MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Reaves had the ball for the final possession, of course, dribbling left off the high screen before seeing his opening to split the double team with a crossover and beeline into the lane.

Lacking the space and time to reach the rim, Reaves rose up for a floater and, with a quick flick from 12 feet out, swished the winner for the Los Angeles Lakers right before the buzzer for a 116-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

“I think we all knew that was ballgame,” teammate Dalton Knecht said.

After catching his balance and coming to grips with his latest feat — he said afterward he didn’t see the shot go through the net because he “probably blacked out a little bit” — Reaves spun toward the visiting bench and ran over to jump around in a mob

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