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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 39 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 111 |
 Timberwolves | 35 | 27 | 22 | 35 | 119 |
LALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 43-9445.7% | 7-3122.6% | 18-2669.2% | 46 | 19 | 13 |
| MIN | 42-9046.7% | 6-2425.0% | 29-3193.5% | 46 | 23 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves119| 41 | 24 | 7-20 | 0-7 | 10-11 | +12 | +1.2 | ||||||||
| 39 | 28, Season high (his best before, 24) | 11-16 | 0-0 | 6-6 | +13 | +7.6 | ||||||||
| 35 | 20 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.4 | ||||
| 32 | 10 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 15 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.3 | |||
| 16 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||||||
| Team | 119 | 42-9046.7% | 6-2425.0% | 46 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 29-3193.5% | 11 | 5 | 10 | |||
Bench 29 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Shabazz Muhammad, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Aaron Brooks and Cole Aldrich (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers111| 41 | 17 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 23 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 7-9 | −17 | +2.6 | ||||||||
| 31 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −5.4 | |||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-15 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −13.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +9.6 | |||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −6.6 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Team | 111 | 43-9445.7% | 7-3122.6% | 46 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 18-2669.2% | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Bryant, Tyler Ennis and Gary Payton II (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves119Lakers111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Taj Gibson scored a season-high 28 points (20 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-111.
The Timberwolves trailed 57-42 with 7:11 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Lakers 77-54 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Lakers 7-1. Gibson scored 5 of the Timberwolves’ 7 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Tyus Jones had 2 steals, one of them leading to Jimmy Butler III’s alley oop dunk that put the Timberwolves ahead 100-99, and the Timberwolves scored 5 points off them.
Butler had 24 points and 3 blocks, and Jeff Teague added 20 points and 6 assists on 6 for 9 shooting. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, Julius Randle had 23 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Ivica Zubac added 19 points and 11 rebounds on 8 for 8 shooting off the bench. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 17 points, a season-high 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 6 for 9 shooting.
The Timberwolves went 29 for 31 at the line to the Lakers’ 18 for 26. The Lakers forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Timberwolves 27-11 in 8 minutes with Brewer, Thomas, Caldwell-Pope, Zubac and Kuzma on the floor together. Gibson fouled out for the Timberwolves, and Randle for the Lakers.
Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 11% (3rd quarter, 2:12 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 90 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-24 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 11-23 | 47.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-17 | 23.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 33 | 4 | 2-7 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Ivica Zubac | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 15 | 7-7 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 38 | 14 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Brandon Ingram | 19 | 2 | 1-6 | −3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Brook Lopez | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 26 | 5 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Crawford 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 9:35
15.3%
34→49
Zubac 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (18 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
Q4 8:00
14.7%
58→43
Butler 1' Alley Oop Dunk (17 PTS) (Crawford 3 AST)
Q4 6:40
14.7%
43→58
Butler 19' Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 6:00
14.7%
43→58
Jones 31' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Butler 2 AST)
Q4 10:15
13.8%
29→43
