The Los Angeles Lakers earned their first home win of the 2025-26 season Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 128-110 victory from the purple and gold was an encouraging turnaround for the Lakers, a team that dropped their season opener to the Golden State Warriors.

Against their bitter rivals, the Lakers had an abysmal third quarter on opening night with the second half starting as a one-point game but quickly turned to a 17-point deficit as the Lakers were outscored 19-4.

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Austin Reaves spoke about the Lakers' struggles in the third frame against Golden State, noting it has been an ongoing issues since joining the team.

“We’ve just been bad third quarter,” Reaves said . “Last

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