Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
October 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Timberwolves 116-115 on 2025-10-29 on the road against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves started Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Jaden McDaniels. The Lakers started Jarred Vanderbilt, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. Austin Reaves (Lakers) scored 12 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 5 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Rui Hachimura as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
115
Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
116
Did not play: Chris Mañon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Smart (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels Starter 22.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 5.9 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Rob Dillingham 3.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr 3.4 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 2.5 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia Starter 10.4 min
- Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 17.0 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Dalton Knecht 5.3 min
- Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia · Nick Smith Jr. · Dalton Knecht 3.0 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Nick Smith Jr. · Dalton Knecht · Bronny James 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Austin Reaves 12 pts (4/10) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (40 %, 3 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (18 %, 7 pts) · Terrence Shannon Jr (14 %, 0 pts)
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Nick Smith Jr. 5 pts (1/6) in 21 possessions
Guarded by: Mike Conley (26 %, 0 pts) · Bones Hyland (22 %, 3 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | Jake LaRavia: 27 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Deandre Ayton: 38 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaxson Hayes: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Julius Randle | Rui Hachimura: 31 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/5) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Austin Reaves: 31 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dalton Knecht: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mike Conley | Jake LaRavia: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Dalton Knecht: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naz Reid | Jarred Vanderbilt: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Rui Hachimura: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Dalton Knecht: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bronny James: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dalton Knecht: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Dalton Knecht: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Nick Smith Jr.: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
Lakers defense
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Julius Randle 5 pts (2/7) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (46 %, 0 pts) · Jarred Vanderbilt (13 %, 1 pts) · Deandre Ayton (12 %, 2 pts)
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Rob Dillingham 4 pts (1/2) in 35 possessions
Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (28 %, 1 pts) · Dalton Knecht (23 %, 0 pts) · Bronny James (20 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | Jaden McDaniels: 44 poss., 13 pts (4/9) · Donte DiVincenzo: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Mike Conley: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 13 pts (5/6) |
| Rui Hachimura | Julius Randle: 35 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Naz Reid: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Rudy Gobert: 41 poss., 8 pts (4/5) · Julius Randle: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | Donte DiVincenzo: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mike Conley: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Donte DiVincenzo: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Rudy Gobert: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Naz Reid: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bones Hyland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mike Conley: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bronny James | Rob Dillingham: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naz Reid: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |