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Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers

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40-25, 18-13 Away
Final
106 - 120

40-25, 21-12 Home

Luka's 31, Reaves' big 2nd half propel Lakers to season sweep of Timberwolves with 120-106 victory

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

Austin Reaves scored 29 of his 31 points in a scorching second half for the Lakers (40-25), who pulled even with Minnesota for fourth place in the Western Conference standings after their third straight win over the team that knocked them out of the first round of last season’s playoffs.

Doncic secured the 89th triple-double of his career — seventh-most in NBA history — early in the fourth quarter. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 12 rebounds in a strong effort with both of his backup big men sidelined.

James sat out for the third straight game with injuries for the Lakers, who have still won three straight and six of seven. He also missed the Lakers' first two wins over Minnesota this season back in October.

The Lakers improved to 13-8 without the top scorer in NBA history in their lineup, including 10-2 when Doncic and Reaves both play without James.

Julius Randle scored 14 points and Anthony Edwards finished with 14 points on a 2-for-15 shooting night for Minnesota, which has lost two straight after a five-game winning streak. Four Timberwolves bench players scored in double figures in the opener of a four-game trip.

Both teams were mostly awful on offense in the first half. The Lakers missed 17 of their first 21 shots during their 16-point first quarter.

But after a 1-for-8 first half, Reaves scored 16 points in the third quarter while the Lakers pushed their lead to 19. Reaves completed two four-point plays in the second half, and he finished with a season-high seven 3-pointers.

Up next Timberwolves: At Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

Lakers: Host Chicago on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

LAL win series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 120
4th 1.1 shot clock turnover 106 - 120
4th 25.9 Jaylen Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) 106 - 120
4th 36.6 Drew Timme makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists) 103 - 120

Statistics

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37-80 FG 45-93
46 Field Goal % 48
10-40 3PT 11-38
25 Three Point % 29
22-28 FT 19-26
79 Free Throw % 73
43 Rebounds 47
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
35 Defensive Rebounds 33
22 Assists 31
4 Steals 7
5 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 4
8 Fast Break Points 9
42 Points in Paint 56
24 Fouls 20
8 Largest Lead 23
3 Lead Changes 3
39 Percent Led 50
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Donte DiVincenzo, G Out Sep 28

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Denver 0 0 .000 - -
Minnesota 0 0 .000 - -
Portland 0 0 .000 - -
Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 - -
Utah 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
LA Clippers - 0 - 0 0
LA Lakers - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Sacramento - 0 - 0 0
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