Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
39-38, 18-20 Away
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39-38, 18-20 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 27 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 123 |
MIN | 29 | 36 | 18 | 28 | 111 |
39-39, 21-18 Home
111
39-39, 21-18 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot layup (Mike Conley assists)
- LeBron James misses layup
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels makes 5-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer
- Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Austin Reaves makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels makes three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk
- Rudy Gobert makes 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley makes 13-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- Taurean Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
- Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Kyle Anderson makes tip shot
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Mike Conley misses 6-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Taurean Prince misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wenyen Gabriel assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kyle Anderson makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Malik Beasley misses pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Anderson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Austin Reaves makes finger roll layup
- Kyle Anderson misses 4-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes finger roll layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Wenyen Gabriel makes 4-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses driving dunk
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Taurean Prince misses three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan McLaughlin misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Rui Hachimura assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Mike Conley assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes dunk
- Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup
- Rudy Gobert misses 2-foot tip shot
- Mike Conley misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
- Troy Brown Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley makes 11-foot two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Anderson misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Anderson makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot two point shot
- Mike Conley makes two point shot
- Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 1
- Anthony Davis makes 4-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- Anthony Davis makes 7-foot two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 6-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
- LeBron James makes tip shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Reaves misses 35-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels makes three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 18-foot jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 6-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 9-foot jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 11-foot jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Taurean Prince makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Dennis Schroder makes two point shot
- Taurean Prince misses three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses driving layup
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
- Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jumper
- Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura makes alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 10-foot two point shot
- Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
- LeBron James makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 11-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Anderson makes tip shot
- Taurean Prince misses three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wenyen Gabriel makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Anthony Edwards makes three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mike Conley makes technical free throw
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Conley makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 1
- D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 3-foot tip shot
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 3
- Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 3
- Mike Conley makes free throw 3 of 3
- Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
- LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James misses 20-foot two point shot
- Kyle Anderson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kyle Anderson makes jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Edwards makes three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Anthony Davis makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Taurean Prince misses 28-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Anthony Davis vs. Rudy Gobert (Mike Conley gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot layup (Mike Conley assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:20 | | LeBron James misses layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:19 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10:54 | | Jaden McDaniels makes 5-foot two point shot | 1 | 4 |
| 10:28 | | LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot | 1 | 4 |
| 10:26 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 1 | 4 |
| 10:21 | | Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer | 1 | 7 |
| 10:07 | | D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover | 1 | 7 |
| 9:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 1 | 7 |
| 9:43 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | 1 | 7 |
| 9:40 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists) | 4 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot | 4 | 9 |
| 9:10 | | D'Angelo Russell double dribble turnover | 4 | 9 |
| 8:58 | | Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 9 |
| 8:54 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 4 | 9 |
| 8:45 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 6 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | Mike Conley bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:29 | | Austin Reaves makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 8 | 9 |
| 8:09 | | Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 8 | 11 |
| 7:47 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 11 |
| 7:42 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 8 | 11 |
| 7:42 | | Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk | 10 | 11 |
| 7:12 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 11 |
| 7:09 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 7:03 | | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jumper (Mike Conley assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:45 | | LeBron James bad pass (Jaden McDaniels steals) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 10 | 17 |
| 6:38 | | Lakers Full timeout | 10 | 17 |
| 6:38 | | Kyle Anderson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 17 |
| 6:38 | | Malik Beasley enters the game for LeBron James | 10 | 17 |
| 6:38 | | Troy Brown Jr. enters the game for Austin Reaves | 10 | 17 |
| 6:24 | | D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup | 10 | 17 |
| 6:22 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 10 | 17 |
| 6:22 | | Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk | 12 | 17 |
| 6:04 | | Rudy Gobert makes 8-foot two point shot | 12 | 19 |
| 5:45 | | Anthony Davis misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 12 | 19 |
| 5:43 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 5:33 | | Mike Conley makes 13-foot two point shot | 12 | 21 |
| 5:20 | | Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 14 | 21 |
| 5:04 | | Rudy Gobert bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | 14 | 21 |
| 5:01 | | D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 16 | 21 |
| 4:41 | | Troy Brown Jr. personal foul | 16 | 21 |
| 4:41 | | Taurean Prince enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 16 | 21 |
| 4:41 | | Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 21 |
| 4:29 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul | 16 | 21 |
| 4:29 | | Taurean Prince misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 4:29 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 16 | 21 |
| 4:29 | | Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 4:16 | | Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 19 | 22 |
| 3:57 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Kyle Anderson 's 3-foot two point shot | 19 | 22 |
| 3:55 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 3:50 | | Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Taurean Prince steals) | 19 | 22 |
| 3:46 | | Anthony Davis blocks Taurean Prince's two point shot | 19 | 22 |
| 3:46 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 3:46 | | Kyle Anderson makes tip shot | 19 | 24 |
| 3:46 | | Rui Hachimura defensive goaltending violation | 19 | 24 |
| 3:36 | | Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 22 | 24 |
| 3:13 | | Mike Conley misses 6-foot two point shot | 22 | 24 |
| 3:10 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 22 | 24 |
| 3:04 | | Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 24 |
| 3:01 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | 22 | 24 |
| 2:45 | | Taurean Prince misses two point shot | 22 | 24 |
| 2:42 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 22 | 24 |
| 2:36 | | Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals) | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Mike Conley | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Wenyen Gabriel enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Dennis Schroder enters the game for Anthony Davis | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | LeBron James enters the game for Troy Brown Jr. | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 22 | 24 |
| 2:32 | | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 25 |
| 2:21 | | Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wenyen Gabriel assists) | 25 | 25 |
| 1:55 | | Jordan McLaughlin out of bounds bad pass turnover | 25 | 25 |
| 1:44 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 25 | 25 |
| 1:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 25 | 25 |
| 1:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 25 | 25 |
| 1:31 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 25 | 25 |
| 1:26 | | Kyle Anderson blocks LeBron James's driving layup | 25 | 25 |
| 1:26 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 25 | 25 |
| 1:18 | | LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot | 25 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 25 | 25 |
| 1:01 | | Kyle Anderson makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 25 | 27 |
| 46.1 | | Malik Beasley misses pullup jump shot | 25 | 27 |
| 44.1 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | 25 | 27 |
| 31.1 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 25 | 27 |
| 29.1 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 25 | 27 |
| 15.1 | | Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 27 | 27 |
| 1.0 | | Kyle Anderson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 27 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Brent Barnaky
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Matt Myers
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 28 | 24 | .538 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 24 | 27 | .471 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 41 | .226 | 20.5 | L11 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 24 | 28 | .462 | 16 | W1 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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