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117-95

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Lakers

Timberwolves rout Lakers 117-95 in 1st-round series opener, overcoming Luka Doncic's 37 points

By AP•Apr 20, 2025

Game Recap

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

LOS ANGELES -- — Anthony Edwards was not at all surprised when the Minnesota Timberwolves showed enough talent and togetherness to turn Luka Doncic's playoff debut with the Lakers into a rout for the visitors.

Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Timberwolves overcame Doncic's 37-point effort for a 117-95 victory Saturday night.

Edwards had 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in the first-round series opener for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who have won 18 of their last 22 games.

“I got a great group of guys," Edwards said. "But it wasn’t tonight. I learned that in training camp. It just takes a minute for us to gel as a new team. It just took a minute for us to figure each other out, and I feel like now we just go.”

The Timberwolves weathered Doncic’s 16-point first quarter in front of a roaring LA crowd before taking control with a 38-20 second quarter.

They poured it on after halftime, too. Julius Randle and Edwards hit four 3-pointers apiece as the Timberwolves made a franchise playoff-record 21 3-pointers on 42 attempts — with many of those shots taken without a defender in sight.

“It means Game 1,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “We know it’s going to be a long series. We’re not under any assumption that it’s going to be this type of game in Game 2. It’ll be a completely different game. We got a lot left. A lot of meat on the bone out there. A lot of things. I know we can do better.”

LeBron James had 19 points to begin his 18th NBA postseason, but the third-seeded Lakers were overwhelmed by the Wolves' shot-making and playoff poise.

“This Minnesota team, they’re going to be physical,” James said. “That’s what they bring to the table. It took us one game ... (to) understand that. They took homecourt advantage from us tonight, but we have to control the controllables, and if we do that, we’ll have a much better chance to win than we did tonight.”

While Los Angeles is still searching for chemistry after acquiring Doncic two months ago, Minnesota is eager to improve on last season’s run to the Western Conference finals.

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

One day after the Dallas Mavericks’ season ended in the Play-In Tournament, Doncic produced the 11th-highest scoring playoff game of his career — and it wasn’t nearly enough, thanks to the Timberwolves’ prolific team effort.

“I think the first quarter, we played the way we play,” Doncic said. “I think we played physical. Everyone was locked in, and then we just kind of let go of the rope. So we’ve got to be way more physical.”

