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Towns, Wolves thrash Lakers 107-83 to snap 6-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns scored 18 of his 29 points during Minnesota's dominant third quarter, and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their six-game losing streak with a 107-83 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
D'Angelo Russell had 22 points against his former team and Patrick Beverley added 11 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which seized control while outscoring the Lakers 40-12 in the third. The surge started with a stunning 29-4 run out of halftime, and Russell added 11 points early in the fourth quarter as the underachieving Wolves rolled to their first win since Oct. 27.
''Desperately needed this one,'' Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. ''In this situation, the more desperate team usually wins in the NBA on any given night. We've been playing well. We just haven't been playing well often enough. Felt good to watch some shots go in finally.''
Anthony Davis had 22 points and eight rebounds as the Lakers dropped to 2-3 with LeBron James sidelined by a strained abdominal muscle.
''We're not going to win a championship the way we're playing,'' Davis said. ''We have to be better. ... We've got to decide who we want to be. A championship team? That's not us right now.''
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points on his 33rd birthday for Los Angeles, which had a solid first half before disintegrating in the third and losing for the fourth time in 11 games. Davis said the Lakers had ''no effort in the third quarter.''
The Wolves opened the second half with a 22-3 spurt and held LA without a field goal for nearly eight minutes, abruptly turning a competitive game into a blowout while the Staples Center crowd booed.
''It just shows the type of team we are,'' Beverley said. ''Very dangerous team. We just haven't been able to close games out, and we were able to do that tonight.''
Towns led the Wolves' charge out of halftime, going 6 for 7 with four 3-pointers - and mocking Carmelo Anthony's celebratory 3-point head-tap gesture at least twice along the way. Towns said he was determined to rebound from a 6-for-19 shooting performance at Golden State in the Wolves' last game.
''Anyone who knows me knows this is not just a job to me,'' Towns said. ''This is my life. When I do that, I give all of myself to this game and to the work. ... It's great to leave here and have food taste different - have it taste really, really good - and have a new outlook and mindset.''
After holding the Lakers to their lowest-scoring quarter of the season in the third, Minnesota stretched its lead to 33 points early in the fourth. Los Angeles shot 11 for 44 and committed 13 turnovers in the second half.
''There's no better motivator than a bad loss,'' Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. ''I think our guys are angry. Our coaching staff is angry.''
While the injury-plagued Lakers still have a winning record, their rebooted roster has already taken its share of humiliating defeats this season, getting drilled in Portland last week and losing twice to rebuilding Oklahoma City.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards had nine points for Minnesota in his first game since dropping a career-high 48 on Golden State. ... Towns got a technical foul in the third quarter for hitting Davis in the groin while driving to the hoop.
Lakers: Rookie Austin Reaves missed his second straight game with a hamstring strain. ... Wayne Ellington started instead of DeAndre Jordan. ... Debuted their City Edition uniforms, a purple-and-baby-blue tribute to the Minneapolis Lakers' early-1960s look.
HARSH YOUR MELO
Anthony had a season-low three points on 1-of-12 shooting in the 19-year veteran's first nightmare game for the Lakers. He still gets loud cheers when he steps to the Staples Center scorers' table to enter the game, but he played a season-low 24 minutes against Minnesota.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: At Clippers on Saturday.
