Love, Wolves hand Lakers 7th straight loss in Nash's return

Kevin Love had 31 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to 109-99 victory on Tuesday that spoiled Steve Nash's return and stuck the Lakers with their seventh straight defeat.

Kevin Martin scored 14 of his season-high-tying 32 points in the opening 10 minutes as the NBA's highest-scoring first-quarter team surged to a 25-point lead midway through the second period.

Nash had seven points and nine assists in 25 minutes, about 10 more than he was supposed to play. Steve Blake also returned, but was scoreless in 31 minutes and took only two shots.