Los Angeles Lakers 87, Minnesota Timberwolves 97 — Recap

December 13, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 87, Minnesota Timberwolves 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 23-32 MIN; Q2 LAL 21-18 MIN; Q3 LAL 22-27 MIN; Q4 LAL 21-20 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (LAL) 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-16 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 18 points, 9 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Anthony Davis

23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 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	23	21	22	21		87
MIN	32	18	27	20		97

🧮 How They Scored

LALMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.4%Effective FG%45.4%

17.8%Turnover %11.8%

24.5%Offensive rebound %22.4%

0.198Free-throw rate0.276

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rui Hachimura F	39	9	7	3	2	—	3	4-13	0-2	1-2	-18
Max Christie G	37	15	5	2	1	—	4	5-9	2-3	3-3	-4
Anthony Davis F-C	36	23	11	1	—	3	4	10-21	1-5	2-5	-22
Austin Reaves G	30	18	6	6	—	—	2	6-16	4-8	2-2	-2
Gabe Vincent G	25	6	2	2	1	1	3	2-7	2-4	—	-5
D'Angelo Russell G	20	5	4	1	—	—	2	2-10	1-7	—	-8
Dalton Knecht F	19	6	9	1	—	—	1	2-5	0-3	2-4	-7
Christian Koloko C	12	—	6	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	+12

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	38	12	13	2	1	1	—	5-8	—	2-4	+3
Jaden McDaniels F	37	18	9	—	5	2	2	7-11	2-5	2-3	+20
Anthony Edwards G	33	23	6	1	1	1	5	9-20	2-7	3-5	+25
Julius Randle F	33	21	5	3	1	—	2	7-16	0-5	7-8	+23
Mike Conley G	29	2	4	7	—	—	—	0-6	0-4	2-2	+12
Naz Reid F-C	26	10	5	—	—	1	2	3-10	2-2	2-2	-6
Donte DiVincenzo G	20	3	3	2	2	—	1	1-4	1-3	—	-10
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	19	2	3	2	1	—	1	1-7	0-3	—	-7
Rob Dillingham G	8	6	—	1	1	—	—	2-5	2-3	—	-10

🔬 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	36	23	49.6	30.3	-30.1	14.5
Austin Reaves	Bench	30	18	53.3	25.7	0.0	10.4
Max Christie	Bench	37	15	72.7	15.1	-6.3	9.7
Rui Hachimura	Bench	39	9	32.4	18.5	-23.1	4.5
Gabe Vincent	Bench	25	6	42.9	18.5	-5.2	-1.4
Dalton Knecht	Bench	19	6	44.4	15.6	-17.5	18.4
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	20	5	25.0	22.6	-18.6	-5.0
Christian Koloko	Bench	12	—	0.0	0.0	+47.9	20.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	33	23	51.8	37.0	+39.1	12.1
Julius Randle	Bench	33	21	53.8	28.6	+30.0	13.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	37	18	73.1	16.1	+24.3	22.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	38	12	61.5	10.8	+2.6	16.6
Naz Reid	Bench	26	10	46.0	20.6	-11.1	4.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	8	6	60.0	23.8	-64.1	15.2
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	20	3	37.5	10.0	-23.3	9.4
Mike Conley	Bench	29	2	14.5	10.0	+18.5	8.2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	19	2	14.3	16.7	-19.2	-1.8
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0