Top Performers
Points
38
James
LAL
Rebounds
10
James
LAL
Assists
8
Dončić
LAL
Threes
5
Reaves
LAL
37-78 (47.4%)
FG%
44-91 (48.4%)
17-40 (42.5%)
3PM
13-36 (36.1%)
13-20 (65.0%)
FTM
15-21 (71.4%)
38
Rebounds
38
7
Offensive Rebounds
9
31
Defensive Rebounds
29
21
Assists
24
5
Steals
10
7
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
8
13
Points Off Turnovers
28
11
Fastbreak Points
21
26
Points In Paint
56
13
Second Chance Points
13
23
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
12
9
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
3
Ties
5
2024-25 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | |
| 2 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
| 11 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 12 |  Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves decisively defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 116 to 104, in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round on April 25.
Game Info
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#25 Tony Brothers (Head Official)
#50 Gediminas Petraitis
#29 Mark Lindsay
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 41 | 38 | 10 (3) | 4 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 13-21 | 5-9 | 7-10 | 74.8 |
R. Hachimura #28 | 38 | 8 | 4 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -19 | 3 | 5 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
J. Hayes #11 | 9 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
A. Reaves #15 | 41 | 20 | 7 (1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 4 | 3 | 7-18 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 53.0 |
L. Dončić #77 | 40 | 17 | 7 (0) | 8 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 5 | 3 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 47.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Finney-Smith #17 | 29 | 8 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
G. Vincent #7 | 16 | 5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 13 | 3 | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 1 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 79.8 |
J. Goodwin #30 | 12 | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 38.7 |
A. Len #27 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
S. Milton #20 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Knecht #4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. James #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Morris #88 | |||||||||||||
M. Kleber #14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 104 | 38 (7) | 21 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 37-78 | 17-40 | 13-20 | 59.9 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #30 | 41 | 22 | 5 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 2 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 63.2 |
J. McDaniels #3 | 38 | 30 | 5 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 2 | 13-22 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 63.1 |
R. Gobert #27 | 25 | 1 | 3 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 28.4 |
A. Edwards #5 | 42 | 29 | 8 (2) | 8 | 2 | 1 | +13 | 2 | 2 | 12-26 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 55.8 |
M. Conley #10 | 21 | 9 | 3 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DiVincenzo #0 | 31 | 10 | 5 (1) | 4 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 1 | 4 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 38.5 |
N. Reid #11 | 27 | 11 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 73.9 |
N. Alexander-Walker #9 | 14 | 4 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 41.0 |
J. Ingles #7 | |||||||||||||
L. Garza #55 | |||||||||||||
J. Minott #8 | |||||||||||||
J. Clark #22 | |||||||||||||
L. Miller #33 | |||||||||||||
T. Shannon Jr. #00 | |||||||||||||
R. Dillingham #4 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 116 | 38 (9) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 44-91 | 13-36 | 15-21 | 57.9 |
R. Hachimura makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 11:43
1Q 11:17
3-1
1Q 11:17
3-2
L. James makes 13' pullup
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 11:06
5-2
M. Conley makes 5' turnaround hook shot
1Q 10:48
5-4
R. Hachimura makes layup
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:38
7-4
J. McDaniels makes 2' driving floater
Assisted by M. Conley
1Q 10:17
7-6
J. Randle makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 09:54
7-8
A. Edwards makes 25' pullup three
1Q 09:22
7-11
J. McDaniels makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Randle
1Q 08:36
7-13
J. McDaniels makes 8' bank pullup
1Q 08:11
7-15
L. James makes running layup
Assisted by R. Hachimura
1Q 07:48
9-15
L. Dončić makes 17' stepback
1Q 06:50
11-15
A. Reaves makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 06:29
14-15
A. Edwards makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Randle
1Q 05:49
14-17
1Q 05:23
14-18
L. James makes 21' pullup
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 05:09
16-18
J. McDaniels makes driving finger roll
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 04:52
16-20
D. DiVincenzo makes 28' stepback three
Assisted by R. Gobert
1Q 04:17
16-23
D. Finney-Smith makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 03:58
19-23
N. Reid makes putback layup
1Q 03:41
19-25
J. Randle makes layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 02:33
19-27
A. Reaves makes 27' three
Assisted by G. Vincent
1Q 02:20
22-27
J. Vanderbilt makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 01:52
24-27
N. Alexander-Walker makes 24' three
Assisted by D. DiVincenzo
1Q 01:27
24-30
1Q 00:09
24-31
1Q 00:09
24-32
D. Finney-Smith makes tip layup
1Q 00:00
26-32
N. Reid makes running layup
Assisted by M. Conley
2Q 11:32
26-34
2Q 11:32
26-35
L. James makes putback layup
2Q 11:11
28-35
L. James makes driving layup
2Q 10:08
30-35
A. Reaves makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Finney-Smith
2Q 09:30
33-35
L. James makes 17' pullup
Assisted by D. Finney-Smith
2Q 08:43
35-35
A. Edwards makes 10' driving bank floater
2Q 08:23
35-37
2Q 07:40
36-37
L. James makes 25' running pullup three
2Q 07:14
39-37
A. Edwards makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. DiVincenzo
2Q 06:35
39-39
2Q 06:10
40-39
L. James makes 25' pullup three
2Q 05:38
43-39
J. McDaniels makes driving layup
2Q 05:23
43-41
L. Dončić makes 14' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 05:05
45-41
2Q 04:35
46-41
2Q 04:25
46-42
2Q 04:22
47-42
J. Randle makes 7' running pullup
Assisted by D. DiVincenzo
2Q 04:16
47-44
2Q 04:16
47-45
2Q 03:12
48-45
J. McDaniels makes driving dunk
Assisted by D. DiVincenzo
2Q 02:50
48-47
A. Reaves makes 17' pullup
2Q 02:34
50-47
J. McDaniels makes tip layup
2Q 01:40
50-49
L. James makes tip layup
2Q 01:27
52-49
A. Edwards makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Randle
2Q 01:09
52-52
A. Reaves makes 29' three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 00:44
55-52
2Q 00:27
55-53
2Q 00:27
55-54
L. Dončić makes 28' pullup three
2Q 00:05
58-54
A. Edwards makes 25' stepback three
3Q 11:49
58-57
3Q 11:11
59-57
3Q 11:11
60-57
3Q 11:11
61-57
J. McDaniels makes 6' pullup
Assisted by A. Edwards
3Q 10:53
61-59
J. Hayes makes cutting layup
Assisted by L. Dončić
3Q 10:30
63-59
J. McDaniels makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
3Q 10:13
63-61
A. Edwards makes 24' running three
Assisted by M. Conley
3Q 09:21
63-64
J. Randle makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
3Q 08:21
63-67
L. James makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by A. Reaves
3Q 07:35
65-67
M. Conley makes 27' three
Assisted by J. McDaniels
3Q 07:11
65-70
A. Reaves makes 24' stepback three
Assisted by L. Dončić
3Q 06:52
68-70
A. Edwards makes running finger roll
3Q 06:09
68-72
L. Dončić makes 15' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 05:50
70-72
D. DiVincenzo makes tip layup
3Q 05:19
70-74
A. Reaves makes driving layup
3Q 05:06
72-74
A. Edwards makes driving dunk
3Q 04:39
72-76
R. Hachimura makes 25' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
3Q 04:26
75-76
3Q 04:17
75-77
J. McDaniels makes running layup
3Q 03:55
75-79
3Q 03:55
75-80
G. Vincent makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Reaves
3Q 03:33
78-80
J. Randle makes layup
Assisted by N. Alexander-Walker
3Q 01:58
78-82
3Q 01:58
78-83
D. DiVincenzo makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by N. Alexander-Walker
3Q 01:19
78-85
D. Finney-Smith makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
3Q 00:53
81-85
L. Dončić makes 27' fadeaway three
3Q 00:32
84-85
3Q 00:18
84-86
G. Vincent makes driving layup
4Q 11:51
86-86
M. Conley makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Randle
4Q 11:08
86-88
D. DiVincenzo makes 24' stepback three
4Q 10:37
86-91
4Q 09:46
87-91
4Q 09:46
88-91
M. Conley makes 23' turnaround bank shot
4Q 09:29
88-93
J. Goodwin makes 13' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by L. James
4Q 09:08
90-93
J. Randle makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 08:50
90-95
J. McDaniels makes running dunk
4Q 08:25
90-97
L. James makes 25' pullup three
4Q 07:56
93-97
N. Reid makes 23' three
Assisted by M. Conley
4Q 07:31
93-100
L. James makes 24' three
Assisted by R. Hachimura
4Q 07:10
96-100
L. James makes 28' running three
Assisted by A. Reaves
4Q 05:59
99-100
J. McDaniels makes running finger roll
4Q 05:22
99-102
4Q 05:22
99-103
4Q 05:12
100-103
4Q 05:12
101-103
L. Dončić makes 7' fadeaway
4Q 04:37
103-103
A. Edwards makes 26' stepback three
4Q 04:19
103-106
N. Reid makes 28' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 03:04
103-109
4Q 02:40
104-109
A. Edwards makes driving layup
4Q 02:18
104-111
A. Edwards makes 23' stepback
4Q 01:06
104-113
J. McDaniels makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 00:39
104-116
37-78 (47.4%)
FG%
44-91 (48.4%)
17-40 (42.5%)
3PM
13-36 (36.1%)
13-20 (65.0%)
FTM
15-21 (71.4%)
38
Rebounds
38
7
Offensive Rebounds
9
31
Defensive Rebounds
29
21
Assists
24
5
Steals
10
7
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
8
13
Points Off Turnovers
28
11
Fastbreak Points
21
26
Points In Paint
56
13
Second Chance Points
13
23
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
12
9
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
3
Ties
5
