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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers

NBA
Timberwolves
21-13
121-104
Final
Lakers
11-21
crypto.com Arena
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

MIN leadsBiggest lead MIN 17, LAL 2
Q1Q2Q3Q4
LAL leads
Team1234T
MIN29243038121
LAL20322824104

Who won: Timberwolves 121-104

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-104 on Monday, December 25, 2017 at crypto.com Arena. The Timberwolves lead the series 1-0. The Timberwolves outscored the Lakers 38-24 in the 4th quarter. Taj Gibson led the Timberwolves in points (23). Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers in points (31).

Player of the game

Kyle Kuzma

LAL · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

8.7

Win probability

99%MIN final
MINLAL

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 2.0Andrew Wiggins

    Defensive rebound

    Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound

  4. Q4 5.0Josh Hart

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper

    J. Hart · 12 PTS

  5. Q4 13.0Andrew Wiggins
    +2

    Finger roll layup

    Andrew Wiggins makes finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)

    A. Wiggins · 16 PTS · ast K. Towns

    MIN 121 - 104 LAL
  6. SLAMQ4 35.0
    Julius Randle

    Dunk, 4 ft

    J. Randle · 16 PTS

    Julius Randle makes 4-foot dunk

    MIN 119 - 104 LAL
  7. Q4 41.0Taj Gibson
    +2

    Jumper, 21 ft

    Taj Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)

    T. Gibson · 23 PTS · ast J. Teague

    MIN 119 - 102 LAL
  8. Q4 50.0Taj Gibson

    Offensive rebound

    Taj Gibson offensive rebound

    T. Gibson · 23 PTS

  9. Q4 53.0Jimmy Butler III

    Jimmy Butler misses 27-foot three point jumper

    J. Butler III · 23 PTS

  10. Q4 57.0Josh Hart
    TO

    Bad pass

    Josh Hart bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)

    J. Hart · 12 PTS

  11. Q4 1:02Taj Gibson
    +2

    Layup

    Taj Gibson makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)

    T. Gibson · 23 PTS · ast A. Wiggins

    MIN 117 - 102 LAL
  12. Q4 1:19Josh Hart

    Personal foul

    Josh Hart personal foul

    J. Hart · 12 PTS

  13. Q4 1:19MIN

    Defensive rebound

    Timberwolves defensive team rebound

  14. Q4 1:21Kyle Kuzma

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper

    K. Kuzma · 31 PTS

  15. Q4 1:29Taj Gibson
    +2

    Bucket

    Taj Gibson makes two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)

    T. Gibson · 23 PTS · ast J. Butler

    MIN 115 - 102 LAL
  16. Q4 1:43Taj Gibson

    Defensive rebound

    Taj Gibson defensive rebound

  17. Q4 1:46Josh Hart

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    Josh Hart misses 27-foot three point jumper

    J. Hart · 12 PTS

  18. THREEQ4 2:05
    Andrew Wiggins

    Three! Jumper

    A. Wiggins · 16 PTS · ast J. Teague

    Andrew Wiggins makes three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)

    MIN 113 - 102 LAL
  19. Q4 2:23Jeff Teague

    Defensive rebound

    Jeff Teague defensive rebound

  20. Q4 2:26Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

    Misses running pullup jump shot

    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses running pullup jump shot

    K. Caldwell-Pope · 8 PTS

  21. Q4 2:30Josh Hart

    Defensive rebound

    Josh Hart defensive rebound

  22. Q4 2:33Andrew Wiggins

    Misses driving layup

    Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup

    A. Wiggins · 16 PTS

  23. THREEQ4 2:54
    Kyle Kuzma

    Three! Jumper, 28 ft

    K. Kuzma · 31 PTS

    Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper

    MIN 110 - 102 LAL
  24. Q4 3:08MIN

    Full timeout

    Timberwolves Full timeout

  25. Q4 3:08LAL

    Full timeout

    Lakers Full timeout

Leaders

MINLAL
Points
Taj Gibson
23
Kyle Kuzma
31
Assists
Jeff Teague
10
Jordan Clarkson
7
Rebounds
Karl-Anthony Towns
10
Julius Randle
7

Season seriesMIN leads series 1-0

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