Minnesota
Timberwolves
85
–
94
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 15 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 85 |
| LAL | 34 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 94 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
21
PTS
11
REB
7
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite66.4
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 51.4Impact: 1.5
Double-Double3 deflectionsheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 56.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
31
PTS
12
REB
9
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-20 (45.0%)
3PT2-8
FT11-11
TS%62.4%
eFG%50.0%
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG109
DRTG94
NET+16
31 pointsDouble-Double4 deflections6 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 63.6 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 20:57 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 6:54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 40:05 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-22 | 46% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | -9 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 28:57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Mike Conley | 21:05 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julius Randle | 38:53 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-4 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | -14 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28:47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -2 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 16:04 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 38:19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 85 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 30-79 | 38% | 5-25 | 20% | 20-25 | 80% | — |
Luka Garza —
Joe Ingles —
Leonard Miller —
Jaylen Clark —
Josh Minott —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 42:33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-6 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 7:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Gabe Vincent | 19:08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Rui Hachimura | 34:12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 9:18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 38:39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Luka Dončić | 42:09 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9-20 | 45% | 2-8 | 25% | 11-11 | 100% | +12 |
| LeBron James | 39:37 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8-19 | 42% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | +9 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 6:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 41 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 34-75 | 45% | 6-29 | 21% | 20-20 | 100% | — |
Shake Milton —
Markieff Morris —
Bronny James —
Alex Len —
Dalton Knecht —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN30/79 (38%)
Paint
23/47 (49%)
Mid
4/13 (31%)
3PT
5/26 (19%)
RA 56%ATB3 23%Paint 39%Corner 3 0%Mid 0%
LAL34/75 (45%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
7/30 (23%)
RA 68%ATB3 26%Paint 54%Mid 43%Corner 3 14%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
LeBron James
defended Julius Randle
8.0 min • 7 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Austin Reaves
held Jaden McDaniels
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dorian Finney-Smith
vs Julius Randle
2.4 min • 5 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Anthony Edwards | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Terrence Shannon Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 4.4m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 67% | 1.1m 4pts 40% | — |
| Luka Dončić | 3.5m 5pts 67% | — | 7.8m 8pts 50% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 25% | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 5pts 67% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| LeBron James | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 8.0m 7pts 40% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 20% | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 3.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Gabe Vincent | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — |
| Other | — | 1.8m 5pts 50% | — | — | 2.9m 6pts 75% | 4.0m 14pts 63% | 2.9m 5pts 50% | — | 2.8m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = MIN leads
LAL Largest Lead
22
Q2 3:33
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 2:54 – Q1 4:23
+1 → +6
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 2:54 – Q1 4:23
+1 → +7
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 8:07 – Q2 10:14
+20 → +14
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 1:08
+15 → +13