Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 31, 2023

FINAL

39-38Los AngelesLakers

123

39-39MinnesotaT-wolves

111

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	27	28	35	33	123
MIN	29	36	18	28	111

Game Recap

In a pivotal standings game, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Timberwolves, 123-111. Anthony Davis leads all scorers with 38 points, 17 rebounds, and two blocks and one steal for the Lakers, while LeBron James adds 18 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Karl-Anthony Towns has tallies 23 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves in a losing effort.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Jarred VanderbiltSF	28	5-8	2-2	0-0	5	2	2	0	1	0	-3	12
6LeBron JamesPF	32	7-19	1-3	3-4	10	6	1	2	3	1	+3	18
3Anthony DavisC	36	15-26	0-2	8-10	17	0	1	2	3	3	+5	38
15Austin ReavesSG	30	4-9	2-3	5-6	6	2	0	0	2	1	+14	15
1D'Angelo RussellPG	33	5-12	1-4	1-2	1	10	2	0	3	3	-2	12
5Malik Beasley	10	3-5	3-4	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	1	+1	9
7Troy Brown Jr.	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
28Rui Hachimura	21	1-4	0-2	2-2	6	1	1	1	1	3	+20	4
35Wenyen Gabriel	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	+9	4
17Dennis Schroder	22	3-4	0-1	5-6	0	6	2	0	2	2	+15	11
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Lonnie Walker IV	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	9-2240.9%	24-3080.0%	53	28	10	5	16	17	-	123

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	37	6-14	3-6	0-0	5	2	1	1	5	4	-1	15
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	35	8-18	2-7	5-5	8	3	0	0	1	5	-6	23
27Rudy GobertC	31	6-9	0-0	2-2	11	1	2	0	1	3	+4	14
1Anthony EdwardsSG	38	4-16	2-7	1-2	4	3	1	0	3	1	-7	11
10Mike ConleyPG	31	7-11	4-6	7-8	3	7	3	0	2	6	+5	25
5Kyle Anderson	31	8-11	1-2	0-0	4	6	2	3	1	0	-15	17
12Taurean Prince	20	2-10	1-7	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	2	-22	6
6Jordan McLaughlin	9	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	-16	0
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9543.2%	13-3933.3%	16-1984.2%	39	25	10	4	16	22	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALMIN

(11:56) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. A. Davis: Tip to M. Conley
+2 (11:37) R. Gobert cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
02
(11:20) MISS L. James cutting Layup
(11:19) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:18) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
(11:18) MISS A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:18) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+2 (10:54) J. McDaniels floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
14
(10:28) MISS L. James 18' fadeaway Shot
(10:26) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:21) M. Conley 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
17
(10:07) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:46) MISS A. Edwards 16' pullup Shot
(9:43) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:40) D. Russell 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
47
+2 (9:22) K. Towns 12' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
49
(9:10) D. Russell double dribble TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:58) MISS J. McDaniels 25' 3PT
(8:54) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:45) L. James driving Layup (2 PTS)
69
(8:33) M. Conley bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:33) D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:29) A. Reaves running Layup (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
89
+2 (8:09) J. McDaniels driving DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
811
(7:47) MISS D. Russell 25' 3PT
(7:42) J. Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:42) J. Vanderbilt tip DUNK (2 PTS)
1011
(7:12) MISS K. Towns 25' 3PT
(7:09) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:03) J. McDaniels 3PT (7 PTS) (M. Conley 2 AST)
1014
(6:45) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:45) J. McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:39) M. Conley 3PT (6 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
1017
(6:38) LAL Timeout
(6:24) MISS D. Russell driving Layup
(6:22) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:22) A. Davis putback DUNK (3 PTS)
1217
+2 (6:04) R. Gobert 7' turnaround Hook (4 PTS)
1219
(5:45) MISS A. Davis 16' pullup Shot
(5:43) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:33) M. Conley 12' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1221
+2 (5:20) A. Davis cutting Layup (5 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
1421
(5:04) R. Gobert bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:04) J. Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:01) D. Russell running Layup (5 PTS) (J. Vanderbilt 1 AST)
1621
(4:41) T. Brown Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:29) A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Prince 2 FT)
(4:29) MISS T. Prince Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:29) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (4:29) T. Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1622
+3 (4:16) M. Beasley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)
1922
(3:57) MISS K. Anderson driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(3:57) R. Hachimura BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:55) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:50) A. Davis lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:50) T. Prince STEAL (1 STL)
(3:46) MISS T. Prince running Layup - blocked
(3:46) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:46) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:46) K. Anderson tip Layup (2 PTS)
1924
(3:46) R. Hachimura defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+3 (3:36) M. Beasley 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Russell 4 AST)
2224
(3:13) MISS M. Conley floating Shot
(3:10) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) MISS R. Hachimura 25' 3PT
(3:01) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:45) MISS T. Prince driving finger roll Layup
(2:42) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(2:36) M. Beasley lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:36) M. Conley STEAL (1 STL)
(2:32) M. Beasley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(2:32) MIN Timeout
(2:32) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:32) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:32) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2225
+3 (2:21) M. Beasley 25' 3PT (9 PTS) (W. Gabriel 1 AST)
2525
(1:55) J. McLaughlin bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:44) MISS L. James 25' 3PT
(1:42) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) MISS A. Edwards 24' pullup 3PT
(1:31) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:26) MISS L. James driving Layup - blocked
(1:26) K. Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:26) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:18) MISS L. James 10' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(1:17) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (1:01) K. Anderson DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
2527
(0:46) MISS M. Beasley 12' pullup Shot
(0:44) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS A. Edwards driving floating bank Shot
(0:29) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:15) D. Schroder 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2727
+2 (0:01) K. Anderson 10' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2729

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

MIN

123Points111

45-90(50.0%)Field Goal(%)41-95(43.2%)

9-22(40.9%)3-Point(%)13-39(33.3%)

24-30(80.0%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

53(15)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

28Assists25

10Steals10

5Blocks4

16Turnovers16

17Fouls22

64Pts In The Paint52

29Fast Break Pts13

17Pts Off Turnovers14

28Bench Pts23

14Largest Lead13

Game Details

Friday, March 31, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: NBA TV