Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Mar 16, 2021

FINAL

9-31MinnesotaT-wolves

121

27-13Los AngelesLakers

137

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	40	24	27	121
LAL	31	40	31	35	137

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Timberwolves, 137-121. LeBron James led the way for the Lakers with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, his fifth triple-double of the season and 99th of his career. Additionally for the Lakers, Montrezl Harrell added 25 points and six assists in the victory, while Karl-Anthony Towns (29 points, six rebounds, seven assists) and Anthony Edwards (29 points) combined for 58 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Lakers improve to 27-13 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 9-31.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jake LaymanSF	16	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	2	-4	4
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	19	2-4	0-0	4-4	5	0	0	0	1	3	+7	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	10-19	2-8	7-9	6	7	1	2	4	4	-10	29
1Anthony EdwardsSG	38	11-22	3-7	4-6	4	1	1	0	2	1	-17	29
9Ricky RubioPG	27	8-11	2-5	1-3	2	12	3	0	1	2	-9	19
4Jaylen Nowell	27	6-10	1-4	0-0	4	4	0	2	1	3	-10	13
3Jaden McDaniels	22	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	-13	5
20Josh Okogie	20	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	-13	3
11Naz Reid	12	3-8	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	-6	6
41Juancho Hernangomez	18	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	1	-5	5
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
0D'Angelo Russell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9052.2%	11-3531.4%	16-2272.7%	34	28	9	6	12	21	-	121

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6LeBron JamesSF	31	8-14	4-7	5-5	12	12	0	1	4	0	0	25
88Markieff MorrisPF	19	4-10	1-3	3-4	7	1	0	0	3	3	0	12
30Damian JonesC	16	3-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	1	1	0	4	+1	8
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	26	2-5	2-4	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	1	+4	8
17Dennis SchroderPG	32	5-11	1-1	5-6	1	7	1	0	5	2	+18	16
5Talen Horton-Tucker	26	6-9	0-1	4-4	7	4	0	0	0	2	+8	16
0Kyle Kuzma	25	7-12	2-4	0-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	+10	16
15Montrezl Harrell	29	11-16	0-0	3-4	4	6	1	1	0	1	+17	25
9Wesley Matthews	24	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+20	6
28Alfonzo McKinnie	6	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+2	5
12Devontae Cacok	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Alex Caruso	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-8757.5%	13-2650.0%	24-2885.7%	43	37	3	3	13	16	-	137

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINLAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Jones vs. Towns: Tip to James
+2 (11:43) Jones Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
02
(11:21) MISS Towns 3' Driving Layup
(11:20) Timberwolves Rebound
(11:10) MISS Edwards 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:07) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) Caldwell-Pope Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:02) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
(10:56) MISS Layman 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:51) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:47) Layman STEAL (1 STL)
(10:41) MISS Layman 2' Running Layup
(10:39) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:35) Morris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
05
+2 (10:22) Rubio 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
25
(10:07) Schroder Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(10:07) Rubio STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (10:02) Layman 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
45
(9:47) MISS Caldwell-Pope 11' Jump Shot
(9:41) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:41) Jones Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
47
(9:24) Vanderbilt Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:16) Morris Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(9:10) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
+1 (9:10) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
57
+1 (9:10) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
67
(8:58) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
+1 (8:58) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
68
+1 (8:58) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
69
+2 (8:48) Vanderbilt 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
89
(8:39) Rubio S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (8:39) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
810
(8:39) MISS Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:33) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:33) Morris Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
812
+3 (8:18) Rubio 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1112
(8:06) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Lewis)
+1 (8:06) Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1113
+1 (8:06) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1114
+3 (7:53) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
1414
(7:38) Layman S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Taylor)
+1 (7:38) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1415
+1 (7:38) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1416
+2 (7:25) Edwards 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1616
(7:23) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:14) Rubio P.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Taylor)
(7:14) MISS Morris Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:14) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (7:14) Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1617
+2 (7:03) Rubio 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
1817
+2 (6:52) James 8' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1819
(6:35) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:31) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:27) MISS Horton-Tucker 3' Running Layup
(6:27) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:22) Morris REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:22) MISS Morris Tip Layup Shot
(6:20) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:18) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:18) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(6:07) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(6:07) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(6:03) Horton-Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (6:03) Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1919
+1 (6:03) Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2019
(5:45) MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:41) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:30) MISS Towns 4' Driving Layup
(5:28) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:21) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
(5:18) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:15) Rubio 4' Running Layup (9 PTS)
2219
(5:15) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(5:15) MISS Rubio Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:13) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:54) Towns S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Butler)
(4:54) MISS Harrell Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:54) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (4:54) Harrell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2220
+2 (4:35) Towns 3' Layup (5 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2420
+2 (4:23) Schroder 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2422
(4:09) Edwards Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (J.Butler)
(4:09) Edwards Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:46) MISS Schroder 4' Driving Layup
(3:46) Towns BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:42) Harrell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:42) MISS Harrell 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:40) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:33) Matthews S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Butler)
+1 (3:33) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2522
+1 (3:33) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2622
+2 (3:17) Harrell 2' Alley Oop Layup (3 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
2624
(3:03) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:01) Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Horton-Tucker 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2626
(2:40) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:30) Nowell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:12) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(2:12) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:07) McDaniels 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2826
(1:42) MISS Harrell 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:39) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:22) Reid 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
3026
+2 (0:59) Harrell 1' Dunk (5 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 2 AST)
3028
(0:55) Horton-Tucker Violation:Kicked Ball (D.Taylor)
(0:42) MISS Nowell 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:39) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:29) MISS Schroder 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:27) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:23) Reid Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
+3 (0:03) Matthews 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
3031
(0:01) MISS Okogie 34' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

LAL

121Points137

47-90(52.2%)Field Goal(%)50-87(57.5%)

11-35(31.4%)3-Point(%)13-26(50.0%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)24-28(85.7%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

28Assists37

9Steals3

6Blocks3

12Turnovers13

21Fouls16

64Pts In The Paint70

16Fast Break Pts15

18Pts Off Turnovers15

32Bench Pts68

7Largest Lead18

Game Details

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 · 10:30 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

capacity: 3,536