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

MIN leads series 1-0

Playoff Series

MIN at LAL

Sun, Apr 20

117 - 95

Final

MIN at LAL

Wed, Apr 23

85 - 94

Final

LAL at MIN

Sat, Apr 26

104 - 116

Final

LAL at MIN

Sun, Apr 27

113 - 116

Final

MIN at LAL

Thu, May 1

103 - 96

Final

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

MIN at LAL

Wed, Oct 23

103 - 110

Final

LAL at MIN

Tue, Dec 3

80 - 109

Final

LAL at MIN

Sat, Dec 14

87 - 97

Final

MIN at LAL

Fri, Feb 28

102 - 111

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

MIN

LAL

44-86FG33-83

51Field Goal %40

21-423PT15-41

50Three Point %37

8-10FT14-16

11Offensive Rebounds13

33Defensive Rebounds25

29Assists15

8Steals5

4Blocks4

10Turnovers13

2Technical Fouls1

9Points Conceded Off Turnovers18

25Fast Break Points6

21Fouls10

27Largest Lead8

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MIN
12:00	Rudy Gobert vs. Jaxson Hayes (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Rudy Gobert shooting foul	0	0
11:45	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:43	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	1	0
11:30	Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	1	0
11:26	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	1	0
11:14	Rui Hachimura misses 13-foot two point shot	1	0
11:11	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	1	0
11:05	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	0
10:45	Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	0
10:34	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	0
10:18	Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	0
10:07	Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	0
10:04	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	4	0
9:57	Luka Doncic makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)	6	0
9:43	Anthony Edwards makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	6	2
9:30	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	6	2
9:28	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	6	2
9:20	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	6	2
9:18	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	6	2
9:11	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	9	2
8:59	Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)	9	5
8:44	Jaxson Hayes misses dunk	9	5
8:41	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	9	5
8:38	Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot	9	5
8:34	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	9	5
8:34	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot	9	7
8:26	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	9	7
8:26	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	9	7
8:19	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	7
7:59	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	7
7:57	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	12	7
7:41	LeBron James misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	12	7
7:35	Mike Conley defensive rebound	12	7
7:28	Anthony Edwards misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	12	7
7:23	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	12	7
7:14	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	7
7:12	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	12	7
7:08	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	15	7
6:38	Mike Conley bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	15	7
6:26	Austin Reaves bad pass (Mike Conley steals)	15	7
6:17	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	15	7
6:14	Anthony Edwards kicked ball violation	15	7
6:14	Lakers Full timeout	15	7
6:14	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	15	7
6:14	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Mike Conley	15	7
6:14	Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle	15	7
6:01	Luka Doncic misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	15	7
5:58	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	15	7
5:52	Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	7
5:49	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	15	7
5:41	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	7
5:37	Naz Reid defensive rebound	15	7
5:19	Lakers Full timeout	15	7
5:19	(05:19) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	15	7
5:19	Rudy Gobert vs. Rui Hachimura (Naz Reid gains possession)	15	7
5:19	Gabe Vincent blocks Anthony Edwards 's 19-foot driving dunk	15	7
5:19	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	15	7
5:05	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	15	7
5:02	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	15	7
4:52	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	7
4:48	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	15	7
4:37	Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	15	10
4:24	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	18	10
4:12	Naz Reid makes driving layup	18	12
3:58	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	20	12
3:40	Naz Reid misses driving layup	20	12
3:38	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	20	12
3:27	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	20	12
3:25	Naz Reid defensive rebound	20	12
3:21	Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	20	14
3:00	Austin Reaves misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	20	14
2:57	Naz Reid defensive rebound	20	14
2:47	Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot	20	16
2:30	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	16
2:28	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	20	16
2:11	Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	16
2:09	Lakers defensive team rebound	20	16
2:09	Rudy Gobert loose ball foul	20	16
2:09	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	20	16
2:09	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	20	16
2:09	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	20	16
2:09	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	20	16
1:52	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	23	16
1:34	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	23	19
1:16	Jarred Vanderbilt misses alley oop layup	23	19
1:14	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	23	19
1:13	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	26	19
1:00	Naz Reid makes 7-foot two point shot	26	21
41.0	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	26	21
41.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	27	21
41.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	28	21
28.1	Julius Randle misses 9-foot two point shot	28	21
26.1	Lakers defensive team rebound	28	21
3.1	LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot	28	21
0.1	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	28	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	21

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MIN
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	28	21
12:00	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	28	21
12:00	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Anthony Edwards	28	21
11:51	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup	28	21
11:50	Jaden McDaniels vs. LeBron James (Julius Randle gains possession)	28	21
11:50	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	28	21
11:40	Jaden McDaniels makes 14-foot two point shot	28	23
11:24	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	23
11:23	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	28	23
11:12	Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)	28	26
10:57	Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul	28	26
10:57	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Gabe Vincent	28	26
10:47	Austin Reaves makes 7-foot pullup jump shot	30	26
10:26	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	30	28
10:14	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	30	28
10:12	Naz Reid defensive rebound	30	28
9:57	Naz Reid makes 29-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	30	31
9:36	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	30	31
9:33	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	30	31
9:29	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point shot	30	31
9:21	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	30	31
9:21	Jaden McDaniels makes layup	30	33
9:15	Lakers Full timeout	30	33
9:15	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	30	33
9:15	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	30	33
8:58	Jaxson Hayes misses alley oop dunk shot	30	33
8:56	Naz Reid defensive rebound	30	33
8:47	Jaden McDaniels misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	30	33
8:43	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	30	33
8:43	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot	30	35
8:23	LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot	32	35
8:23	Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul	32	35
8:23	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	32	35
8:23	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	33	35
8:00	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	35
7:55	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	33	35
7:46	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	33	35
7:42	Julius Randle defensive rebound	33	35
7:38	Mike Conley makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	33	38
7:17	Mike Conley shooting foul	33	38
7:17	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	33	38
7:17	Lakers offensive team rebound	33	38
7:17	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Julius Randle	33	38
7:17	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	34	38
7:00	Jaxson Hayes defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	34	38
7:00	Mike Conley makes technical free throw	34	39
7:00	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	34	39
6:51	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	34	39
6:50	Lakers defensive team rebound	34	39
6:41	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Donte DiVincenzo steals)	34	39
6:36	LeBron James blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 3-foot two point shot	34	39
6:36	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	34	39
6:28	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	34	39
6:28	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Mike Conley	34	39
6:28	Rui Hachimura out of bounds bad pass turnover	34	39
6:13	Anthony Edwards misses driving floating jump shot	34	39
6:10	Anthony Edwards offensive rebound	34	39
6:09	Naz Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	34	42
5:57	Naz Reid blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup	34	42
5:55	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	34	42
5:50	Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	34	44
5:23	Rudy Gobert blocks LeBron James 's 4-foot driving layup	34	44
5:20	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	34	44
5:19	Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	34	47
5:19	Lakers Full timeout	34	47
5:19	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	34	47
5:04	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	37	47
4:43	Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	47
4:40	Donte DiVincenzo offensive rebound	37	47
4:39	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	47
4:36	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	37	47
4:27	Rudy Gobert shooting foul	37	47
4:27	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	38	47
4:27	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	38	47
4:27	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	39	47
4:09	Austin Reaves shooting foul	39	47
4:09	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2	39	47
4:09	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	39	47
4:09	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	39	47
4:09	Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2	39	48
3:54	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	39	48
3:45	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	39	48
3:35	Naz Reid makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	39	51
3:21	LeBron James makes driving layup	41	51
3:09	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	41	51
3:09	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	41	52
3:09	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	41	52
3:09	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	41	53
2:52	LeBron James makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	43	53
2:39	Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	43	53
2:34	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	43	53
2:29	Luka Doncic personal foul	43	53
2:29	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	43	53
2:18	Julius Randle makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)	43	56
1:53	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	43	56
1:37	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	43	56
1:34	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	43	56
1:24	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	43	56
1:24	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	44	56
1:24	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	45	56
1:07	Julius Randle offensive charge	45	56
1:07	Julius Randle turnover	45	56
1:07	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	45	56
53.1	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper	45	56
49.1	LeBron James offensive rebound	45	56
42.2	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	47	56
42.2	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	47	56
42.2	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	48	56
30.1	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	48	56
