Rudy Gobert dominates small-ball Lakers and the Timberwolves advance with a 103-96 win in Game 5

— The Minnesota Timberwolves spent Game 5 in a dismal shooting funk, providing the Los Angeles Lakers with ample opportunity to stave off playoff elimination.
May 1, 2025, 07:24 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Julius Randle makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes two point shot
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Mike Conley assists)
  • LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura makes two point shot
  • Julius Randle makes 28-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
  • Naz Reid blocks LeBron James 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Naz Reid blocks Luka Doncic 's 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Naz Reid misses two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Reid makes 7-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Naz Reid assists)
  • LeBron James makes driving layup
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Maxi Kleber makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Maxi Kleber makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 47-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes driving dunk (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Rui Hachimura makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Mike Conley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert blocks Rui Hachimura 's 6-foot two point shot
  • Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 2-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses layup
  • Rui Hachimura blocks Rudy Gobert 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 1-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Julius Randle assists)
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk
  • Luka Doncic makes driving layup (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Reid blocks Luka Doncic 's 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic makes 22-foot three point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Julius Randle makes 9-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura makes dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes 11-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 5-foot layup
  • Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk
  • Maxi Kleber misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses driving layup
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot jump bank shot
  • Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
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