NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 91, Los Angeles Lakers 127 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 91, Los Angeles Lakers 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 23-40 LAL; Q2 MIN 22-27 LAL; Q3 MIN 22-36 LAL; Q4 MIN 24-24 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Kyle Kuzma (LAL) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-21 shooting; Marc Gasol (LAL) 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-4 shooting; Talen Horton-Tucker (LAL) 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 91 | |
| LAL | 40 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 127 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-21 | 1-9 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Jarrett Culver G | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Malik Beasley G | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-3 | -19 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -31 |
| Ricky Rubio G | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Jordan McLaughlin G | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jake Layman F | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -17 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Juancho Hernangomez F | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | -15 |
| Ed Davis C | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Josh Okogie G | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma F | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +38 |
| LeBron James F | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 5-7 | +16 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +35 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +29 |
| Marc Gasol C | 21 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 1-1 | +24 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker G | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Montrezl Harrell F-C | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Wesley Matthews G-F | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | +16 |
| Markieff Morris F | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Alex Caruso G | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Quinn Cook G | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie F | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jared Dudley F | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo F | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 29 | 15 | 34.3 | 27.7 | -24.7 | 2.5 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 28 | 11 | 42.3 | 20.0 | -32.5 | 7.0 |
| Jake Layman | Bench | 15 | 10 | 56.3 | 22.0 | -54.8 | 14.0 |
| Ricky Rubio | Bench | 18 | 9 | 56.3 | 14.0 | -31.4 | 15.0 |
| Malik Beasley | Bench | 24 | 8 | 38.8 | 15.2 | -36.8 | 10.1 |
| Jarrett Culver | Bench | 29 | 8 | 36.4 | 21.3 | -24.2 | -3.0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 8 | 6 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | Bench | 13 | 6 | 41.0 | 20.6 | -51.7 | 8.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 11 | 4 | 50.0 | 14.3 | -60.5 | 5.2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 21 | 4 | 28.6 | 25.9 | -66.0 | -9.0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | 16 | 4 | 40.0 | 11.1 | -17.1 | 7.8 |
| Ed Davis | Bench | 13 | 4 | 40.0 | 17.5 | -58.6 | 0.0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 15 | 2 | 21.0 | 15.4 | +7.5 | 20.4 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | Bench | 29 | 20 | 83.3 | 18.3 | +57.4 | 19.2 |
| LeBron James | Bench | 26 | 18 | 56.0 | 32.3 | +25.9 | 17.8 |
| Marc Gasol | Bench | 21 | 12 | 135.1 | 14.6 | +51.5 | 27.7 |
| Montrezl Harrell | Bench | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 22.9 | +29.1 | 13.2 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | Bench | 21 | 12 | 46.6 | 25.5 | +9.0 | 11.8 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 25 | 11 | 52.7 | 22.0 | +63.6 | 8.2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 23 | 8 | 92.6 | 7.4 | +58.0 | 11.2 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | Bench | 8 | 8 | 103.1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 |
| Alex Caruso | Bench | 11 | 7 | 87.5 | 14.8 | +20.3 | 18.9 |
| Markieff Morris | Bench | 15 | 7 | 50.0 | 22.2 | +5.7 | 14.4 |
| Quinn Cook | Bench | 9 | 5 | 46.0 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 11.5 |
| Wesley Matthews | Bench | 18 | 4 | 45.0 | 12.5 | +44.9 | 3.9 |
| Jared Dudley | Bench | 8 | 3 | 150.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | Bench | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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