LeBron James led the Lakers to the fifth win for the season

LeBron James was on a triple-double assist and was largely responsible for winning the Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves as host with 114:110 in a match of another round at the National Basketball Association.

James scored 24 points, took 10 rebounds and added 9 assists, being one of three player lazers crossing the 20-point limit in the match. The young Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram added 21 points and 20 points for the Lakers` fifth win in 11 games since the season, leaving the team unattainable 11th in the very equal Western Conference.

For Minnesota, a very strong game played by playmaker Derrick Rose, who from the beginning of the season showed a level close to that of his period before the severe injuries at the beginning of the decade. Rose finished the match with 31 points and scored 7 of its 9 shots for 3 points. Jimmy Butler added 24 points to the wolves, and 19 left Andrew Wiggins, but the coach`s problem was the weak play of the bench players who made a total of just 7 points. The defeat is fourth in Minnesota and the team is 13th in the West with 4 successes in 12 games.

The leader of the Eastern Conference Toronto Raptors easily won his Sacramento tournament with 114:105. The Canadians have achieved their fifth straight success with a great team play and six players with a double-digit asset. The biggest was Kawhi Leonard, who scored 25 points and added 11 rebounds. Pascal Siakam finished with 21 points, with the veteran Serge Ibaka with 14 points and 14 rebounds. For Sacramento, Buddy Hield and Willie Cauley-Stein finished the match with 24 points and the 20th-placed De'Aaron Fox.

Philadelphia 76s won first victory as a guest during the season, after having a 100:94 over Indiana Pacers in the derby of the Eastern Conference. The SIXERS controlled the match for much of the time, but relaxation at the end of both halves almost barely cost sixth in a row away from home. However, it was avoided, thanks to the strong game of the team leaders Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

Embiid scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds, and Simmons ended the match predicted by questions about nfl predictions with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Dario Saric scored 18 points for the winners. For Indiana, Victor Oladipo finished with 36 points for 36 minutes on the floor but two-digit assets added only Domantas Sabonis with 16 points and Bojan Bogdanovic with 13.