Kobe Scores 35 But KG and Szcerby Close the Deal

After winning all four games on a West Coast road trip, the Minnesota Timberwolves returned home and feared a letdown.

Kevin Garnett and his teammates quickly dashed those worries.

Garnett scored a season-high 30 points, Wally Szczerbiak added 25 and the Timberwolves won their fifth straight Saturday night, 95-82 over Los Angeles to stop the Lakers' winning streak at four.

Marko Jaric had 12 points and a season-best nine assists for the Timberwolves, who never trailed and have already beaten the Lakers three times this season.

It's typical for coaches to be apprehensive, but even Dwane Casey's players were on edge.

"I was really concerned how we were going to show up tonight, but ... everybody surprised me here," Jaric said. "We played really well."

Trenton Hassell scored 13 points and tightly guarded Kobe Bryant, who surpassed his average with 35 points and shot 11-for-20 from the floor but never sustained any dominance -- save for an eye-popping, up-and-under reverse layup that brought the Lakers to 84-77 with 3½ minutes left.

Lamar Odom added 16 points and Chris Mihm had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Los Angeles, which made the fourth stop on a six-game road trip and fell back to the .500 mark at 10-10.