Los Angeles Lakers 111, Minnesota Timberwolves 118 — Recap

December 21, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 111, Minnesota Timberwolves 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 32-36 MIN; Q2 LAL 27-27 MIN; Q3 LAL 24-24 MIN; Q4 LAL 28-31 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (LAL) 31 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Rui Hachimura (LAL) 18 points, 4 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Anthony Davis

31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-19 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 7-17 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	32	27	24	28		111
MIN	36	27	24	31		118

🧮 How They Scored

LALMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.3%Effective FG%57.0%

15.0%Turnover %12.7%

16.7%Offensive rebound %22.5%

0.293Free-throw rate0.267

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	39	31	8	4	—	3	1	11-20	1-1	8-9	+3
D'Angelo Russell G	38	17	4	8	2	3	4	7-19	2-6	1-1	-4
Taurean Prince F	37	14	5	1	—	—	3	5-6	4-5	—	+6
Rui Hachimura F	34	18	4	—	1	—	2	7-12	2-5	2-6	-6
Austin Reaves G	27	20	8	5	2	—	4	7-14	1-4	5-5	-9
Jarred Vanderbilt F	14	—	5	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	+1
Jaxson Hayes C	11	3	3	1	—	—	1	1-1	—	1-1	-8

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	27	7	5	3	1	5	9-19	2-6	7-8	+2
Rudy Gobert C	37	15	13	3	1	3	2	6-11	—	3-6	-1
Jaden McDaniels F	36	14	1	3	1	—	1	5-8	2-4	2-2	-3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	33	21	6	4	1	—	—	7-17	2-6	5-6	+12
Mike Conley G	30	16	1	8	2	1	1	6-9	4-6	—	+3
Kyle Anderson F	23	9	5	4	1	1	1	4-7	0-2	1-1	+8
Naz Reid F-C	21	9	5	2	1	1	3	3-9	3-6	—	+5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	15	5	1	3	3	—	1	2-6	1-5	—	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Bench	39	31	64.7	28.1	+2.3	18.1
Austin Reaves	Bench	27	20	61.7	30.3	-13.1	18.6
Rui Hachimura	Bench	34	18	61.5	20.3	-10.2	5.9
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	38	17	43.7	26.4	-3.6	8.8
Taurean Prince	Bench	37	14	116.7	10.6	+5.0	7.9
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	11	3	104.2	6.7	-37.9	6.3
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	14	—	0.0	8.6	+6.9	-2.7
Max Christie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	38	27	59.9	29.3	+1.0	14.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	33	21	53.5	24.4	+16.4	11.8
Mike Conley	Bench	30	16	88.9	13.5	-1.8	18.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	37	15	55.0	18.0	+0.1	11.2
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	36	14	78.8	12.0	-0.9	7.8
Kyle Anderson	Bench	23	9	60.5	14.0	+18.0	14.6
Naz Reid	Bench	21	9	50.0	23.5	+14.9	1.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	15	5	41.7	18.4	+27.8	7.7
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0