(Minneapolis, MN) — Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns pushed the Timberwolves to a 114-96 win over the Lakers at the Target Center. Butler finished with 28 points and nine assists, while Towns put up a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. Minnesota outscored Los Angeles by 12 in the first quarter and didn’t look back on its way to a seventh win in eight games. The T’wolves sit at 24-and-14. Jordan Clarkson had 20 points for the Lakers, who have lost seven straight to drop to 11-and-25.