Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dec 25, 2017

FINAL

21-13MinnesotaT-wolves

121

11-21Los AngelesLakers

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	24	30	38	121
LAL	20	32	28	24	104

Game Recap

Jimmy Butler scores 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns adds 21 as the Timberwolves get their first win on Christmas day by beating the Lakers, 121-104.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	34	7-16	2-5	0-0	4	5	0	0	1	1	+11	16
67Taj GibsonPF	34	11-13	1-1	0-0	9	0	1	0	1	2	+5	23
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	39	7-12	2-6	5-6	10	2	1	4	3	2	+18	21
23Jimmy ButlerSG	41	11-20	1-7	0-0	5	8	2	0	2	0	+17	23
0Jeff TeaguePG	32	3-6	0-3	0-0	7	10	2	0	5	4	+9	6
5Gorgui Dieng	16	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	+13	5
1Tyus Jones	15	2-3	1-2	2-2	3	5	2	0	1	0	+8	7
11Jamal Crawford	19	7-10	3-5	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	+11	19
8Nemanja Bjelica	5	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-2	1
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Shabazz Muhammad	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-8458.3%	11-3234.4%	12-1485.7%	42	30	9	4	15	13	-	121

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Josh HartSF	38	5-13	2-8	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	2	-8	12
0Kyle KuzmaPF	41	8-18	6-11	9-13	3	4	2	1	2	0	-9	31
66Andrew BogutC	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	-14	0
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	35	3-11	2-6	0-0	5	1	1	0	3	0	-6	8
6Jordan ClarksonPG	35	8-24	0-3	1-1	6	7	4	0	1	1	-9	17
30Julius Randle	18	7-10	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	0	2	4	-11	16
3Corey Brewer	9	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	2	-9	2
10Tyler Ennis	14	3-5	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	-12	7
4Alex Caruso	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-7	2
7Larry Nance Jr.	20	4-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	9
31Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Brook Lopez	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Ivica Zubac	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-9243.5%	10-3033.3%	14-2070.0%	37	21	10	1	12	16	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINLAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Bogut vs. Towns: Tip to Clarkson
(11:40) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Timberwolves Rebound
(11:27) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:23) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) MISS Hart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:02) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
30
(10:50) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
+1 (10:50) Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
31
+1 (10:50) Kuzma Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
32
+2 (10:42) Wiggins 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
52
+2 (10:37) Kuzma 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
54
(10:37) Teague S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Adams)
(10:37) MISS Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:31) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:22) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (10:10) Gibson 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
74
+2 (9:56) Caldwell-Pope 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Bogut 1 AST)
76
(9:31) MISS Wiggins 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS Clarkson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:06) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:46) Gibson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
96
(8:31) MISS Clarkson 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:29) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:24) MISS Teague 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:21) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:14) Hart 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
98
(8:00) MISS Wiggins 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:00) Timberwolves Rebound
(7:48) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:43) Kuzma Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (7:27) Butler 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
118
+3 (7:10) Kuzma 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Clarkson 2 AST)
1111
+2 (6:51) Butler 12' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1311
(6:37) Caldwell-Pope Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:37) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:31) Butler 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
1611
(6:28) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:10) MISS Hart 3PT Jump Shot
(6:06) Bogut REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:05) MISS Clarkson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:01) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:41) Wiggins 10' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
1811
+3 (5:30) Kuzma 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1814
+2 (5:18) Gibson 2' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2014
+2 (4:52) Hart 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2016
+2 (4:41) Towns 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 4 AST)
2216
(4:23) MISS Clarkson 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:20) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:13) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:13) Kuzma STEAL (1 STL)
(4:09) MISS Clarkson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:07) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:54) Butler 18' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2416
(3:24) MISS Clarkson 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:22) Bogut REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:18) MISS Kuzma 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:12) MISS Clarkson 3PT Jump Shot
(3:10) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:04) Kuzma STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:00) Clarkson 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
2418
(2:53) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:36) MISS Dieng 18' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:34) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:16) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+1 (2:16) Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2518
+1 (2:16) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2618
(2:00) MISS Caldwell-Pope 21' Jump Shot
(1:58) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) MISS Crawford 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:45) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS Randle 6' Hook Bank Shot
(1:32) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:22) MISS Wiggins 2' Layup
(1:20) Ennis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:16) MISS Brewer 2' Layup
(1:12) Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:10) Randle 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2620
+3 (0:49) Dieng 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2920
(0:25) MISS Caldwell-Pope 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:23) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:04) MISS Crawford 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS Brewer 45' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) LAKERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

LAL

121Points104

49-84(58.3%)Field Goal(%)40-92(43.5%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)10-30(33.3%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

42(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)

30Assists21

9Steals10

4Blocks1

15Turnovers12

13Fouls16

58Pts In The Paint52

17Fast Break Pts22

23Pts Off Turnovers27

32Bench Pts36

17Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, December 25, 2017 · 10:30 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

attendance: 18,997 (537.2%)

tv: TNT