Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Los Angeles Lakers 111 — Recap

February 27, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Los Angeles Lakers 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 17-33 LAL; Q2 MIN 30-25 LAL; Q3 MIN 26-26 LAL; Q4 MIN 29-27 LAL.

Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 33 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Terrence Shannon Jr. (MIN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-20 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

LeBron James

33 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Terrence Shannon Jr.

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 5-10 FG

Season highs

Terrence Shannon Jr. · Season-high 25 points

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	17	30	26	29		102
LAL	33	25	26	27		111

🧮 How They Scored

MINLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.8%Effective FG%48.2%

9.5%Turnover %10.5%

21.7%Offensive rebound %34.0%

0.310Free-throw rate0.561

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	37	15	8	1	2	—	—	6-18	1-5	2-3	-13
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	35	14	2	2	1	1	2	4-10	2-8	4-7	-1
Naz Reid F-C	31	3	12	2	—	—	3	1-10	0-5	1-2	-9
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	29	25	5	2	—	—	3	9-15	1-3	6-6	+11
Anthony Edwards G	26	18	6	5	1	—	—	6-12	2-6	4-4	-13
Mike Conley G	26	10	1	4	2	1	—	3-5	2-4	2-2	-17
Donte DiVincenzo G	23	9	5	6	1	—	—	3-6	3-6	—	+15
Jaylen Clark G	17	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	-14
Rob Dillingham G	12	4	1	2	1	—	2	2-5	0-2	—	-5
Luka Garza C	5	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1-2	+1

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	38	23	6	5	2	—	4	5-10	2-5	11-12	+9
LeBron James F	37	33	17	6	1	1	4	11-21	4-9	7-10	+12
Luka Doncic F-G	36	21	13	5	—	—	3	6-20	1-9	8-12	—
Dorian Finney-Smith F	31	3	1	1	1	—	—	1-4	1-4	—	+1
Jaxson Hayes C	23	10	7	—	1	1	—	3-5	—	4-6	+18
Gabe Vincent G	20	4	1	—	—	—	—	1-6	0-5	2-2	-5
Rui Hachimura F	18	5	3	2	—	—	—	2-6	1-4	—	+21
Jordan Goodwin G	13	7	1	1	2	—	1	3-5	1-2	—	+8
Jarred Vanderbilt F	13	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	0-2	-17
Dalton Knecht F	11	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	0-2	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	29	25	70.9	30.9	+21.8	23.6
Anthony Edwards	Bench	26	18	65.4	23.6	-22.8	27.1
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	37	15	38.8	23.8	-16.2	5.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	35	14	53.5	18.8	-1.4	4.5
Mike Conley	Bench	26	10	85.0	10.5	-30.1	12.0
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	23	9	75.0	11.3	+34.4	22.9
Rob Dillingham	Bench	12	4	40.0	26.9	-11.7	1.2
Naz Reid	Bench	31	3	13.8	19.2	-14.3	-1.7
Jaylen Clark	Bench	17	3	50.0	8.6	-32.2	-6.9
Luka Garza	Bench	5	1	56.8	8.3	+21.8	11.4
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristen Newton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	37	33	65.0	31.9	+11.0	25.5
Austin Reaves	Bench	38	23	75.3	18.5	+8.7	14.5
Luka Doncic	Bench	36	21	41.5	32.6	0.0	12.0
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	23	10	65.4	13.6	+31.0	10.1
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	13	7	70.0	16.7	+18.1	14.6
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	13	5	64.4	12.5	-68.9	8.6
Rui Hachimura	Bench	18	5	41.7	13.3	+56.8	7.1
Gabe Vincent	Bench	20	4	29.1	13.2	-16.5	-2.3
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	31	3	37.5	5.3	-0.1	-1.6
Dalton Knecht	Bench	11	—	0.0	9.7	-17.4	-13.8