Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
March 10, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Timberwolves 120-106 on 2026-03-10 at home. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 12 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Luka Dončić as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 9 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
120
Did not play: Jaxson Hayes (DND - Injury/Illness), Maxi Kleber (DND - Injury/Illness)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
106
Did not play: Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 14.6 min
- Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 9.2 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 5.1 min
- Marcus Smart · Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 3.0 min
- Marcus Smart · Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves 2.7 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 13.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 8.1 min
- Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu 6.3 min
- Joe Ingles · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark · Julian Phillips · Joan Beringer 3.9 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Anthony Edwards 12 pts (5/10) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Luka Dončić (26 %, 7 pts) · Marcus Smart (23 %, 2 pts) · Deandre Ayton (12 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 5 pts (1/6) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (39 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (16 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (12 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Jaden McDaniels: 26 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Austin Reaves | Donte DiVincenzo: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Ayo Dosunmu: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Deandre Ayton | Rudy Gobert: 34 poss., 8 pts (4/4) · Anthony Edwards: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Smart | Anthony Edwards: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Donte DiVincenzo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Bones Hyland: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Naz Reid: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Rui Hachimura | Julius Randle: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Edwards: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Naz Reid: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Donte DiVincenzo: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Drew Timme | Naz Reid: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Bufkin | Terrence Shannon Jr: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Joan Beringer: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bronny James | Julian Phillips: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalton Knecht | Joe Ingles: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adou Thiero | Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Luka Dončić 9 pts (4/13) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (28 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Edwards (18 %, 0 pts) · Kyle Anderson (11 %, 2 pts)
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Austin Reaves 9 pts (3/11) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (30 %, 3 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (14 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Edwards (13 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Marcus Smart: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Luka Dončić: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Austin Reaves: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Luka Dončić: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Marcus Smart: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julius Randle | Rui Hachimura: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Marcus Smart: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Deandre Ayton: 30 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naz Reid | Jake LaRavia: 19 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Austin Reaves: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Luke Kennard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kyle Anderson | Luka Dončić: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Jarred Vanderbilt: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Marcus Smart: 3 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Kobe Bufkin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Rui Hachimura: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dalton Knecht: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joe Ingles | Dalton Knecht: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Drew Timme: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Adou Thiero: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Bronny James: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |