Lakers (106) vs Timberwolves (108) · Dec 30, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 30, 2023

17-16Los AngelesLakers

106

24-7MinnesotaT-wolves

108

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers, 108-106. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 31 points (10-23 FG) as Naz Reid (21 points, five rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (13 points, 13 rebounds) totaled 34 points. Anthony Davis totaled 33 points, 17 rebounds, eight assists, four steals, and two blocks while LeBron James added 26 points, three rebounds, and six assists. The Timberwolves improve to 24-7 on the year (14-1 at home, most home wins in the Western Conference) as the Lakers move to 17-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	31	26	20	29	106
MIN	29	32	21	26	108

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Cam ReddishSF	22	2-7	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	0	4	+1
2Jarred VanderbiltPF	26	3-7	0-2	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	5	8	+10
3Anthony DavisC	39	12-17	1-2	8-10	17	8	4	2	2	3	33	-6
12Taurean PrinceSG	33	3-9	3-6	0-0	2	1	3	0	3	1	9	+15
23LeBron JamesPG	38	10-21	1-4	5-7	3	6	3	1	1	2	26	-5
1D'Angelo Russell	20	1-4	0-1	3-4	1	3	0	0	1	1	5	-19
28Rui Hachimura	17	2-8	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	-11
15Austin Reaves	29	2-11	0-5	5-6	2	0	0	0	1	2	9	+2
35Christian Wood	13	2-4	2-2	1-2	5	0	0	1	2	1	7	+3
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Jalen Hood-Schifino	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		37-8842.0%	7-2429.2%	25-3278.1%	39	23	12	4	10	15	106

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	26	2-6	0-1	2-2	3	2	1	1	1	6	6	-3
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	28	3-7	1-4	2-2	9	2	0	0	5	5	9	-23
27Rudy GobertC	37	6-7	0-0	1-1	13	0	2	1	4	3	13	+19
5Anthony EdwardsSG	38	10-23	2-8	9-11	3	3	0	3	3	3	31	+8
10Mike ConleyPG	33	4-11	4-9	3-4	4	7	1	0	1	2	15	+3
1Kyle Anderson	24	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	7	0	1	1	0	4	-8
11Naz Reid	27	8-11	2-5	3-4	5	1	2	2	2	3	21	+13
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	16	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	4	6	-1
23Troy Brown Jr.	8	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	+2
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Shake Milton	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-7650.0%	12-3435.3%	20-2483.3%	45	24	8	8	19	26	108

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalmin

(11:58) Jump Ball A. Davis vs. R. Gobert: Tip to L. James
(11:43) MISS L. James driving Layup
(11:39) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:38) MISS A. Davis putback Layup - blocked
(11:38) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:38) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) R. Gobert running DUNK (2 PTS)
02
(11:22) MISS C. Reddish driving Layup
(11:16) C. Reddish REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:16) MISS C. Reddish putback Layup
(11:15) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (11:14) A. Davis tip Layup (2 PTS)
22
(11:04) MISS K. Towns 25' 3PT
(11:02) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) A. Davis 6' driving Hook (4 PTS) (C. Reddish 1 AST)
42
+2 (10:37) R. Gobert cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
44
+2 (10:13) L. James 7' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
64
(9:49) MISS J. McDaniels 3PT
(9:46) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(9:35) A. Davis lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:35) R. Gobert STEAL (1 STL)
(9:33) R. Gobert bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:33) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:31) A. Davis cutting Layup (6 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
84
(9:31) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 1 FT)
+1 (9:31) A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
94
(9:09) MISS J. McDaniels driving floating Shot
(9:06) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)
(9:03) MISS L. James Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:03) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
104
(8:39) MISS A. Edwards 9' driving floating Shot
(8:37) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:29) T. Prince bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:18) M. Conley bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:18) A. Davis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:14) C. Reddish running DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
124
+2 (7:58) K. Towns driving Hook (2 PTS)
126
(7:46) MISS T. Prince driving finger roll Layup
(7:45) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(7:44) M. Conley personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (7:38) L. James 25' 3PT fadeaway (6 PTS) (A. Davis 2 AST)
156
(7:32) R. Gobert bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:26) MISS L. James 13' fadeaway Shot
(7:24) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:22) K. Towns lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:06) A. Davis driving reverse Layup (9 PTS)
176
(7:05) MIN Timeout
+2 (6:40) A. Edwards driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
178
(6:22) MISS D. Russell 14' pullup Shot
(6:20) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:10) MISS A. Edwards driving finger roll Layup
(6:08) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:08) R. Gobert tip DUNK (6 PTS)
1710
(5:49) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (2 PF)
(5:39) MISS L. James 16' fadeaway Shot
(5:36) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:27) N. Reid 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
1713
(5:15) MISS D. Russell driving Layup
(5:14) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (5:10) A. Davis driving Layup (11 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
1913
(4:53) MISS M. Conley 25' 3PT
(4:50) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:46) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:46) R. Gobert STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (4:38) M. Conley 3PT step back (3 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
1916
(4:29) MISS R. Hachimura driving Layup - blocked
(4:29) N. Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:29) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:29) R. Hachimura technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (4:29) M. Conley technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
1917
(4:29) MIN Timeout
+2 (4:23) A. Reaves 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Davis 3 AST)
2117
+3 (4:05) N. Reid 3PT (6 PTS) (K. Anderson 2 AST)
2120
(3:49) MISS R. Hachimura 17' pullup Shot
(3:47) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:25) K. Anderson 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2122
(3:14) MISS A. Reaves 26' pullup 3PT
(3:12) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:06) A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (3:06) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2123
+1 (3:06) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2124
+2 (2:52) R. Hachimura 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Davis 4 AST)
2324
(2:36) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:36) T. Prince STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:30) A. Davis 7' running pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2524
+3 (2:09) N. Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
2527
(1:56) MISS T. Prince driving Layup
(1:56) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:50) MISS A. Edwards 24' running pullup 3PT
(1:47) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+2 (1:33) A. Davis cutting Layup (15 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
2727
(1:19) MISS K. Anderson 3PT
(1:16) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+2 (0:59) A. Davis Layup (17 PTS)
2927
(0:37) MISS N. Reid 24' 3PT
(0:34) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
+2 (0:29) A. Reaves running pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (A. Davis 5 AST)
3127
+2 (0:11) A. Edwards 19' pullup bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3129
(0:00) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) N. Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

MIN

106Points108

37-88(42.0%)Field Goal(%)38-76(50.0%)

7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

25-32(78.1%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

39(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(7)

23Assists24

12Steals8

4Blocks8

10Turnovers19

15Fouls26

52Pts In The Paint48

18Fast Break Pts6

19Pts Off Turnovers12

26Bench Pts34

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, December 30, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,024 (93.1%)