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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 32 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 111 |
 Timberwolves | 36 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 118 |
LALTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 41-8349.4% | 10-2441.7% | 19-2479.2% | 38 | 21 | 17 |
| MIN | 42-8748.3% | 14-3638.9% | 20-2580.0% | 40 | 32 | 14 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves118| 38 | 27 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +2 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | −1 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 21 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.9 | |||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +8.4 | |||||||
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| 23 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | +8 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +5 | −3.6 | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 118 | 42-8748.3% | 14-3638.9% | 40 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 20-2580.0% | 9 | 13 | 7 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr., Shake Milton, Jordan McLaughlin and Luka Garza (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers111| 39 | 31 | 11-20 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 0 | +3 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-19 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 14 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.5 | |||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | −6 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 20 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 0 | −9 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.0 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.0 | ||
| Team | 111 | 41-8349.4% | 10-2441.7% | 38 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19-2479.2% | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Maxwell Lewis and Max Christie (coach’s decision); Jalen Hood-Schifino (injury/illness).
Timberwolves118Lakers111ClickTap 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.
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points (12 in the first quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 118-111.
Edwards’ 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 43 seconds left in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, D'Angelo Russell had 2 steals, and the Lakers scored 2 points off them.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points, and Mike Conley added 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 8 assists on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Austin Reaves added 20 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. Russell scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. Naz Reid fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 87 shots: 1.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-27 | 59.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-23 | 34.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Reddish | 28 | 4 | 2-3 | −6 |
| Taurean Prince | 18 | 9 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Anthony Davis | 8 | 2 | 1-6 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 5-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | 2 | 0-6 | −9 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 14 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Anthony Davis | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 19 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cam Reddish | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 13 | 5-7 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Hachimura 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (18 PTS) (Russell 7 AST)
Q4 5:14
13.3%
91→77
Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Reaves 4 AST)
Q3 1:01
13.1%
60→47
Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (McDaniels 2 AST)
Q3 0:44
13.1%
47→60
Davis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Russell 6 AST)
Q4 7:43
12.3%
89→76
Anderson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 11:38
11.6%
66→77
