The Los Angeles Lakers were reeling and the Minnesota Timberwolves were rolling, turning an 18-point deficit into a one-point lead with three minutes to go. Just when it looked as though the Lakers were going to let another road game slip away, Kobe Bryant showed these young pups just how its done in closing time. Bryant had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 28 to give the Lakers a much-needed road victory, 106-101 over the Timberwolves on Sunday night. Andrew Bynum added 21 points for the Lakers, who won for just the second time in nine road games this season. But it was Bryant who slammed the door, slithering through the ........... in Minnesotas zone to hit two clutch jumpers to seal the win. "I dont know if hes the best one or not, but in the last quarter, for sure," said Wolves rookie point guard Ricky Rubio, who had eight assists but just five points on 2-for-13 shooting. "Maybe during 48 minutes, there are players like LeBron and Derrick Rose who can be in that top position, but at the end of the game, hes the best." Kevin Love had 33 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Beasley added 18 points and 12 boards for the Wolves, who lost to the Lakers for the 16th straight time. The Wolves dominated many of the statistics, including offensive rebounds (24-7), turnovers (12-4), second-chance points (32-10) and fast-break points (16-0). But they shot just 38 per cent and couldnt find an answer for Bryant, who made 14 of 29 shots and 5 of 9 three-pointers. Minnesota led 94-93 with 3:19 to play, but the Lakers size was too much down the stretch. Bynum threw down two dunks and Bryant attacked the middle for two pull-up jumpers. "We couldnt stop him, no matter what we did," Rubio said. "He was a scoring machine in the fourth quarter." The Lakers staggered into Target Center on Sunday night with four losses in five games and an ugly 1-7 mark on the road. Their struggling offence in new coach Mike Browns first season had failed to top 100 points in 13 straight games, the clubs longest streak since the shot clock was implemented in 1954. But the Lakers shot 50 per cent from the field and 42 per cent from three-point range against the Wolves. On the second night of a back-to-back, Bryant and Gasol played the entire second half. Coach Mike Brown didnt want those minutes to soar, but he had no other choice. "Thats what needed to happen," Brown said. "I dont like doing that. Our second unit did a nice job in the first half, but once they went to zone, I thought we needed that experience back in the game." What had been a sleeper of a game turned into a heart-pounder in the final 17 minutes. The Lakers were in complete control midway through the third quarter, shooting 55 per cent and suffocating the Wolves offence. Bryant was feeling it, yapping at Wes Johnson after drilling a three-pointer right in his grill and Gasols layup gave the Lakers a 73-55 lead with five minutes to play in the period. "Thats been our Achilles heel," Love said. "Weve been a second-half team the entire year. We just need to come out in the first 24 minutes and replicate what we do in the second half as well." Rubio had just one point, two assists and two rebounds at that point, and the Wolves were unable to get anything going outside of .......... typically efficient night. Then, Wolves coach Rick Adelman switched to a zone defence and Beasley and Anthony Randolph added some much-needed energy. Martell Webster hit a three, Randolph threw down an alley-oop from Rubio and the Spanish rookie finished a 19-6 quarter-closing surge with a running bank shot to cut the Lakers lead to 79-74 heading into the fourth. But the Lakers finally started using their size to find ........... in the zone and overpower the undersized Wolves. "We needed to get a win on the road," Bryant said flatly. Gasol had an awful night in Milwaukee, shooting 6 of 18. But he was sharp from the start against the Wolves, hitting his first four and scoring 14 on 6-for-8 shooting in the first quarter. Bryant took over in the fourth, hitting four of his five shots and pulling down five rebounds. "He hit big shots," Love said. "Theres no getting past that. Maybe three or four times he hit it right in my face. I had a hand up and slapped his hand, but seemingly hit shots over and over. Thats why hes the best player in the game." Notes: Bryant surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals made in franchise history. ... Adelman interviewed for the Lakers coaching job. "I never look back on something like that," he said. "When I interviewed, they still had the same people they have now. Theyre a talented team." ... With Darko Milicic out sick for the second straight game, Brad Miller made his season debut for the Wolves. 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A former Welsh international during his playing days, Robinson said Reo-Cokers tumble ranks among some of the more odd injuries hes come across. "Ive seen a few and heard a few in my time, picking up a remote control and pulling your hamstring and things like that. Its one of them that fits into that category," said Robinson. "Its quite a serious injury for him but its one that makes you chuckle when you hear about it and the story. Its a strange one." The injury occurred after Reo-Coker had returned with his teammates to Vancouver following the Whitecaps 0-0 road ddraw against the New England Revolution on Saturday afternoon.dddddddddddd "He just fell and tripped. I dont think he was looking where he was going, which is never a good sign for a midfield player," Robinson deadpanned, before adding: "Obviously youve got to be very careful with head injuries these days. "Hes done the concussion test and there was a slight issue so it was a little bit worrisome but hes fine. I spoke to him for half an hour today in the office. Its normal Nige back." Reo-Coker has started all three games for Vancouver (1-0-2) so far this season, but was subbed off after 70 minutes on Saturday in favour of Gershon Koffie, who seems like the most obvious candidate to take the Englishmans place in the lineup against Houston (2-0-0) this Saturday. A box-to-box central midfielder, Reo-Coker joined the Whitecaps in February 2013 after stops with Wimbledon, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United in his home country. He started 31 MLS games for Vancouver last season, collecting one goal and four assists. Reo-Coker has one assist in 220 minutes of action so far in 2014. "Youre always due for one or two strange injuries a season," said Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit. "You feel for Nigel. Hell have to answer you to how it all happened." Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '