Los Angeles Lakers 80, Minnesota Timberwolves 109 — Recap

December 2, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 80, Minnesota Timberwolves 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 20-22 MIN; Q2 LAL 24-34 MIN; Q3 LAL 20-23 MIN; Q4 LAL 16-30 MIN.

Top performers (box score): D'Angelo Russell (LAL) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 17 points, 12 rebounds, null assists on 7-of-8 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 15 points, null rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

D'Angelo Russell

20 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 8-12 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 6-13 FG

Scoring · MIN

Rudy Gobert

17 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST · 7-8 FG

Season highs

D'Angelo Russell · Season-high 20 pointsDonte DiVincenzo · Season-high 9 assists

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	20	24	20	16		80
MIN	22	34	23	30		109

🧮 How They Scored

LALMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.7%Effective FG%59.9%

18.2%Turnover %12.0%

17.9%Offensive rebound %20.6%

0.169Free-throw rate0.185

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
D'Angelo Russell G	34	20	3	5	1	—	3	8-12	4-5	—	-15
Anthony Davis F-C	33	12	11	5	—	1	2	4-14	0-2	4-4	-9
LeBron James F	31	10	8	4	—	—	6	4-16	0-4	2-4	-28
Rui Hachimura F	29	10	4	2	2	—	2	4-5	0-1	2-2	-11
Dalton Knecht F	28	6	3	—	—	—	1	3-8	0-5	0-2	-13
Gabe Vincent G	22	5	1	—	2	—	—	2-5	1-4	—	-20
Max Christie G	21	5	2	1	—	—	2	2-9	1-7	—	-7
Christian Koloko C	8	2	2	—	—	—	1	1-2	0-1	—	-4

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	32	17	12	—	1	—	2	7-8	—	3-4	+17
Naz Reid F-C	28	15	2	2	2	1	—	6-11	2-5	1-1	+22
Donte DiVincenzo G	28	11	5	9	2	—	—	4-8	3-6	—	+21
Anthony Edwards G	27	8	7	3	2	—	3	3-13	1-5	1-2	+1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	26	15	—	4	—	—	1	6-11	2-6	1-2	+14
Julius Randle F	24	18	5	3	2	—	1	6-13	2-3	4-4	+7
Jaden McDaniels F	23	3	2	—	1	1	2	1-3	1-2	—	+5
Mike Conley G	22	9	3	6	—	—	2	3-7	3-6	—	+21
Josh Minott F	8	2	2	1	1	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	+11
Luka Garza C	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	2-2	+6
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	6	5	1	—	—	—	1	2-3	1-1	—	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	34	20	83.3	19.5	-22.1	14.9
Anthony Davis	Bench	33	12	38.1	24.7	-15.5	11.1
LeBron James	Bench	31	10	28.2	33.3	-45.2	-0.5
Rui Hachimura	Bench	29	10	85.0	12.3	-22.8	12.0
Dalton Knecht	Bench	28	6	33.8	16.9	-27.1	0.0
Gabe Vincent	Bench	22	5	50.0	8.8	-45.9	3.6
Max Christie	Bench	21	5	27.8	21.6	-21.9	-1.5
Christian Koloko	Bench	8	2	50.0	16.7	-23.5	4.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	24	18	61.0	30.2	+15.6	22.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	32	17	87.1	16.9	+27.9	16.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	26	15	63.1	23.6	+32.6	10.5
Naz Reid	Bench	28	15	65.6	18.3	+45.5	12.6
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	28	11	68.8	13.1	+41.2	21.8
Mike Conley	Bench	22	9	64.3	17.3	+47.3	12.3
Anthony Edwards	Bench	27	8	28.8	29.8	+1.9	5.1
Luka Garza	Bench	6	6	104.2	21.4	+39.0	29.4
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	6	5	83.3	30.8	+41.7	20.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	23	3	50.0	10.0	+9.2	3.5
Josh Minott	Bench	8	2	50.0	11.1	+58.5	18.6