Los Angeles
Lakers
111
–
118
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 111 |
| MIN | 24 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
21
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending35.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite66.7
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 47.2Impact: 2.0
8 contested shots+12 plus/minusheld opponents to 35.7% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 57.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
27
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-19 (47.4%)
3PT2-6
FT7-8
TS%59.9%
eFG%52.6%
STL3
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG116
DRTG115
NET+1
3 steals4 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 19 pts allowed on 72.1 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 38:22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Austin Reaves | 27:11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-5 | 100% | -9 |
| Taurean Prince | 36:39 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-6 | 83% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14:13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 33:30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-6 | 33% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaxson Hayes | 11:16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -8 |
| Anthony Davis | 38:42 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 55% | 1-1 | 100% | 8-9 | 89% | +3 |
| Cam Reddish | 36:38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 41-83 | 49% | 10-24 | 42% | 19-24 | 79% | — |
Max Christie —
Jalen Hood-Schifino —
Christian Wood —
Maxwell Lewis —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 21:05 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 22:34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 5:56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 38:18 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 7-8 | 88% | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 15:01 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Mike Conley | 30:27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Rudy Gobert | 37:23 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | -1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:47 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 42-87 | 48% | 14-36 | 39% | 20-25 | 80% | — |
Luka Garza —
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Shake Milton —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL41/83 (49%)
Paint
20/40 (50%)
Mid
12/25 (48%)
3PT
10/24 (42%)
RA 56%ATB3 41%Paint 47%Mid 53%Corner 3 50%
MIN42/87 (48%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
3/9 (33%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 53%ATB3 36%Paint 60%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Anthony Davis
10.1 min • 4 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Naz Reid
held Rui Hachimura
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Jaxson Hayes
2.3 min • 11 pts • 80%
| MIN Defense | Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | Cam Reddish | Christian Wood | D'Angelo Russell | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | Rui Hachimura | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 10.1m 4pts 40% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 1.7m 3pts 100% |
| Anthony Edwards | 1.6m 2pts 17% | — | 6.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 4pts 50% | 3.1m 9pts 60% |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 7.1m 9pts 80% | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 33% | — | 2.3m 11pts 80% | 6.7m 2pts 0% | — |
| Mike Conley | 1.4m 11pts 67% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 33% |
| Kyle Anderson | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 3.0m 9pts 75% | 2.7m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 8pts 75% | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 2.8m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = LAL leads
MIN Largest Lead
13
Q4 9:26
LAL Largest Lead
7
Q1 3:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 1:34 – Q1 3:10
-1 → -7
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 9:57 – Q1 10:08
+2 → +5
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 9:57 – Q1 10:25
+2 → +7
MIN 8-0 run
Q4 0:58 – Q4 0:58
+6 → +8