Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 16, 2022

FINAL

29-40Los AngelesLakers

104

41-30MinnesotaT-wolves

124

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	17	29	31	27	104
MIN	31	36	19	38	124

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers, 124-104. Karl-Anthony Towns led all scorers with 30 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 27 points, six rebounds and four assists in the victory. LeBron James tallied 19 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Lakers in the losing effort, snapping his streak of 32 consecutive games with 20+ points. The Timberwolves improve to 41-30 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 29-40.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
15Austin ReavesSF	21	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
6LeBron JamesPF	37	8-21	1-8	2-5	5	4	1	2	5	5	-19	19
39Dwight HowardC	16	0-2	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	2	1	4	-5	2
11Malik MonkSG	29	5-12	2-9	1-1	5	6	2	0	2	2	-8	13
0Russell WestbrookPG	35	5-12	1-4	4-6	4	5	2	0	3	3	-1	15
7Carmelo Anthony	26	6-15	1-7	3-5	3	1	0	0	1	4	-13	16
5Talen Horton-Tucker	9	1-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	-14	2
35Wenyen Gabriel	14	3-6	0-2	4-4	2	0	1	0	0	3	-9	10
2Wayne Ellington	17	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	-19	6
20Avery Bradley	14	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	-11	4
14Stanley Johnson	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+2	3
4D.J. Augustin	10	3-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-3	7
1Trevor Ariza	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Kent Bazemore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9341.9%	10-4422.7%	16-2369.6%	38	23	7	4	14	25	-	104

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	32	8-21	6-11	5-6	6	4	2	1	3	3	+19	27
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	24	2-4	0-0	0-0	9	1	2	0	3	3	+5	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	26	8-15	1-3	13-13	8	1	0	1	6	4	+17	30
22Patrick BeverleySG	28	6-9	2-3	4-4	6	1	1	3	0	2	+4	18
0D'Angelo RussellPG	30	2-11	1-7	1-3	1	6	0	0	1	1	+18	6
5Malik Beasley	21	2-6	2-5	1-1	6	4	0	0	0	1	+19	7
6Jordan McLaughlin	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	0	+2	2
12Taurean Prince	25	4-9	3-8	2-2	4	0	1	1	0	3	+7	13
13Nathan Knight	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	0	5	0	4
4Jaylen Nowell	18	4-11	1-4	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	+6	10
9Leandro Bolmaro	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
10Jake Layman	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
20Josh Okogie	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
11Naz Reid	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-9044.4%	17-4240.5%	27-3187.1%	51	22	7	6	16	23	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Howard: Tip to Vanderbilt
(11:48) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:48) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
(11:41) MISS Westbrook 15' Jump Shot
(11:37) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(11:29) Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS James 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:16) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:09) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:07) Lakers Rebound
(11:07) Vanderbilt L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
(10:53) MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:50) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:41) Towns 2' Layup (2 PTS)
02
(10:20) MISS Reaves 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:14) MISS Russell 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:11) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:57) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:55) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(9:42) MISS Towns 2' Layup
(9:40) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:35) James Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Monk 1 AST)
22
+2 (9:27) Towns 9' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
24
(9:27) Westbrook S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (9:27) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
25
+2 (9:10) James 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Monk 2 AST)
45
+3 (8:51) Beverley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
48
(8:40) Westbrook T.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
(8:40) MISS Russell Free Throw Technical
(8:40) Lakers Rebound
+2 (8:35) Reaves 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
68
(8:23) Towns Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (A.Smith)
(8:23) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:15) Howard OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
(8:15) Howard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:04) Towns 3 Second Violation Turnover (P3.T3)
(7:55) MISS Westbrook 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:51) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:44) MISS Edwards 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:41) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:35) Towns OFF.Foul (P2) (J.Goble)
(7:35) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T4)
(7:22) MISS Anthony 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:09) MISS Russell 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:09) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(7:09) Monk L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
+2 (7:00) Beverley 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
610
(6:50) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:50) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(6:45) Howard P.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goble)
(6:45) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:36) MISS Towns 3' Driving Layup
(6:36) Howard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:35) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(6:27) TIMBERWOLVES Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
+2 (6:16) Anthony 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
810
(5:58) MISS Russell 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Monk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:50) Monk Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:37) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Monk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:28) MISS Anthony 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:25) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:23) MISS Monk 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Beverley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:23) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:17) Beverley Running Layup (7 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
812
+2 (5:05) Anthony 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
1012
(4:53) MISS Beverley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:50) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:42) Anthony P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
(4:36) Lakers T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Anthony ) (M.Smith)
+1 (4:36) Beasley Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1013
(4:32) Gabriel S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Smith)
+1 (4:32) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1014
+1 (4:32) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1015
(4:13) MISS Horton-Tucker 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:11) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:10) Horton-Tucker P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Smith)
+1 (4:10) Beverley Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1016
+1 (4:10) Beverley Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1017
(3:52) Beasley S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
+1 (3:52) Gabriel Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1117
+1 (3:52) Gabriel Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1217
(3:45) McLaughlin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:45) James STEAL (1 STL)
(3:43) James Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (A.Smith)
(3:43) James Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (3:36) Towns 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
1219
(3:14) MISS James 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:11) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:03) Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1222
(3:03) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:48) Prince P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
+2 (2:33) Horton-Tucker 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1422
(2:20) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(2:17) Gabriel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) Knight S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (2:12) Gabriel Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1522
+1 (2:12) Gabriel Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1622
(2:09) McLaughlin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
(2:09) Gabriel STEAL (1 STL)
(2:04) MISS Gabriel 2' Running Layup
(2:00) Lakers Rebound
(1:54) MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:49) MISS Anthony 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:46) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:31) Edwards 14' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1624
(1:23) Prince S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Smith)
+1 (1:23) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1724
(1:23) MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:21) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:12) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:04) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:03) Prince REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:58) Prince 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1726
(0:48) MISS James 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:45) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:25) Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
1729
(0:06) James Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:06) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:02) Edwards 1' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1731
(0:00) Horton-Tucker Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:00) MISS Edwards 61' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

MIN

104Points124

39-93(41.9%)Field Goal(%)40-90(44.4%)

10-44(22.7%)3-Point(%)17-42(40.5%)

16-23(69.6%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

38(13)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

23Assists22

7Steals7

4Blocks6

14Turnovers16

25Fouls23

50Pts In The Paint42

17Fast Break Pts16

17Pts Off Turnovers11

48Bench Pts39

0Largest Lead25

Game Details

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)