LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score (Oct. 29) | 2025-26 NBA season

The LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves crossed swords at the Target Center on Wednesday. It was the second meeting between the two Western Conference giants, with the Purple and Gold winning the previous encounter. Both teams arrived for the game with an identical record (2-2).

In terms of the starting lineups, the Lakers began with Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton. On the contrary, the Timberwolves countered with a starting five comprising Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, Donte DiVincenzo, Mike Conley and Rob Dillingham.

The Timberwolves were on a heater from beyond the arc and knocked down six of their first seven 3-point attempts. The red-hot shooting helped them jump to an early 25-16 lead. The Lakers showed great resilience and hung tough despite Minnesota's lights-out early shooting.

Austin Reaves' playmaking proved decisive as the Lakers closed the quarter with a 9-2 run. Dalton Knecht added seven points off the bench and ensured the Lakers only trailed by two points heading into the second quarter.

A late burst from Reaves helped the Lakers take a 62-58 lead into the break. The visitor closed the first half on a 7-0 run, with Reaves scoring 6 of his 18 points. For the Timberwolves, Julius Randle took his tally to 22 points at half time.

Jake LaRavia went on a personal 8-0 run and put the Lakers up 79-65 midway through the third quarter. He stayed red hot and took his tally to 24 points on 9 of 10 shooting, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. His blistering display gave the Lakers a 92-75 lead with 2:20 left in the period.

After building a 20-point lead, the visitors endured a rough end to the third quarter. The Timberwolves went on a rapid run that trimmed the Lakers' 20-point lead down to 11 in 1:36 of action. Minnesota capitalized on the Lakers' three turnovers and hit three triples.

The Timberwolves came all the way back from down 20 points to take a one-point lead with seven seconds remaining. The Lakers fended off Minnesota’s late comeback with an incredible game-winning floater from Austin Reaves at the buzzer. The Lakers improved to a 3-2 record with a 116-115 win.

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score (Oct. 29)

LA Lakers

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3 PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	Plus/Minus
Jarred Vanderbilt	26:26	1	3	33.3	0	1	0	1	2	50	6	6	12	4	1	0	4	4	3	4
Rui Hachimura	37:12	7	14	50	1	4	25	2	2	100	2	3	5	4	0	0	3	4	17	-7
Deandre Ayton	35:18	8	11	72.7	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	9	10	3	1	1	2	3	17	0
Jake LaRavia	37:16	10	11	90.9	5	6	83.3	2	5	40	2	6	8	2	1	1	3	5	27	3
Austin Reaves	39:39	9	24	37.5	3	11	27.3	7	7	100	0	1	1	16	2	0	3	1	28	-1
Dalton Knecht	36:20	7	12	58.3	1	5	20	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	15	-1
Bronny James	4:59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Jaxson Hayes	12:42	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	1	1	4	2	1
Nick Smith Jr.	10:08	2	6	33.3	1	4	25	2	3	66.7	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	7	1

Minnesota Timberwolves

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3 PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	Plus/Minus
Jaden McDaniels	40:57	11	19	57.9	3	4	75	5	5	100	3	4	7	1	1	0	2	1	30	10
Julius Randle	35:31	10	20	50	4	7	57.1	9	10	90	0	5	5	6	1	0	3	2	33	-1
Rudy Gobert	38:13	4	5	80	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	4	6	2	0	2	3	3	9	7
Donte DiVincenzo	33:43	4	7	57.1	3	5	60	3	3	100	1	3	4	6	1	0	3	5	14	7
Mike Conley	28:23	3	6	50	2	4	50	0	0	0	0	4	4	6	3	2	2	1	8	2
Rob Dillingham	16:16	4	8	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	1	4	8	-7
Naz Reid	22:16	2	10	20	1	5	20	0	2	0	1	4	5	1	0	1	2	1	5	-8
Terrence Shannon Jr.	16:19	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	-14
Bones Hyland	8:23	3	4	75	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	3	8	-1