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CARSON, Calif. -- Erick Torres gave Chivas USA an early lead and Gyasi Zardes pulled the Los Angeles Galaxy even before halftime, and the Southern California rivals played to a 1-1 tie Sunday in their final matches before Major League Soccers two-week World Cup break. The Galaxy (4-3-5), who had a 21-6 advantage in shots and held possession for 65 per cent of the game, have lost just once in the past 19 meetings, since dropping two in a row in 2007. Los Angeles leads the all-time series 21-4-8. "Not a good result for us," Los Angeles coach Bruce Arena said. "We squandered a few chances. ... There were chances for us to get a few more goals, and at the end of the day, thats the game. You could see we controlled the game for long periods of time, but youve got to get a goal. The goals were out there for us, and we didnt connect." The Galaxy are seventh in the Western Conference but have games in hand, as many as four, on all of their rivals. Chivas (2-7-5) is last in the West. "The players showed character," said Chivas coach Wilmer Cabrera, whose team has won just once in its past 13 games. "With the ball, we made some possibilities. That was important for us. ... (This result) is going to help us with what we are going to do, but we are not happy unless we get three points." Torres scored his ninth goal of the season in the 20th minute, finishing a defence-splitting pass from Leandro Barrera, as Chivas took its first lead in the SuperClasico series since May 2012, its last victory, a span of six games. The goal was his 16th since he joined Chivas last July, giving him a share of the MLS record for Mexican-born players with former Chicago Fire star Cuauhtemoc Blanco. The Galaxy (4-3-5) nearly tied the score seven minutes later, but Chivas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy pushed Landon Donovans chip off the right post, then leaped across his goalmouth to snag Marcelo Sarvas header on the rebound. 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Its the first time since Dec. 4, 2006 — a span of 544 games — that Jefferson didnt start in a game in which he played.Before I started starting all of the time, coming off the bench was fun because you get a chance to see how game was going and because youre playing against the backup centre instead of the starting centre, said Jefferson, who played 25 minutes after missing nine games. So I looked at it like that. It was fun.Gerald Henderson scored 17 points and Brian Roberts added 16 for the Hornets, who have won seven of their last eight games.In all, Charlottes bench outscored Minnesota 52-31, including 28-3 in the pivotal first half. Reserves Gary Neal had 12 points and P.J. Hairston had 11 for Charlotte.Thaddeus Young had 18 points to lead Minnesota, which failed in its quest to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. Andrew Wiggins, the top pick in the NBA draft last year, had 12 points on 3 of 13 shooting and was limited to two rebounds for the Timberwolves (7-33).The 6-foot-10, 289-pound Jefferson said he felt great physically, although he did get a little winded late in the second half.He struggled early, missing a couple of easy shots from the low post before starting to regain his old form.The 2014 third-team all-NBA selection used a spin move in the low post and made a teardrop shot to get back on track inn the second quarter.dddddddddddd In the third, he scored off a pick-and-roll with Lance Stephenson, and in the fourth knocked down a step-back 18-foot jumper.Jefferson said that, in hindsight, sitting out nine games was the right thing to do.There were games where I couldnt jump and I felt like I was hurting my teammates instead of helping them, said Jefferson, who finished 4 of 11 from the field.Hornets coach Steve Clifford said before the game he expected Jefferson to play about 15 minutes. And when Stephenson returned from a pelvic strain, he saw 26 minutes in his third game back.The only way those two guys are going to get in any kind of game condition is if they get to play, Clifford said. That was a perfect opportunity to let them go a little longer.The Hornets jumped out to a 50-33 halftime lead, and the Timberwolves never mounted a challenge after being outscored 27-13 in the second quarter. Charlotte stretched the lead to 30 by the end of the third quarter.They mauled us, really, Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders said. Theyre a very good defensive team. We did not react the right way to their physicality.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Wiggins has scored in double figures in 14 straight games. ... The Timberwolves went 2-2 on their current road trip.Hornets: Charlotte went 12 of 22 from 3-point range after making just 2 of 15 attempts Saturday against Indiana.GETTING DEFENSIVECharlotte has forced 37 turnovers and held opponents to a combined 151 points in the last two games.Our defence was really good and we moved the ball, Clifford said.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Dallas on Wednesday.Hornets: Host Miami on Wednesday. ' ' '