The thrilling first-round battle between the LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves shifted to Minneapolis for Friday’s Game 3, with both squads looking to grab the upper hand in a series tied 1-1.
Minnesota struck first with a dominant 117-95 road win in Game 1, but the Lakers bounced back to even things up with a gritty 94-85 victory in Game 2.
Below is the box score for Game 3 of the LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves series.
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LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves box score
LA Lakers player stats
PLAYER
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
OREB
DREB
STL
BLK
TO
PF
=+/-
Rui Hachimura
09:27
5
1
1
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
1
-8
LeBron James
09:06
6
1
1
3
4
75.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
-7
Jaxson Hayes
02:52
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
-4
Austin Reaves
11:20
6
2
1
2
4
50.0
2
3
66.7
0
0
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
1
-4
Luka Dončić
12:00
2
0
5
1
6
16.7
0
3
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
1
0
-6
Dorian Finney-Smith
08:28
5
1
0
2
4
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0.0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Gabe Vincent
04:23
0
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
Jarred Vanderbilt
02:24
2
1
0
1
1
100
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
26
8
9
11
21
52.4
4
10
40.0
0
0
0.0
1
5
2
1
4
5
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Minnesota Timberwolves player stats
PLAYER
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
OREB
DREB
STL
BLK
TO
PF
=+/-
Jaden McDaniels
08:47
8
0
0
4
5
80.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
Julius Randle
09:59
8
0
2
2
4
50.0
0
0
0.0
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
Rudy Gobert
08:38
1
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
2
50.0
1
1
0
1
1
1
6
Anthony Edwards
12:00
5
0
3
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
Mike Conley
03:41
2
1
1
1
1
100
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
Donte DiVincenzo
08:19
3
2
1
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0.0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
Naz Reid
05:14
2
3
0
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
03:22
3
0
0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
32
13
7
12
22
54.5
3
8
37.5
5
6
83.3
2
6
1
2
3
3
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LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Game recap
The Lakers came out with a quick 7-3 run, but the Timberwolves answered right back, pulling ahead 15-9 and then pushing the lead to 27-19 with 2:33 left in the first.
Jaden McDaniels brought that Game 1 fire again, dropping eight in the opening frame. Julius Randle matched him with eight of his own, and the Timberwolves held a 32-26 edge after one.