Wolves top Lakers 116-104 in Game 3 to take series lead behind both-ways standout Jaden McDaniels

— The Minnesota Timberwolves, with so many promising performances spoiled by late mistakes fresh in their memory bank, sure timed this strong finish well.
Apr 26, 2025, 06:37 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--LAL
100%
--MIN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • LeBron James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot
  • Mike Conley misses two point shot
  • Naz Reid makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • LeBron James makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Goodwin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
  • Luka Doncic makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Goodwin misses two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels makes tip shot
  • Austin Reaves misses two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot
  • LeBron James makes tip shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 29-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 3
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 3
  • LeBron James makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses layup
  • Luka Doncic misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 15-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes tip shot
  • Austin Reaves makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses layup
  • Luka Doncic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 10-foot jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Gabe Vincent makes driving layup
  • Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Mike Conley makes 1-foot layup (Julius Randle assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
  • Julius Randle misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes 23-foot two point shot
  • Jordan Goodwin makes 12-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Julius Randle makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot dunk
  • LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 27-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses two point shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point shot
  • LeBron James misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
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