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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
Minnesota Timberwolves 115

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaden McDaniels GS 40:57 30 7 1 1 0 2 1 11-19 3-4 5-5 +10
Rudy Gobert GS 38:13 9 6 2 0 2 3 3 4-5 0-0 1-2 +7
Julius Randle GS 35:31 33 5 6 1 0 3 2 10-20 4-7 9-10 -1
Donte DiVincenzo GS 33:43 14 4 6 1 0 3 5 4-7 3-5 3-3 +7
Mike Conley GS 28:23 8 4 6 3 2 2 1 3-6 2-4 0-0 +2
Naz Reid 22:16 5 5 1 0 1 2 1 2-10 1-5 0-2 -8
Terrence Shannon Jr. 16:19 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0-3 0-2 0-0 -14
Rob Dillingham 16:16 8 1 5 1 0 1 4 4-8 0-0 0-0 -7
Bones Hyland 8:23 8 1 2 0 0 2 3 3-4 2-3 0-0 -1
Totals 115 34 30 8 5 18 23 41-82 15-30 18-22

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
Los Angeles Lakers 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Austin Reaves GS 39:39 28 1 16 2 0 3 1 9-24 3-11 7-7 -1
Jake LaRavia GS 37:16 27 8 2 1 1 3 5 10-11 5-6 2-5 +3
Rui Hachimura GS 37:12 17 5 4 0 0 3 4 7-14 1-4 2-2 -7
Deandre Ayton GS 35:18 17 10 3 0 1 2 3 8-11 0-0 1-2 0
Jarred Vanderbilt GS 26:26 3 12 4 1 0 4 4 1-3 0-1 1-2 +4
Dalton Knecht 36:20 15 1 1 1 2 0 0 7-12 1-5 0-1 -1
Jaxson Hayes 12:42 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 +1
Nick Smith Jr. 10:08 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 2-6 1-4 2-3 +1
Bronny James 4:59 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +5
Totals 116 40 34 6 5 18 22 45-83 11-31 15-22

Did not play: Chris Mañon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Smart (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Timberwolves defense

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

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)