25.1	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point shot	48	56
22.1	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	48	56
4.1	Austin Reaves personal take foul	48	56
0.1	Donte DiVincenzo makes 30-foot three pointer	48	59
0.0	(00:00) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	48	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	48	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MIN
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	48	59
12:00	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	48	59
12:00	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Naz Reid	48	59
12:00	Mike Conley enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	48	59
11:45	Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	48	62
11:23	LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot	48	62
11:23	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	48	62
10:59	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	48	62
10:56	Anthony Edwards offensive rebound	48	62
10:55	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	48	65
10:41	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	48	65
10:37	Mike Conley defensive rebound	48	65
10:33	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	48	67
10:19	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	67
10:15	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	48	67
10:08	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)	48	70
10:08	Lakers Full timeout	48	70
10:08	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	48	70
10:00	LeBron James makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	51	70
9:42	Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Julius Randle assists)	51	72
9:26	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	51	72
9:24	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	51	72
9:10	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	51	72
9:08	LeBron James defensive rebound	51	72
9:02	Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	54	72
8:37	Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot	54	72
8:36	Julius Randle offensive rebound	54	72
8:36	Julius Randle makes two point shot	54	74
8:36	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	54	74
8:36	Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1	54	74
8:31	LeBron James defensive rebound	54	74
8:13	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals)	54	74
8:09	Mike Conley makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	54	77
7:50	Julius Randle personal foul	54	77
7:39	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Anthony Edwards steals)	54	77
7:25	Julius Randle bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	54	77
7:24	Julius Randle personal foul	54	77
6:57	Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot two point shot	54	77
6:56	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	54	77
6:55	Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot	54	77
6:54	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	54	77
6:50	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	54	80
6:36	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	54	80
6:34	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	54	80
6:28	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	80
6:24	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	54	80
6:15	Mike Conley personal foul	54	80
6:15	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Rui Hachimura	54	80
6:15	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Mike Conley	54	80
6:15	Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle	54	80
6:07	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot	56	80
5:49	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Naz Reid assists)	56	82
5:35	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	58	82
5:20	Naz Reid misses 28-foot three point jumper	58	82
5:16	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	58	82
5:16	LeBron James blocks Rudy Gobert 's 8-foot two point shot	58	82
5:15	LeBron James defensive rebound	58	82
5:15	Anthony Edwards personal foul	58	82
5:05	Austin Reaves bad pass (Jaden McDaniels steals)	58	82
5:02	Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	58	85
4:41	Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three pointer	61	85
4:33	Timberwolves Full timeout	61	85
4:33	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	61	85
4:33	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	61	85
4:23	Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	61	88
4:05	Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	64	88
3:44	Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper	64	88
3:42	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	64	88
3:20	Gabe Vincent misses 22-foot three point jumper	64	88
3:16	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	64	88
3:02	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	64	88
3:00	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	88
2:58	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	64	88
2:58	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	65	88
2:58	Julius Randle enters the game for Anthony Edwards	65	88
2:58	Mike Conley enters the game for Rudy Gobert	65	88
2:58	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	66	88
2:38	Julius Randle traveling	66	88
2:38	LeBron James enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	66	88
2:37	Chris Finch technical foul	66	88
2:37	Austin Reaves makes technical free throw	67	88
2:23	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	69	88
2:11	Donte DiVincenzo bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	69	88
2:05	LeBron James makes two point shot	71	88
2:03	Timberwolves Full timeout	71	88
1:44	Luka Doncic personal foul	71	88
1:31	Donte DiVincenzo makes driving layup (Naz Reid assists)	71	90
1:24	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals)	71	90
1:20	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point shot	71	90
1:18	Lakers defensive team rebound	71	90
1:00	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	73	90
41.1	Mike Conley makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	73	92
34.1	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	75	92
15.1	Donte DiVincenzo vs. Jarred Vanderbilt (Julius Randle gains possession)	75	92
7.1	Donte DiVincenzo misses 19-foot jumper	75	92
6.0	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	75	92
6.0	Luka Doncic loose ball foul	75	92
6.0	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2	75	93
6.0	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	75	93
6.0	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Mike Conley	75	93
6.0	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2	75	94
0.1	Luka Doncic makes 41-foot three point shot	78	94
0.0	(00:00) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	78	94
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	78	94

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MIN
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Austin Reaves	78	94
12:00	Mike Conley enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	78	94
12:00	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Jaylen Clark	78	94
11:49	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	81	94
11:19	Julius Randle makes 11-foot two point shot	81	96
11:01	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	83	96
10:57	Julius Randle technical foul	83	96
10:57	Luka Doncic makes technical free throw	84	96
10:57	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	84	96
10:40	Anthony Edwards makes 12-foot two point shot	84	98
10:30	Anthony Edwards personal foul	84	98
10:27	Luka Doncic makes layup (LeBron James assists)	86	98
10:04	Julius Randle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	86	101
9:44	Jarred Vanderbilt misses driving layup	86	101
9:42	Mike Conley defensive rebound	86	101
9:38	Mike Conley misses two point shot	86	101
9:36	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	86	101
9:34	Gabe Vincent misses running pullup jump shot	86	101
9:34	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	86	101
9:27	Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot	88	101
9:26	Timberwolves Full timeout	88	101
9:26	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Mike Conley	88	101
9:26	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Naz Reid	88	101
9:04	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	101
9:00	Julius Randle offensive rebound	88	101
9:00	LeBron James blocks Julius Randle 's 1-foot two point shot	88	101
9:00	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	88	101
8:45	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	88	101
8:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	88	101
8:36	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	88	101
8:33	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	88	101
8:18	Anthony Edwards makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	88	104
8:06	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	104
8:03	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	88	104
7:50	Timberwolves Full timeout	88	104
7:50	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	88	104
7:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	88	104
7:45	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	104
7:41	LeBron James defensive rebound	88	104
7:38	Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 3-foot layup	88	104
7:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	88	104
7:26	LeBron James makes 1-foot driving dunk (Rui Hachimura assists)	90	104
7:16	Austin Reaves personal take foul	90	104
7:16	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Luka Doncic	90	104
7:05	Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	90	106
6:50	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	90	106
6:50	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	90	106
6:50	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	90	106
6:37	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	106
6:33	Julius Randle defensive rebound	90	106
6:18	Julius Randle offensive foul	90	106
6:18	Julius Randle turnover	90	106
6:18	Luka Doncic enters the game for LeBron James	90	106
6:12	Donte DiVincenzo personal foul	90	106
6:05	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	90	106
6:02	Julius Randle defensive rebound	90	106
5:46	Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	106
5:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	90	106
5:34	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	90	106
5:16	Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	90	109
5:05	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper	90	109
5:01	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	90	109
4:53	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	90	109
4:51	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	90	109
4:45	Naz Reid blocks Rui Hachimura 's 22-foot three point jumper	90	109
4:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	90	109
4:45	LeBron James enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	90	109
4:43	Luka Doncic bad pass (Donte DiVincenzo steals)	90	109
4:41	Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot dunk	90	111
4:41	Lakers Full timeout	90	111
4:27	LeBron James misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	90	111
4:23	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	90	111
4:06	Anthony Edwards misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	111
4:03	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	90	111
3:56	LeBron James offensive goaltending turnover	90	111
3:34	Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	90	113
3:17	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	113
3:13	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	90	113
3:02	Gabe Vincent personal take foul	90	113
3:02	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Gabe Vincent	90	113
3:02	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Austin Reaves	90	113
3:02	Bronny James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	90	113
3:02	Alex Len enters the game for Luka Doncic	90	113
3:02	Shake Milton enters the game for LeBron James	90	113
3:02	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	90	113
3:02	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Anthony Edwards	90	113
3:02	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Naz Reid	90	113
3:02	Josh Minott enters the game for Julius Randle	90	113
2:51	Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	113
2:49	Alex Len defensive rebound	90	113
2:49	Jaylen Clark personal foul	90	113
2:49	Luka Garza enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	90	113
2:33	Bronny James misses 24-foot three point jumper	90	113
2:29	Alex Len offensive rebound	90	113
2:19	Shake Milton misses driving floating jump shot	90	113
2:16	Alex Len offensive rebound	90	113
2:15	Bronny James misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	113
2:15	Dalton Knecht offensive rebound	90	113
2:07	Dalton Knecht makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	92	113
2:05	Timberwolves Full timeout	92	113
2:05	Leonard Miller enters the game for Nickeil Alexander-Walker	92	113
1:46	Shake Milton shooting foul	92	113
1:46	Jaylen Clark makes free throw 1 of 2	92	114
1:46	Jaylen Clark makes free throw 2 of 2	92	115
1:32	Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point jumper	92	115
1:29	Dalton Knecht offensive rebound	92	115
1:27	Dalton Knecht misses 22-foot three point jumper	92	115
1:27	Alex Len offensive rebound	92	115
1:21	Jordan Goodwin bad pass (Jaylen Clark steals)	92	115
1:05	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses driving layup	92	115
1:03	Luka Garza offensive rebound	92	115
1:03	Luka Garza makes dunk	92	117
48.1	Alex Len misses 8-foot two point shot	92	117
45.1	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	92	117
29.0	Josh Minott misses 26-foot three point jumper	92	117
26.1	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	92	117
14.0	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three pointer (Jordan Goodwin assists)	95	117
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	95	117
0.0	End of Game	95	117

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, April 20, 2025

Coverage

ABC, ERADM

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Brian Forte, Marc Davis, Tyler Ford

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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