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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 30 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 112 |
 Timberwolves | 27 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 104 |
LALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 42-7754.5% | 11-2642.3% | 17-2181.0% | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| MIN | 39-9341.9% | 16-3447.1% | 10-1376.9% | 38 | 26 | 15 |
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.
Los Angeles Lakers112| 38 | 30 | 13-20 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 24 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | +4 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −8.2 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −4.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.1 | ||||
| 18 | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 | +13 | +7.2 | ||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +14 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.3 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.1 | |
| Team | 112 | 42-7754.5% | 11-2642.3% | 38 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 17-2181.0% | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 33 points on 10 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Jared Dudley, Quinn Cook, Devontae Cacok and Alfonzo McKinnie (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves104| 36 | 11 | 4-15 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 28, Career high (his best before, 26) | 10-21 | 5-10, Ties his career high | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +0.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +2.2 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.0 | ||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.4 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Team | 104 | 39-9341.9% | 16-3447.1% | 38 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 10-1376.9% | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 11 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis, Jake Layman and Juancho Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Lakers112Timberwolves104ClickTap 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.
LeBron James had 30 points (20 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers went on a 9-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-104.
The Timberwolves led 81-77 with 1:56 left in the third quarter. Montrezl Harrell’s driving layup put the Lakers ahead for good with 55 seconds left in the quarter. They took an 86-81 lead with 32 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 92-89 on Jordan McLaughlin’s pull-up 3-pointer with 9:16 to play, but Harrell answered with a three-point play, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 105-100.
Dennis Schröder had 24 points (12 in the paint) and 4 steals, and Harrell added 17 points off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 28 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Lakers shot 54.5% from the field to the Timberwolves’ 41.9%. The Lakers outscored the Timberwolves 27-15 in 10 minutes with James, Matthews, Morris, Harrell and Caruso on the floor together.
Los Angeles LakersMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 77 shots: 12.8 more than 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 | 16-23 | 69.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-15 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 34 | 13 | 6-9 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 12 | 6-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 33 | 10 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Malik Beasley | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 12 | 4-6 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Josh Okogie | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Matthews 2 AST)
Q4 8:16
15.7%
29→14
Edwards 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Rubio 8 AST)
Q4 3:28
15.0%
6→21
Gasol 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
Q3 10:45
10.7%
58→47
Harrell 1' Running Layup (12 PTS) (James 5 AST)
Q3 0:56
9.6%
53→43
Caruso 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harrell 2 AST)
Q3 0:32
9.6%
43→34
