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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 24 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 103 |
 Lakers | 31 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 108 |
MINTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 41-9244.6% | 9-3823.7% | 12-1675.0% | 56 | 21 | 23 |
| LAL | 36-7548.0% | 13-4131.7% | 23-2979.3% | 28 | 20 | 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 Lakers108| 39 | 26 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 9-12 | 0 | +9 | +7.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | 7-16 | 0-5 | 6-8 | 0 | −2 | −10.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 8-14 | 4-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +6.9 | |||||
| 21 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | −3.4 | ||||||
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| 29 | 14 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-1 | +11 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.5 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 36-7548.0% | 13-4131.7% | 28 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 23-2979.3% | 4 | 13 | 5 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Kent Bazemore, Wayne Ellington, Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves103| 38 | 18 | 7-19 | 0-6 | 4-6 | 0 | −11.1 | ||||||||
| 37 | 16 | 6-18 | 4-11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −6.3 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +5 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 23, Season high (his best before, 19) | 10-17 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.9 | ||||||
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| 22 | 17 | 7-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | +1.2 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.4 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.5 | ||
| Team | 103 | 41-9244.6% | 9-3823.7% | 56 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 12-1675.0% | 20 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Leandro Bolmaro, Josh Okogie, Jake Layman and Greg Monroe (coach’s decision).
Lakers108Timberwolves103ClickTap 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 scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103.
Malik Monk’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 8:00 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 99-98 on Malik Beasley’s 3-pointer with 3:35 to play, but Carmelo Anthony answered with a four-point play, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 103-100.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Timberwolves 9-5. Anthony scored 4 of the Lakers’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, James had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Monk scored 22 points, and Russell Westbrook added 20 points (8 in the fourth quarter). The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Naz Reid had a season-high 23 points (20 in the paint) and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers shot 48.0% from the field and 31.7% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 44.6% and 23.7%. The Timberwolves turned it over 24 times, about 9 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Lakers 58-32 in the paint. Jaden McDaniels fouled out.
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).
85 points from the field on 75 shots: 2.3 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 | 16-24 | 66.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 0-1 | 0.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-9 | 77.8% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-35 | 34.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 36 | 7 | 3-5 | −7 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 17 | 2 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Naz Reid | 7 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 24 | 3 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 11 | 7 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Naz Reid | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley | 20 | 4 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 13 | 5-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
Anthony 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 3:07
21.8%
60→82
Monk 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (James 5 AST)
Q4 8:00
19.1%
43→62
Beverley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 9:17
18.9%
62→43
Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
Q4 3:35
18.8%
79→60
Nowell 13' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 8:13
14.7%
58→43
