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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 30 | 40 | 24 | 27 | 121 |
 Lakers | 31 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 137 |
MINTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 47-9052.2% | 11-3531.4% | 16-2272.7% | 34 | 28 | 12 |
| LAL | 50-8757.5% | 13-2650.0% | 24-2885.7% | 43 | 37 | 13 |
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 Lakers137| 32 | 16 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 25 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +12.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |||||
| 19 | 12 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 25 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | +17 | +12.2 | |||||||
| 26 | 16 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +4.5 | ||||
| 26 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.5 | ||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −3.6 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.6 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 137 | 50-8757.5% | 13-2650.0% | 43 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 24-2885.7% | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 68 points on 28 for 44 shooting
Did not play: Alex Caruso (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves121| 38 | 29 | 11-22 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 0 | −17 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 29 | 10-19 | 2-8 | 7-9 | −10 | +6.0 | ||||||||
| 28 | 19 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +13.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.5 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −2.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.2 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.4 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.3 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 47-9052.2% | 11-3531.4% | 34 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 16-2272.7% | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: D'Angelo Russell (not with team); Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Lakers137Timberwolves121ClickTap 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.
Montrezl Harrell scored 25 points (22 in the paint), and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers went on a 13-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-121.
It was tied at 87 when Dennis Schröder’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 4:26 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 100-91 lead with 40 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
LeBron James had 25 points (11 in the third quarter), 12 rebounds and 12 assists, his fifth triple-double of the season.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 7 assists, and Anthony Edwards added 29 points. Ricky Rubio had 19 points, 12 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 11 shooting.
The Lakers shot 57.5% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 52.2% and 31.4%. They outscored the Timberwolves 68-32 off the bench.
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).
113 points from the field on 87 shots: 14.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 31-42 | 73.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-13 | 30.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 29 | 12 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28 | 9 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 16 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 5-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 28 | 6 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Josh Okogie | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 2-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Okogie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)
Q3 0:26
17.7%
91→73
James 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q3 5:08
13.2%
49→62
Kuzma 1' Running Dunk (13 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 3 AST)
Q3 0:40
11.7%
79→91
Nowell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)
Q2 11:11
11.1%
58→47
Harrell Tip Layup Shot (13 PTS)
Q3 1:00
11.0%
68→79