Lakers: Host Spurs on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Anthony Davis (Wayne Ellington gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Anthony Davis turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Kent Bazemore shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:27 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:24 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Kent Bazemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Wayne Ellington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:19 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 3-2 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving dunk | 5-4 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point step back jump shot | 7-4 |
| 8:46 | | Kent Bazemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point finger roll layup | 9-4 |
| 8:09 | | Wayne Ellington turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | ||
| 8:04 | | Kent Bazemore blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point layup | ||
| 8:05 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point putback dunk | 11-4 |
| 8:05 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:37 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 11-6 |
| 7:13 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Avery Bradley makes two point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 11-8 |
| 6:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Kent Bazemore defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Avery Bradley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Wayne Ellington personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | Avery Bradley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 5:51 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:49 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 13-9 |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 13-11 |
| 5:07 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Malik Beasley misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Rajon Rondo makes three point step back jump shot (Avery Bradley assists) | 13-14 |
| 4:06 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 13-16 |
| 3:49 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk | 15-16 |
| 3:03 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 2:36 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 15-19 |
| 1:53 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point finger roll layup | 15-21 |
| 1:27 | | Malik Beasley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Anthony Davis blocks Malik Beasley's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:20 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Lakers turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 1:06 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Dwight Howard makes two point putback layup | 15-23 |
| 0:58 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Dwight Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-24 |
| 0:39 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Rajon Rondo makes two point driving layup | 15-26 |
| 0:29 | | Lakers delay of game violation | ||
| 0:19 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point floating jump shot | 17-26 |
| 0:02 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Carmelo Anthony flagrant 1 (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses flagrant free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3 | 18-26 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes flagrant free throw 3 of 3 | 19-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point jump shot | 19-28 |
| 11:02 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point putback layup | 21-28 |
| 10:36 | | Kent Bazemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Kent Bazemore personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 23-28 |
| 10:05 | | Dwight Howard turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point floating jump shot | 25-28 |
| 9:56 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:43 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving hook shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 27-28 |
| 9:14 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 30-28 |
| 8:46 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | Rajon Rondo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:27 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Carmelo Anthony steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 30-31 |
| 8:02 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 33-31 |
| 7:50 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Kent Bazemore offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Rajon Rondo makes two point floating jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 33-33 |
| 7:12 | | Dwight Howard blocks Josh Okogie's two point driving dunk | ||
| 7:09 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 35-33 |
| 6:49 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Rajon Rondo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | Anthony Davis blocks Naz Reid's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point hook shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 35-35 |
| 6:04 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-36 |
| 5:51 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | Wayne Ellington makes three point jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 35-39 |
| 5:13 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Rajon Rondo steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-40 |
| 5:05 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 4:55 | | Anthony Davis personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Lakers technical foul (Delay of game) | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 36-41 |
| 4:49 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Dwight Howard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-42 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-43 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point layup (Patrick Beverley assists) | 38-43 |
| 3:54 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:54 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-44 |
| 3:41 | | Carmelo Anthony blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Anthony Davis offensive foul (Charge) (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | Anthony Davis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 40-44 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Wayne Ellington makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 40-47 |
| 2:48 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Wayne Ellington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point driving hook shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 42-47 |
| 1:24 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 44-47 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 44-49 |
| 0:37 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Naz Reid misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Wayne Ellington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot | 46-49 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot | 47-51 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 49-51 |
| 10:50 | | Kent Bazemore misses two point layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 52-51 |
| 10:33 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point alley-oop layup (Patrick Beverley assists) | 54-51 |
| 10:23 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:03 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Charge) (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | Wayne Ellington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point floating jump shot | 55-51 |
| 8:58 | | Avery Bradley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Anthony Davis blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point hook shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point floating jump shot | 57-51 |
| 8:34 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-51 |
| 8:16 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point floating jump shot | 60-51 |
| 8:09 | | Wayne Ellington shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | Patrick Beverley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:07 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-52 |
| 7:55 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:52 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Anthony Davis's two point layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point step back jump shot | 63-52 |
| 7:32 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:19 | | Rajon Rondo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Malik Monk turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Beverley steals) | ||
| 6:12 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Carmelo Anthony steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Malik Monk's three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Rajon Rondo turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point step back jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 66-52 |
| 5:45 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 66-53 |
| 5:30 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-53 |
| 5:30 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-53 |
| 5:14 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 71-53 |
| 4:51 | | Timberwolves delay of game violation | ||
| 4:27 | | Avery Bradley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 73-53 |
| 3:51 | | Patrick Beverley personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Avery Bradley makes three point jump shot (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 73-56 |
| 3:15 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 76-56 |
| 2:52 | | Malik Monk turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:30 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Malik Monk offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 78-56 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point reverse layup | 78-58 |
| 1:25 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot | 81-58 |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 81-60 |
