Lakers 142-125 Timberwolves (9 Dec, 2019) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

10-12, 7-5 away

125

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	31	34	38	22	125
LAL	39	34	37	32	142

TIME	MIN	LAL
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. JaVale McGee (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:34	LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:33	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Andrew Wiggins misses layup	0	0
11:15	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	0	2
11:10	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	0	2
11:10	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
10:58	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:55	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	3
10:39	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:38	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	0	3
10:22	Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	2	3
10:22	JaVale McGee shooting foul	2	3
10:22	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 1	2	3
10:20	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	2	3
10:11	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	2	5
10:00	Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	5	5
9:50	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot	5	7
9:34	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)	7	7
9:25	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	7	9
9:16	Jarrett Culver makes driving layup	9	9
9:09	JaVale McGee makes dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	9	11
8:56	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Danny Green steals)	9	11
8:52	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	11
8:48	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	9	11
8:42	Robert Covington misses two point shot	9	11
8:40	Danny Green defensive rebound	9	11
8:37	LeBron James makes two point shot	9	13
8:22	Danny Green personal foul	9	13
8:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 22-foot two point shot (Jarrett Culver assists)	11	13
8:06	LeBron James bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	11	13
8:00	Robert Covington makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	13	13
7:51	Anthony Davis makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	13	15
7:34	Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	15
7:32	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	13	15
7:28	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	13	17
7:28	Timberwolves Full timeout	13	15
7:28	Jordan Bell enters the game for Robert Covington	13	17
7:28	Jeff Teague enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	13	17
7:19	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot step back jumpshot	13	17
7:17	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	13	17
7:13	Josh Okogie kicked ball violation	13	17
7:08	LeBron James misses driving layup	13	17
7:04	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	13	17
7:04	JaVale McGee makes dunk	13	19
7:04	LeBron James personal foul	13	19
6:55	Josh Okogie misses driving layup	13	19
6:53	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	13	19
6:40	LeBron James makes 27-foot step back jumpshot	13	22
6:23	Jeff Teague makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	15	22
6:02	Jordan Bell blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup	15	22
5:59	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	15	22
5:58	Jarrett Culver makes 1-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	17	22
5:42	Anthony Davis makes 12-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	17	24
5:27	Jeff Teague out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	24
5:27	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	17	24
5:05	LeBron James offensive foul	17	24
5:05	LeBron James turnover	17	24
5:05	Quinn Cook enters the game for LeBron James	17	24
5:05	Shabazz Napier enters the game for Josh Okogie	17	24
5:05	Treveon Graham enters the game for Jarrett Culver	17	24
5:05	Lakers delay of game violation	17	24
4:45	Jordan Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	24
4:43	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	17	24
4:24	Quinn Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	24
4:18	Treveon Graham defensive rebound	17	24
4:16	Shabazz Napier makes two point shot	19	24
4:06	Lakers Full timeout	19	24
4:06	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for JaVale McGee	19	24
3:57	Alex Caruso makes 27-foot three pointer (Quinn Cook assists)	19	27
3:40	Jeff Teague makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shabazz Napier assists)	22	27
3:22	Jeff Teague personal foul	22	27
3:16	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)	22	29
3:00	Jeff Teague misses layup	22	29
2:58	Jeff Teague offensive rebound	22	29
2:56	Jeff Teague makes two point shot	24	29
2:46	Alex Caruso makes two point shot	24	31
2:31	Shabazz Napier bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	24	31
2:27	Quinn Cook makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)	24	33
2:15	Jeff Teague makes 27-foot three point jumper	27	33
1:58	Anthony Davis misses 13-foot jumper	27	33
1:55	Jordan Bell defensive rebound	27	33
1:35	Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup	27	33
1:33	Jordan Bell offensive rebound	27	33
1:32	Jordan Bell makes two point shot	29	33
1:13	Alex Caruso makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)	29	35
58.4	Shabazz Napier makes 2-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	31	35
46.3	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	31	35
46.3	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	31	36
46.3	Troy Daniels enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	31	36
46.3	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Jordan Bell	31	36
46.3	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Treveon Graham	31	36
46.3	Keita Bates-Diop enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	31	36
46.3	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	31	37
32.2	Shabazz Napier misses layup	31	37
29.6	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	31	37
27.6	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Alex Caruso assists)	31	39
6.8	Shabazz Napier misses 28-foot three point jumper	31	39
4.5	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	31	39
1.3	Anthony Davis misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	39
1.3	Lakers offensive team rebound	31	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	39

Davis: Very special to perform in front of passionate Lakers fans

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Regular Season Series

Timberwolves
125
Lakers
142

Game 1

9/12

crypto.com Arena

2:30 AM, 9 December 2019

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Sean Wright
Tyler Ford
Natalie Sago

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	23	5	.821	-	W8
Denver	16	12	.571	7	L1
Minnesota	15	14	.517	8.5	W1
Portland	9	20	.310	14.5	L2
Utah	7	21	.250	16	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
Phoenix	15	14	.517	1.5	W1
Golden State	15	14	.517	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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