MINNEAPOLIS -- — Austin Reaves swished the 12-foot winner in the lane right before the buzzer to finish with 28 points and lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves had taken the lead with a late 14-2 run.

Reaves matched his career high with 16 assists, Jake LaRavia had 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting, and DeAndre Ayton added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who built a 20-point late in the third quarter and were up 112-101 after a 3-pointer by Reaves with 4:01 left.

Julius Randle, who led the Wolves with 33 points, capped the furious rally by dropping in the go-ahead finger roll with 10.2 seconds left. Jaden McDaniels added 30 points and seven rebounds for the Wolves.

The star power of this game was considerably diminished with Luka Doncic and LeBron James sidelined for the Lakers and Anthony Edwards out for the Wolves. Reaves, who had a career-high 51 points in a win over Sacramento on Sunday and 41 points in defeat by Portland on Monday, has had something to say with his play about that.

Edwards plopped himself in the middle of the bench and chatted up just about anybody within earshot including some back-and-forth trash talk with LaRavia after a couple of his corner 3s.

The Lakers were hardly themselves, missing four of their five primary ballhandlers with Doncic, James, Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent all injured. Backup center Jaxon Hayes returned from a knee injury that kept him out the last two games.

Reaves sure took care of that, flying all over the court to craftily work the pick-and-roll with Ayton or finding LaRavia or Dalton Knecht (15 points) when the defense converged on him.

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The Lakers play at Memphis on Friday. The Timberwolves play at Charlotte on Saturday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Rudy Gobert (Jake LaRavia gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Deandre Ayton back court turnover	0	0
11:37	Julius Randle misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	0	3
11:13	Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:07	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	3
10:57	Rui Hachimura out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	3
10:46	Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	2	3
10:33	Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	2	5
10:21	Julius Randle makes 24-foot three pointer	5	5
9:59	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:55	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	5	5
9:54	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	5	8
9:41	Mike Conley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	8	8
9:28	Austin Reaves misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	8	8
9:25	Julius Randle defensive rebound	8	8
9:16	Julius Randle makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	10	8
8:50	Jake LaRavia makes 21-foot two point shot	10	10
8:40	Julius Randle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)	13	10
8:28	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	10
8:14	Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists)	16	10
7:54	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Julius Randle steals)	16	10
7:51	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	18	10
7:51	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	18	10
7:51	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	18	10
7:51	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1	19	10
7:41	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	10
7:38	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	19	10
7:34	Deandre Ayton blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 5-foot driving layup	19	10
7:33	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	19	10
7:25	Donte DiVincenzo misses two point shot	19	10
7:21	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	19	10
7:09	Rudy Gobert personal foul	19	10
7:02	Dalton Knecht misses two point shot	19	10
7:02	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	19	10
7:01	Deandre Ayton loose ball foul	19	10
7:01	Timberwolves Full timeout	19	10
6:42	Jaden McDaniels misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	10
6:41	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	19	10
6:23	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	19	10
6:23	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	19	11
6:23	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	19	12
6:10	Julius Randle misses 5-foot two point shot	19	12
6:08	Donte DiVincenzo offensive rebound	19	12
6:06	Donte DiVincenzo bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	19	12
5:59	Dalton Knecht makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	19	14
5:46	Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	22	14
5:30	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	22	14
5:30	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	22	15
5:30	Rob Dillingham enters the game for Mike Conley	22	15
5:30	Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle	22	15
5:30	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	22	16
5:10	Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)	25	16
4:59	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	25	16
4:59	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	25	17
4:59	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	25	17
4:59	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jake LaRavia	25	17
4:59	Bronny James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	25	17
4:59	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	25	18
4:48	Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	18
4:44	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	25	18
4:27	Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	25	20
4:13	Rudy Gobert misses driving layup	25	20
4:11	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	25	20
4:06	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	25	20
4:04	Naz Reid defensive rebound	25	20
4:00	Dalton Knecht blocks Rob Dillingham 's 2-foot two point shot	25	20
3:57	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	25	20
3:57	Rudy Gobert out of bounds bad pass turnover	25	20
3:57	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Deandre Ayton	25	20
3:57	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Austin Reaves	25	20
3:41	Dalton Knecht makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	25	22
3:22	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	25	22
3:22	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2	25	22
3:22	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	25	22
3:22	Julius Randle enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	25	22
3:22	Bones Hyland enters the game for Rudy Gobert	25	22
3:22	Naz Reid misses free throw 2 of 2	25	22
3:22	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	25	22
3:04	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	22
3:03	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	25	22
3:03	Julius Randle personal foul	25	22
3:03	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	25	22
3:03	Lakers offensive team rebound	25	22
3:03	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
2:51	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	25	23
2:51	Lakers Full timeout	25	23
2:40	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	25	23
2:40	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
2:40	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
2:27	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive charge	27	23
2:27	Jarred Vanderbilt turnover	27	23
2:16	Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)	30	23
2:00	Bronny James out of bounds lost ball turnover	30	23
1:46	Naz Reid misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	23
1:43	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	30	23
1:37	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)	30	23
1:33	Bones Hyland makes two point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	32	23
1:21	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists)	32	25
1:15	Jaxson Hayes blocks Rob Dillingham 's 2-foot driving layup	32	25
1:14	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	32	25
1:14	Austin Reaves enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	32	25
1:08	Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	25
1:06	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	32	25
51.0	Dalton Knecht makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	32	28
37.6	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	32	28
35.0	Bones Hyland offensive rebound	32	28
33.8	Naz Reid makes layup (Bones Hyland assists)	34	28
16.3	Austin Reaves makes 14-foot two point shot	34	30
4.0	Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	30
2.4	Lakers defensive team rebound	34	30
2.4	Terrence Shannon Jr. loose ball foul	34	30
2.4	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	34	31
2.4	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	34	32
0.3	Julius Randle misses heave jump shot	34	32
0.3	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	34	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	32

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Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

1:30 AM, October 30, 2025

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ESPN, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, FanDuel SN North

Attendance

15,308

Referees

Derrick Collins, Phenizee Ransom, Tyler Ford

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	21	.604	L1
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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