| 1:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:47 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 84-60 |
| 0:39 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 0:23 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-61 |
| 0:16 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:13 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 86-61 |
| 11:12 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 88-61 |
| 11:00 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:41 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 91-61 |
| 10:07 | | Carmelo Anthony turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 9:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 91-64 |
| 9:28 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point step back jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 94-64 |
| 9:13 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot | 97-64 |
| 9:02 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:49 | | Rajon Rondo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-65 |
| 8:43 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-66 |
| 8:31 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Rajon Rondo steals) | ||
| 8:24 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:09 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Sekou Doumbouya defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Malik Monk misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Dwight Howard steals) | ||
| 7:35 | | Rajon Rondo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point layup | 99-66 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point step back jump shot | 99-68 |
| 6:59 | | Malik Beasley personal foul (Away from play) (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Malik Beasley turnover | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | Dwight Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-69 |
| 6:50 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 99-71 |
| 6:29 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Sekou Doumbouya turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Dwight Howard personal foul (Take) (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Naz Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot | 99-74 |
| 5:03 | | Sekou Doumbouya blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:00 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Malik Monk offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:46 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (Take) (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Sekou Doumbouya makes two point layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 99-76 |
| 4:10 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Sekou Doumbouya steals) | ||
| 4:04 | | Sekou Doumbouya misses two point layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point reverse layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 101-76 |
| 3:32 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Sekou Doumbouya draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Sekou Doumbouya makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-77 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Sekou Doumbouya makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-78 |
| 3:19 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 103-78 |
| 3:04 | | Rajon Rondo turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Nowell steals) | ||
| 2:51 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Jaylen Nowell blocks Sekou Doumbouya's two point layup | ||
| 2:44 | | Sekou Doumbouya offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Wayne Ellington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +3 | Dwight Howard makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 103-81 |
| 1:55 | | Jake Layman turnover (bad pass) (Dwight Howard steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | Jaylen Nowell blocks Wayne Ellington's two point layup | ||
| 1:51 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Dwight Howard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Nathan Knight offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | Nathan Knight turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Sekou Doumbouya misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Dwight Howard makes two point putback layup | 103-83 |
| 1:14 | | Malik Monk blocks Jake Layman's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 105-83 |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 105-83 |
| 0:55 | | Dwight Howard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Leandro Bolmaro defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Dwight Howard shooting foul (Nathan Knight draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | +1 | Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-83 |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-83 |
| 0:25 | | Rajon Rondo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound |
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Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 0:21 |
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Rajon Rondo misses three point jump shot | 0:25 |
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+ 1 | Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:41 |
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+ 1 | Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:41 |
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Dwight Howard shooting foul (Nathan Knight draws the foul) | 0:41 |
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Leandro Bolmaro defensive rebound | 0:52 |
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Dwight Howard misses three point jump shot | 0:55 |
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+ 2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 1:11 |
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+ 2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 1:11 |
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Timberwolves offensive rebound | 1:13 |
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Malik Monk blocks Jake Layman's two point driving layup | 1:14 |
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| Points | 107 | 83 |
| Field Goals | 43-94 (45.7%) | 29-82 (35.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-37 (32.4%) | 9-41 (22.0%) |
| Free Throws | 9-12 (75.0%) | 16-20 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 62 | 49 |
| Offensive | 14 | 11 |
| Defensive | 40 | 33 |
| Team | 8 | 5 |
| Assists | 24 | 17 |
| Steals | 10 | 12 |
| Blocks | 4 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 19 |
| Fouls | 21 | 15 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 29 | 7 | 2 | 11/17 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +19 | 43 |
| D. Russell | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8/19 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +36 | 38 |
| P. Beverley | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +12 | 26 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +31 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 29 | 7 | 2 | 11/17 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +19 | 43 |
| D. Russell | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8/19 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +36 | 38 |
| P. Beverley | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +12 | 26 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +31 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6/12 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 20 |
| J. McDaniels | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 16 |
| M. Beasley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/10 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 7 |
| J. Okogie | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +12 | 10 |
| N. Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
| J. Nowell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| J. Layman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -1 |
| J. McLaughlin | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 7 |
| T. Prince | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| L. Bolmaro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 |
| M. Wright IV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 107 | 54 | 24 | 43/94 | 12/37 | 9/12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 40 | +120 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Davis | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7/13 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -16 | 38 |
| R. Westbrook | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -32 | 26 |
| W. Ellington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/8 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 5 |
| A. Bradley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 9 |
| K. Bazemore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -25 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Davis | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7/13 | 0/1 | 8/10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -16 | 38 |
| R. Westbrook | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -32 | 26 |
| W. Ellington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/8 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 5 |
| A. Bradley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 9 |
| K. Bazemore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -25 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Howard | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 20 |
| R. Rondo | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +17 | 30 |
| M. Monk | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3/11 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -18 | 12 |
| S. Doumbouya | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
| C. Anthony | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1/12 | 1/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -20 | 12 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Nunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Horton-Tucker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Ariza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 83 | 44 | 17 | 29/82 | 9/41 | 16/20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 33 | -120 | - |
