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Kobe Bryant could be excused for harboring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead, Bryant professes nothing but love his fellow U.S. Olympian, even when the injuries required him to wear a sweaty protective mask in his first game back. And if Bryant had any hidden frustration about the whole situation, he probably took it out on the Minnesota...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 2/1	Min	LAL 111-100
Thu 2/28	LAL	LAL 116-94
Wed 3/27	Min	LAL 120-117

Game Stats

Timberwolves (18-18) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Williams, F 28 7 1 4 10 N. Pekovic, C 26 7 1 0 10 L. Ridnour, G 26 2 2 1 8 W. Johnson, F 17 1 0 2 5 R. Rubio, G 25 3 9 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Beasley 26 6 1 1 14 M. Webster 22 0 2 2 14 A. Randolph 19 9 1 2 12 D. Milicic 18 3 1 2 4 A. Tolliver 13 4 0 0 3 W. Ellington 12 1 0 1 2 J. Barea 10 1 4 0 0 B. Miller 0 0 0 0 0 M. Lee 0 0 0 0 0 K. Love 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (21-14) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 33 7 8 0 31 P. Gasol, F 31 5 4 1 15 A. Bynum, C 34 13 1 1 13 M. World Peace, F 24 2 5 3 8 D. Fisher, G 20 3 3 3 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Barnes 21 8 0 1 9 S. Blake 25 1 5 1 8 T. Murphy 24 6 1 4 7 A. Goudelock 15 0 3 2 2 L. Walton 4 1 0 1 2 J. Kapono 3 0 0 0 2 J. McRoberts 4 2 0 1 0 D. Ebanks 3 0 0 1 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 4/12 N. Pekovic, C Left calf contusion 1/4 K. Love, FC Fractured right hand 12/14 M. Lee, SG Hyperextended right knee 11/10 B. Roy, GF Sore right knee

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Player News

Timberwolves Luke Ridnour (MIN - Guard) News: Ridnour averaged 11.5 points, 1.0 steals, 3.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Alexey Shved (MIN - Guard) News: Shved averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds over 23.9 minutes during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Dante Cunningham (MIN - Power Forward) News: Cunningham averaged 8.7 points, 1.1 steals and 5.1 assists during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)