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LOS ANGELES_As the clock ticked down in the final minute Sunday night at Staples Center _ as Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made an improbable three-pointer, as Timberwolves forward Joe Smith fouled Bryant on another three-pointer, as the Lakers systematically whittled an eight-point Wolves lead _ Smith kept thinking of one thing: "When is this going to be over?"
Then, finally, with a Kendall Gill offensive rebound and a Bryant miss, it was.
Surviving a frenetic Lakers comeback, the Wolves beat the three-time defending NBA champions 110-107 to snap a 16-game losing streak against them in Los Angeles and winning here for the first time Since December 1993.
...Source: HighBeam Research, Timberwolves hold off late Laker surge in L.A.(Knight Ridder...