Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Jan 2, 2022

FINAL

16-20MinnesotaT-wolves

103

19-19Los AngelesLakers

108

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	30	26	23	103
LAL	31	26	21	30	108

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Timberwolves, 108-103. LeBron James led the way for the Lakers with 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, snapping his streak of seven consecutive games with 30+ points. Russell Westbrook added 20 points and five assists for the Lakers in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Lakers improve to 19-19 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 16-20.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	37	7-19	0-6	4-6	7	4	1	1	8	3	0	18
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	31	1-2	0-0	1-2	12	2	2	0	2	3	-7	3
11Naz ReidC	30	10-17	0-4	3-4	11	2	0	0	3	4	-6	23
5Malik BeasleySG	36	6-18	4-11	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	-14	16
22Patrick BeverleyPG	31	5-12	2-5	0-0	9	6	2	1	4	4	+5	12
6Jordan McLaughlin	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	5	0	0	0	0	-5	0
3Jaden McDaniels	21	3-6	1-3	0-0	8	0	1	0	3	6	-8	7
4Jaylen Nowell	22	7-10	1-4	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	2	-5	17
13Nathan Knight	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	+5	4
12Taurean Prince	10	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+10	3
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Greg Monroe	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	9-3823.7%	12-1675.0%	56	21	9	2	23	22	-	103

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Malik MonkSF	33	8-14	4-9	2-2	0	1	1	2	2	1	+6	22
14Stanley JohnsonPF	20	0-3	0-3	1-2	2	2	2	0	0	3	-1	1
6LeBron JamesC	39	7-15	3-9	9-12	7	5	3	1	1	2	+9	26
20Avery BradleySG	27	5-7	2-4	2-2	4	1	4	0	0	1	+2	14
0Russell WestbrookPG	33	7-16	0-5	6-8	3	5	1	1	9	5	-2	20
5Talen Horton-Tucker	22	2-7	0-2	2-2	5	2	1	0	2	2	+10	6
7Carmelo Anthony	28	5-10	3-7	1-1	1	2	1	1	0	2	+11	14
15Austin Reaves	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Trevor Ariza	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-10	3
9Kent Bazemore	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Wayne Ellington	— did not play —												— did not play —
39Dwight Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
10DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-7548.0%	13-4131.7%	23-2979.3%	28	20	13	5	15	16	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINLAL

(11:56) Jump Ball James vs. Reid: Tip to Monk
(11:38) MISS Bradley 3PT Jump Shot
(11:34) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:33) James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
03
(11:14) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:11) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:03) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(10:49) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (10:49) Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
13
+1 (10:49) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
23
(10:34) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:32) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) Monk STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:21) Monk 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
25
+2 (10:03) Beverley 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
45
+2 (9:48) Westbrook 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:34) MISS Beverley 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:30) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:30) Reid Putback Layup (4 PTS)
67
(9:24) Beverley P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Reneau)
(9:15) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:12) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:03) Reid 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
87
(8:47) Monk Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:37) Beverley 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
107
(8:23) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:20) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) MISS Beverley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:05) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:59) Monk 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bradley 1 AST)
1010
(7:48) MISS Reid 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:40) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(7:30) MISS James 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:25) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:14) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:11) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:06) James 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1012
(6:50) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:50) Bradley STEAL (1 STL)
(6:45) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:45) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(6:41) Bradley P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(6:41) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(6:27) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
(6:23) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(6:23) Beverley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:19) Beasley 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
1212
+2 (6:06) Westbrook 1' Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1214
(5:43) Reid Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (5:30) Monk 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (James 1 AST)
1216
+2 (5:25) Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
1416
+3 (5:12) Bradley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
1419
+3 (4:47) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McLaughlin 2 AST)
1719
(4:33) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Maddox)
+1 (4:33) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1720
+1 (4:33) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1721
+2 (4:22) Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (McLaughlin 3 AST)
1921
+2 (4:03) Horton-Tucker 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1923
(3:53) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T5)
(3:53) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:52) Edwards S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Reneau)
+1 (3:52) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1924
(3:52) MISS Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:50) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:37) MISS Edwards 1' Layup
(3:35) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:33) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:26) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:17) MISS Westbrook 2' Layup
(3:16) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:58) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:56) LAKERS Rebound
(2:56) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:40) Anthony 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
1927
+3 (2:27) Nowell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McLaughlin 4 AST)
2227
(2:11) MISS Anthony 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:08) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:01) MISS McLaughlin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:57) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS Horton-Tucker 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:36) LAKERS Rebound
(1:36) LAKERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(1:25) McDaniels Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
+2 (1:03) Reaves 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2229
(0:49) MISS McDaniels 6' Floating Jump Shot
(0:46) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:44) MISS Nowell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:44) Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:33) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:33) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2230
+1 (0:33) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2231
+2 (0:19) Knight 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McLaughlin 5 AST)
2431
(0:02) Horton-Tucker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:00) MISS McLaughlin 47' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

LAL

103Points108

41-92(44.6%)Field Goal(%)36-75(48.0%)

9-38(23.7%)3-Point(%)13-41(31.7%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

56(20)Rebounds(Offensive)28(4)

21Assists20

9Steals13

2Blocks5

23Turnovers15

22Fouls16

58Pts In The Paint32

7Fast Break Pts6

16Pts Off Turnovers21

31Bench Pts25

6Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, January 2, 2022 · 9:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,343 (96.2%)