Timberwolves 124-120 Lakers (30 Oct, 2018) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

2-5, 1-3 away

120

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	32	34	28	26	120
MIN	36	28	29	31	124

TIME	LAL	MIN
12:00	JaVale McGee vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:40	JaVale McGee blocks Jeff Teague's driving layup	0	0
11:37	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot	0	0
11:32	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jimmy Butler makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	0	2
11:18	JaVale McGee makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)	2	2
11:00	Jimmy Butler misses 7-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
10:57	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	2
10:53	Taj Gibson blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:49	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	2	2
10:47	Jimmy Butler makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Josh Okogie assists)	2	4
10:29	Josh Okogie personal foul	2	4
10:22	Kyle Kuzma makes driving dunk	4	4
10:09	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (JaVale McGee steals)	4	4
10:05	Lonzo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	4
9:54	Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)	4	6
9:41	Kyle Kuzma makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	6	6
9:23	Taj Gibson makes driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists)	6	8
9:05	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	9	8
8:51	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	9	11
8:40	Brandon Ingram offensive foul	9	11
8:40	Brandon Ingram turnover	9	11
8:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	9	14
8:05	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup	9	14
8:04	Lakers offensive team rebound	9	14
8:01	LeBron James bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	9	14
7:58	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk (Jeff Teague assists)	9	16
7:49	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)	9	16
7:38	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (LeBron James steals)	9	16
7:35	Kyle Kuzma makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)	11	16
7:26	Taj Gibson lost ball turnover (JaVale McGee steals)	11	16
7:23	Kyle Kuzma makes driving dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)	13	16
7:05	Jimmy Butler makes alley oop layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	13	18
6:59	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Brandon Ingram 's 2-foot layup	13	18
6:59	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	13	18
6:58	Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)	13	18
6:58	Timberwolves Full timeout	13	18
6:58	Johnathan Williams enters the game for LeBron James	13	18
6:58	Josh Hart enters the game for JaVale McGee	13	18
6:58	Jeff Teague makes technical free throw	13	19
6:47	Josh Hart shooting foul	13	19
6:47	Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2	13	20
6:47	Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2	13	21
6:37	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	13	21
6:34	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	13	21
6:29	Jeff Teague misses 24-foot jumper	13	21
6:26	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	13	21
6:22	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	13	21
6:04	Lonzo Ball makes 8-foot two point shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	15	21
5:51	Jimmy Butler misses 8-foot two point shot	15	21
5:47	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	15	21
5:43	Kyle Kuzma misses layup	15	21
5:41	Brandon Ingram offensive rebound	15	21
5:41	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	15	21
5:41	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	16	21
5:41	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Jimmy Butler	16	21
5:41	Derrick Rose enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	16	21
5:41	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2	16	21
5:39	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	16	21
5:29	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Lonzo Ball	16	21
5:26	Derrick Rose makes 12-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)	16	23
5:12	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup	18	23
5:00	Gorgui Dieng makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)	18	25
4:44	Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	20	25
4:31	Derrick Rose makes two point shot	20	27
4:18	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	23	27
4:04	Gorgui Dieng makes 9-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	23	29
3:52	Josh Okogie shooting foul	23	29
3:52	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	24	29
3:52	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Taj Gibson	24	29
3:52	Lance Stephenson enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	24	29
3:52	JaVale McGee enters the game for Johnathan Williams	24	29
3:52	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	25	29
3:37	Gorgui Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	29
3:34	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	25	29
3:27	Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover (Jeff Teague steals)	25	29
3:17	Jeff Teague lost ball turnover (Lance Stephenson steals)	25	29
3:03	Lance Stephenson misses 22-foot jumper	25	29
3:00	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	25	29
2:57	Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	28	29
2:49	Timberwolves Full timeout	28	29
2:49	LeBron James enters the game for Brandon Ingram	28	29
2:41	Derrick Rose misses 19-foot jumper	28	29
2:39	Anthony Tolliver offensive rebound	28	29
2:35	Derrick Rose misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	29
2:35	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	28	29
2:13	Rajon Rondo lost ball turnover (Gorgui Dieng steals)	28	29
2:03	Jeff Teague misses driving dunk	28	29
2:00	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	28	29
1:57	Lance Stephenson makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	30	29
1:45	Derrick Rose misses layup	30	29
1:45	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	30	29
1:40	Lance Stephenson offensive charge	30	29
1:40	Lance Stephenson turnover	30	29
1:40	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague	30	29
1:30	JaVale McGee blocks Derrick Rose's driving layup	30	29
1:27	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	30	29
1:23	Rajon Rondo misses driving layup	30	29
1:21	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	30	29
1:18	Josh Okogie makes pullup jump shot (Derrick Rose assists)	30	31
59.4	LeBron James misses layup	30	31
59.3	Lakers offensive team rebound	30	31
56.2	JaVale McGee makes 5-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	32	31
48.1	Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper	32	31
45.6	LeBron James defensive rebound	32	31
43.8	LeBron James bad pass (Josh Okogie steals)	32	31
40.2	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	32	33
40.2	JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation	32	33
30.0	JaVale McGee misses step back jumpshot	32	33
25.3	Josh Hart offensive rebound	32	33
25.3	Josh Hart misses tip shot	32	33
23.6	LeBron James offensive rebound	32	33
23.6	LeBron James misses tip shot	32	33
22.5	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	32	33
2.5	Gorgui Dieng makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	32	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	36

LeBron: You 'don't want to be around' when 'patience runs out.'

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Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Lakers
120
Timberwolves
124

Game 1

30/10

Timberwolves
110
Lakers
114

Game 2

8/11

Lakers
86
Timberwolves
108

Game 3

6/1

Timberwolves
120
Lakers
105

Game 4

25/1

Target Center

12:00 AM, 30 October 2018

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 18,978

Referees:
Mark Lindsay
Tom Washington
Aaron Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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