National Basketball Association
Minnesota 127, L.A. Lakers 117
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 7, 2024
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#14 Ed Malloy, #54 Ray Acosta, #70 Phenizee Ransom
Attendance:
18997
By Field Level Media
Naz Reid supplied 31 points and 11 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 26 points and eight assists and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves moved back into a tie for first place in the Western Conference with a 127-117 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Rudy Gobert finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 15 points as the Timberwolves (54-24) won after scoring a season-low 87 points in a road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
Minnesota came out on top for the seventh time in nine games and is 11-5 since Karl-Anthony Towns went down with a knee injury in early March.
The Timberwolves, who have earned the No. 1 seed just once in franchise history, are tied for the top spot in the West with the defending champion Nuggets and own the tiebreaker between the teams. Minnesota pays Denver a visit on Wednesday.
Rui Hachimura scored 30 points and Jaxson Hayes notched 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who entered Sunday with nine victories in their previous 10 games amid a late-season surge that earned them at least a spot in the play-in tournament.
Los Angeles (45-34) was without LeBron James because of flu-like symptoms and did not have Anthony Davis after the first quarter after he took a blow from Kyle Anderson near his left eye as he scored on a dunk.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 18 points, D'Angelo Russell scored 15 points and dished out 11 assists and Austin Reaves added 14 points for Los Angeles.
The Lakers led 37-33 after one quarter but were outscored 46-27 in the second without Davis to trail 79-64 at halftime. Minnesota shot 62.1 percent from the floor in the second quarter and outrebounded Los Angeles 14-8.
With a revamped game plan after halftime, the Lakers fashioned a 17-4 run in the third quarter to pull within 88-81 before the Timberwolves entered the final period with a 102-92 lead.
Minnesota went on a 12-2 run that started early in the fourth quarter, taking control to lead 120-100 with 5:37 remaining after a three-point play from Reid.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
L.A. Lakers |
|
Naz Reid 31 |
Scoring |
Rui Hachimura 30 |
|
Anthony Edwards 8 |
Assists |
D'Angelo Russell 11 |
|
Rudy Gobert 16 |
Rebounds |
Jaxson Hayes 10 |
|
Anthony Edwards 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Spencer Dinwiddie 7 |
|
Kyle Anderson 3 |
Steals |
Jaxson Hayes 5 |
|
Kyle Anderson 1 |
Blocks |
Jaxson Hayes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
127 |
51.5 |
15-39 |
12-14 |
29 |
46 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
| L.A. Lakers
|
117 |
46.4 |
11-31 |
28-32 |
27 |
41 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Lakers have a W/L % of .511 after a win and .647 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Washington. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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