Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dec 21, 2023

FINAL

15-14Los AngelesLakers

111

21-6MinnesotaT-wolves

118

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	32	27	24	28	111
MIN	36	27	24	31	118

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakes, 118-111. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 27 points, seven rebounds, and five assists as Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points, six rebounds, four assists) and Rudy Gobert (15 points, 13 rebounds) totaled 36 points. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and three blocks while Austin Reaves added 20 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Cam ReddishSF	36	3-8	0-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	1	-6	8
28Rui HachimuraPF	33	7-12	2-5	2-6	4	0	1	0	2	3	-6	18
3Anthony DavisC	38	11-20	1-1	8-9	8	4	0	3	1	2	+3	31
12Taurean PrinceSG	36	5-6	4-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	4	+6	14
1D'Angelo RussellPG	38	7-19	2-6	1-1	4	8	2	3	4	1	-4	17
2Jarred Vanderbilt	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	3	+1	0
15Austin Reaves	27	7-14	1-4	5-5	8	5	2	0	4	2	-9	20
35Christian Wood	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-12	0
11Jaxson Hayes	11	1-1	0-0	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	2	-8	3
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Jalen Hood-Schifino	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Maxwell Lewis	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8349.4%	10-2441.7%	19-2479.2%	38	21	6	6	17	18	-	111

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	35	5-8	2-4	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	2	-3	14
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	33	7-17	2-6	5-6	6	4	1	0	0	3	+12	21
27Rudy GobertC	37	6-11	0-0	3-6	13	3	1	3	2	3	-1	15
5Anthony EdwardsSG	38	9-19	2-6	7-8	7	5	3	1	5	0	+2	27
10Mike ConleyPG	30	6-9	4-6	0-0	1	8	2	1	1	1	+1	16
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	2-6	1-5	0-0	1	3	3	0	1	2	+8	5
11Naz Reid	21	3-9	3-6	0-0	5	2	1	1	3	6	+5	9
1Kyle Anderson	22	4-7	0-2	1-1	5	4	1	1	1	0	+8	9
23Troy Brown Jr.	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	+3	2
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Shake Milton	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	14-3638.9%	20-2580.0%	40	32	13	7	14	19	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Davis: Tip to Towns
+3 (11:46) Conley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:23) Russell 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
23
(11:09) MISS Gobert 2' Layup
(11:08) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:56) Davis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
43
+2 (10:36) Edwards 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
45
+2 (10:26) Davis 14' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
65
(10:11) MISS Conley 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:10) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Prince 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
85
(9:43) MISS Towns 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:40) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:36) Hachimura 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
105
(9:21) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:12) MISS Davis 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:50) Russell 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
125
+2 (8:28) McDaniels 5' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
127
(8:17) MISS Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:13) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:54) Conley 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
129
(7:43) MISS Russell 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:43) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:43) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:29) McDaniels 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1211
(7:12) MISS Russell 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(7:11) Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:09) Davis 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1411
(6:59) MISS Towns 3' Driving Layup
(6:59) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:59) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(6:59) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:57) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 3 AST)
1414
(6:35) MISS Russell 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:33) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:22) Davis P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
(6:16) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:55) MISS Vanderbilt 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:54) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:53) MISS Vanderbilt 1' Driving Layup
(5:53) Gobert BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:52) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:52) Lakers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(5:39) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:36) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:31) Conley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (5:31) Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1514
+1 (5:31) Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1614
(5:19) Davis P.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Nagy)
+2 (5:13) Edwards 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1616
+3 (4:59) Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1916
(4:40) Gobert Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:40) Reaves STEAL (1 STL)
(4:32) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (A.Nagy)
+2 (4:27) Davis 20' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
2116
(4:12) MISS McDaniels 3' Driving Layup
(4:12) Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:11) Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:08) MISS Vanderbilt 4' Running Layup
(4:08) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:08) Lakers Rebound
(4:00) MISS Davis 8' Driving Hook Shot
(3:57) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:50) MISS Gobert 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:50) Russell BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:49) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+3 (3:43) Reid 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2119
+3 (3:31) Reaves 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2419
+2 (3:18) Alexander-Walker 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2421
(3:08) Davis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:57) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:54) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:45) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2424
(2:32) MISS Russell 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:28) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:28) Gobert Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:28) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:25) Prince Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:25) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:22) Towns 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2426
(2:12) Alexander-Walker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
(2:03) MISS Reddish 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:02) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (1:52) Edwards 7' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2428
(1:52) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
+1 (1:52) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2429
(1:39) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:39) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:35) Anderson 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
2431
(1:20) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
+1 (1:20) Reddish Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2531
+1 (1:20) Reddish Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2631
(1:11) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:57) Wood Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:57) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:54) Edwards 1' Alley Oop Dunk (9 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
2633
(0:43) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:43) Reid STEAL (1 STL)
(0:38) Reid Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (0:32) Hayes 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
2833
(0:32) Towns S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Nagy)
+1 (0:32) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2933
+3 (0:16) Edwards 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2936
+3 (0:00) Prince 25' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
3236

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

MIN

111Points118

41-83(49.4%)Field Goal(%)42-87(48.3%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(7)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

21Assists32

6Steals13

6Blocks7

17Turnovers14

18Fouls19

40Pts In The Paint50

16Fast Break Pts10

13Pts Off Turnovers17

23Bench Pts25

7Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,024 (93.1%)

tv: NBA TV