The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-110 at Staples Center on Wednesday.

The Lakers and Timberwolves battled all four quarters, wrestling with lead changes throughout. The Lakers came out with a run and gun style offense that saw Lonzo Ball push the pace, along with JaVale McGee finding some easy dunks down low. Minnesota entered the half with a two point lead, but the Lakers kept within striking distance all second half before taking the lead behind LeBron James' leadership. Derrick Rose had the hot hand all night, but when it mattered most, Rose's three point shot to take the lead in the waning seconds bounced off the rim after a great look at the top of the arc. The Lakers (5-6) were given three possessions with just under a minute left in the fourth quarter after new addition Tyson Chandler swatted back two rebounds towards Lebron James after a missed three pointer from himself and Kyle Kuzma. Chandler, who joined the team this week, made a massive impact with his nine rebounds.

The Timberwolves set a new franchise record with 20 three pointers, seven of which came from the 2011 MVP Derrick Rose. Rose has seen a resurgence in his game and scored 31 points 11-of-17 shooting. Down 111-104 late in the fourth quarter, Rose hit back-to-back threes to single handedly keep his team alive. All five Minnesota starters finished in double figures scoring and all five also logged at least 37 minutes. LeBron James fell one assist shy of triple-double after he finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Both the Timberwolves and Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings next, as the Kings will host a back-to-back with both teams starting with the Wolves on Friday and the Lakers Saturday.