West 1st Round - Game 3
MIN leads series 2-1

50-32, 19-22 away
104
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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LAL | 26 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 104 |
MIN | 32 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 116 |

49-33, 25-16 home
116
- Mike Conley makes 4-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three pointer
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic blocks Julius Randle 's 3-foot driving layup
- Julius Randle misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes two point shot
- Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Mike Conley misses two point shot
- Naz Reid makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Naz Reid misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 9-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves blocks Anthony Edwards 's 7-foot driving layup
- Julius Randle misses two point shot
- LeBron James blocks Anthony Edwards's two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 2-foot layup
- Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
- Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point shot
- Jordan Goodwin blocks Anthony Edwards 's 2-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels makes tip shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Mike Conley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 14-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes tip shot
- Rui Hachimura blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 2-foot driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses layup
- Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Julius Randle makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 10-foot jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Mike Conley makes 1-foot layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
- Julius Randle misses 8-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley makes 23-foot two point shot
- Julius Randle makes 9-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot dunk
- Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Donte DiVincenzo misses driving floating jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- LeBron James blocks Anthony Edwards 's 5-foot driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- LeBron James makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Rudy Gobert blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 4-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- LeBron James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo blocks Luka Doncic 's 13-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses two point shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Jordan Goodwin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Luka Doncic makes 14-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Goodwin misses two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses two point shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes tip shot
- Austin Reaves makes 29-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three pointer
- Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses layup
- Luka Doncic misses 11-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Luka Doncic assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes 15-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup
- Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo blocks Austin Reaves 's 7-foot two point shot
- Gabe Vincent makes driving layup
- Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo blocks LeBron James 's 4-foot driving layup
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point shot
- Jordan Goodwin makes 12-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards blocks Rui Hachimura 's 4-foot driving layup
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
LAKERS
TIMBERWOLVES
TIME | PLAY | LAL | MIN | |
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12:00 | Jaxson Hayes vs. Rudy Gobert (Luka Doncic gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
11:43 | Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) | 3 | 0 | |
11:17 | Austin Reaves shooting foul | 3 | 0 | |
11:17 | Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 1 | |
11:17 | Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 2 | |
11:06 | LeBron James makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 5 | 2 | |
10:48 | Mike Conley makes 4-foot two point shot | 5 | 4 | |
10:38 | Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 7 | 4 | |
10:17 | Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 7 | 6 | |
10:05 | Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 7 | 6 | |
10:03 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | 7 | 6 | |
9:54 | Julius Randle makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 7 | 8 | |
9:41 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 7 | 8 | |
9:41 | (09:41) [Timberwolves] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Timberwolves] retain their timeout | 7 | 8 | |
9:41 | Rui Hachimura out of bounds lost ball turnover | 7 | 8 | |
9:31 | Jaxson Hayes personal foul | 7 | 8 | |
9:22 | Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three pointer | 7 | 11 | |
9:08 | Rudy Gobert personal foul | 7 | 11 | |
9:08 | Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes | 7 | 11 | |
8:54 | Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point shot | 7 | 11 | |
8:53 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 7 | 11 | |
8:53 | shot clock turnover | 7 | 11 | |
8:36 | Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists) | 7 | 13 | |
8:23 | Luka Doncic bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 7 | 13 | |
8:19 | Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Mike Conley | 7 | 13 | |
8:11 | Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot two point shot | 7 | 15 | |
8:04 | Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 7 | 15 | |
8:02 | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 7 | 15 | |
7:55 | Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot two point shot | 7 | 15 | |
7:52 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | 7 | 15 | |
