Poor shooting, turnovers and lack of defensive effort have plagued Westbrook’s ongoing season, as the former MVP is struggling to keep up to the way he is known for playing.
An often outspoken critic of LeBron James, Skip Bayless took to Twitter to ask if people still really believed whether James was the greatest.
Minnesota had a 25-point lead in the second quarter cut down to four by the Lakers bench but Towns proved to be the difference-maker.
Kyrie Irving finished with 20-of-31 field goals, including 8-of-12 from the 3 point line.
LeBron James entered Sunday's tilt with the Phoenix Suns having assisted on 9,998 of his teammates' baskets.
For the second time in seven days, LeBron James hit the half-century mark, finishing with 50 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Dumping Vogel would be a drastic step, but with few other avenues toward improvement, it's one the Lakers have little choice but to make.
When asked how Antetokounmpo would fare in older eras, the Hall-of-Fame Bad Boy, said he would "absolutely" be an MVP caliber player.
Luka Doncic went 9 of 21 and looked significantly less sharp than in most previous games during his monthlong scoring tear.
The Lakers are currently the ninth seed and find themselves only 2 1/2 games ahead of Portland, who has the same record as New Orleans.