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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 17 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 102 |
 Lakers | 33 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 111 |
MINTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35-8441.7% | 12-4129.3% | 20-2676.9% | 41 | 25 | 10 |
| LAL | 34-8241.5% | 11-4126.8% | 32-4669.6% | 52 | 21 | 12 |
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 Lakers111| 38 | 23 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 11-12 | 0 | +9 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 33 | 11-21 | 4-9 | 7-10 | +12 | +12.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 6-20 | 1-9 | 8-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | +18 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −1.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.6 | |||
| 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −0.9 | ||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.1 | |||
| Team | 111 | 34-8241.5% | 11-4126.8% | 52 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 32-4669.6% | 16 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Alex Len, Markieff Morris, Cam Reddish and Shake Milton (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves102| 37 | 15 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −13 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-10 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −11.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +6.3 | |||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | −17 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −5.6 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 14 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 4-7 | 0 | −1 | −4.9 | |||||||
| 29 | 25, Career high (his best before, 17) | 9-15 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +4.0 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +1 | +2.0 | |||||||
| Team | 102 | 35-8441.7% | 12-4129.3% | 41 | 25 | 10 | 29 | 20-2676.9% | 10 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 53 points on 18 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Joe Ingles, Tristen Newton, Jesse Edwards, Josh Minott and Leonard Miller (coach’s decision).
Lakers111Timberwolves102ClickTap 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 33 points and 17 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 for their fourth straight win.
The Lakers never trailed and led by as many as 23.
The Timberwolves got within 93-90 on Jaden McDaniels’ driving layup with 5:23 to play, but Luka Dončić answered with a floater, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 95-91.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Timberwolves 8-1. Dončić scored 7 of the Lakers’ 8 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line.
Austin Reaves scored 23 points, and Dončić added 21 points and 13 rebounds but shot 6 for 20. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 25 points (16 in the paint) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench, and Anthony Edwards added 18 points (9 in the second quarter).
The Timberwolves gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. They outscored the Lakers 53-19 off the bench. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 21-8 in 7 minutes 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).
79 points from the field on 80 shots: 9.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-22 | 63.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-15 | 53.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-33 | 24.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 13 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Jaylen Clark | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 17 | 6-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 21 | 13 | 4-8 | +7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 6 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 18 | 2 | 0-4 | −5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 15 | 7 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark | 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-8 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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
Dončić 29' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (18 PTS) (James 6 AST)
Q4 3:39
14.4%
77→92
Dončić 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
Q4 4:55
13.6%
68→82
McDaniels 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
Q4 3:03
12.9%
95→82
Vanderbilt 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dončić 4 AST)
Q1 3:54
12.7%
82→95
DiVincenzo 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
Q1 3:24
12.7%
95→82