7:48 | LeBron James makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 9 | 15 | |
7:32 | Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot | 9 | 15 | |
7:29 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 9 | 15 | |
7:29 | Dorian Finney-Smith loose ball foul | 9 | 15 | |
7:20 | Luka Doncic blocks Julius Randle 's 3-foot driving layup | 9 | 15 | |
7:18 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | 9 | 15 | |
7:18 | Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals) | 9 | 15 | |
7:15 | Dorian Finney-Smith steps out of bounds turnover | 9 | 15 | |
7:07 | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul | 9 | 15 | |
7:07 | Jaden McDaniels turnover | 9 | 15 | |
6:50 | Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot | 11 | 15 | |
6:38 | Julius Randle misses two point shot | 11 | 15 | |
6:36 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 11 | 15 | |
6:29 | Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) | 14 | 15 | |
6:10 | Donte DiVincenzo bad pass (Luka Doncic steals) | 14 | 15 | |
5:56 | Rudy Gobert blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 4-foot two point shot | 14 | 15 | |
5:53 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 14 | 15 | |
5:49 | Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Julius Randle assists) | 14 | 17 | |
5:29 | Austin Reaves misses driving layup | 14 | 17 | |
5:27 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | 14 | 17 | |
5:23 | Rui Hachimura shooting foul | 14 | 17 | |
5:23 | Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 17 | |
5:23 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 14 | 17 | |
5:23 | Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle | 14 | 17 | |
5:23 | Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 18 | |
5:09 | LeBron James makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 16 | 18 | |
4:52 | Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 16 | 20 | |
4:37 | LeBron James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot | 16 | 20 | |
4:35 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 16 | 20 | |
4:23 | Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James | 16 | 20 | |
4:17 | Donte DiVincenzo makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 16 | 23 | |
3:58 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) | 19 | 23 | |
3:46 | Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 23 | |
3:42 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 19 | 23 | |
3:41 | Naz Reid makes two point shot | 19 | 25 | |
3:22 | Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 25 | |
3:22 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 19 | 25 | |
3:22 | Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 19 | 25 | |
3:07 | Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 25 | |
3:05 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | 19 | 25 | |
2:52 | Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 19 | 25 | |
2:48 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 19 | 25 | |
2:33 | Julius Randle makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 19 | 27 | |
2:33 | Lakers Full timeout | 19 | 27 | |
2:33 | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura | 19 | 27 | |
2:20 | Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists) | 22 | 27 | |
2:07 | Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 27 | |
2:05 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 22 | 27 | |
1:52 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 24 | 27 | |
1:31 | Anthony Edwards misses driving layup | 24 | 27 | |
1:29 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 24 | 27 | |
1:29 | LeBron James enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith | 24 | 27 | |
1:27 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 24 | 30 | |
1:09 | Donte DiVincenzo blocks Luka Doncic 's 13-foot two point shot | 24 | 30 | |
1:06 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | 24 | 30 | |
55.1 | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 24 | 30 | |
53.1 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 24 | 30 | |
49.1 | Julius Randle personal foul | 24 | 30 | |
49.1 | Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Austin Reaves | 24 | 30 | |
32.1 | Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 30 | |
31.1 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 24 | 30 | |
31.1 | shot clock turnover | 24 | 30 | |
12.1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot | 24 | 30 | |
9.1 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 24 | 30 | |
9.1 | Dorian Finney-Smith loose ball foul | 24 | 30 | |
9.1 | Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 31 | |
9.1 | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Naz Reid | 24 | 31 | |
9.1 | Austin Reaves enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 24 | 31 | |
9.1 | Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 32 | |
1.1 | Luka Doncic misses two point shot | 24 | 32 | |
0.1 | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | 24 | 32 | |
0.1 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot | 26 | 32 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 32 |
LAL @ MIN Videos
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Ant Edwards, Wolves hold off Lakers for a win in Game 3
Ant Edwards, Wolves hold off Lakers for a win in Game 3
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Game Highlights
LeBron hits 3 consecutive 3-pointers for the Lakers
MIN leads 2-1
Game Information
Target Center
9:53 PM, April 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 19,312
- Referees:
- Mark Lindsay
- Tony Brothers
- Gediminas Petraitis
- Andy Nagy
2024-25 Pacific Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
LA Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
Golden State | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
Sacramento | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
Phoenix | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
Denver | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
Portland | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
Utah | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |