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James, Monk help Lakers edge Timberwolves 108-103

AP
Jan 03, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James scored 26 points, Malik Monk added 22 and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103 on Sunday night for the first time in three meetings this season.

A couple of streaks came to an end in the Lakers' first game of the new year: James' run of seven straight games with at least 30 points and Russell Westbrook's stretch of four straight triple-doubles. Westbrook finished with 20 points, three rebounds, five assists and nine of the Lakers' 28 turnovers.

''We did a good job of holding our own, gutting it out,'' said Westbrook, who had just one turnover in the second half.

Naz Reid led the Wolves with season highs of 23 points, making 10 of 17 from the floor, and 11 rebounds, the first 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds effort of his career. Jaylen Nowell added 17 points off the bench.

The Lakers (19-19) climbed back to .500, with their 30-something veterans carrying them in the fourth quarter. Carmelo Anthony scored five in a row to help erase a four-point deficit. Clinging to a one-point lead in the final minutes, Anthony hit a 3-pointer, got fouled and made the free throw. He finished with 14 points.

''He's done a great job for us all year,'' Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. ''He's brought a great deal of basketball integrity to our team, making sure guys are playing the right way offensively.''

Asked his definition of basketball integrity, Anthony joked, ''Frank be using words.''

Then Anthony explained that it's about his love of the game.

''It's my commitment to the game and being better to myself and my teammates,'' he said. ''That role is going to change night in and night out. I'm still motivated.''

Avery Bradley beat the shot clock to extend the Lakers' lead to 105-100. Monk made one basket in the fourth - a 3-pointer - as the only Laker under age 30 to score in the period.

The Lakers ended last year with a 33-point rout of Portland only to start the new year being challenged throughout by the Wolves, who dropped their third in a row and fifth of six.

''We're playing good basketball of late,'' James said. ''Even with some of the losses we've had, we're still trending in the right direction.''

The Wolves won the teams' first two meetings by 24 and 18 points, with James missing the second game.

Anthony Edwards scored 18 points for the Wolves in his return from reconditioning after being in COVID-19 protocols.

The teams traded leads throughout the fourth, with neither leading by more than seven. The Lakers got sloppy down the stretch. James lost the ball while double-teamed down low.

But they caught a few breaks, too. The Wolves were limited to one basket by Edwards in the final minute after he missed others and turned the ball over late.

''We're not here solely just to develop talent,'' Wolves coach Chris Finch said. ''We're trying to win these games.''

Malik Beasley and Patrick Beverley hit back-to-back 3-pointers as part of an 8-0 run early in the third that gave Minnesota a six-point lead.

The Lakers ran off 10 straight points, including five by Monk, to take a 76-72 lead. But the Wolves closed on an 8-2 spurt to lead 80-78 going into the fourth.

The Lakers blew all of a 10-point lead in the second, allowing a 9-0 run by the Wolves that tied it 45-all. Reid scored 11 points in the quarter, including back-to-back dunks, and his three-point play left the Wolves trailing 57-54 at the break.

TIP-INS

Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell are close to getting out of the league's health and safety protocols and could return later this week.

Lakers: James played in his 1,336th NBA game, passing Gary Payton for 16th on the career list. ... Rajon Rondo is inactive and wasn't with the team. The four-time All-Star guard is expected to be shipped to Cleveland in exchange for guard Denzel Valentine once the deal is approved by the NBA.

UP NEXT

Timberwolves: Stay in LA to play the Clippers on Monday and complete the back-to-back.

Lakers: Host Sacramento on Tuesday.

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1st Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
24
LAL
Lakers
31

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Naz Reid vs. LeBron James (Malik Monk gains possession)
11:38		Avery Bradley misses three point jump shot
11:34		Stanley Johnson offensive rebound
11:33	+3	LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Stanley Johnson assists)	0-3
11:14		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
11:11		Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
11:03		Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)
10:49		Stanley Johnson shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
10:49	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
10:34		Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
10:32		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
10:24		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals)
10:21	+2	Malik Monk makes two point dunk	2-5
10:03	+2	Patrick Beverley makes two point driving layup	4-5
9:48	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup	4-7
9:34		Patrick Beverley misses two point floating jump shot
9:30		Naz Reid offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Naz Reid makes two point putback layup	6-7
9:24		Patrick Beverley personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
9:15		Stanley Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:12		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
9:03	+2	Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot	8-7
8:47		Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
8:37	+2	Patrick Beverley makes two point floating jump shot	10-7
8:23		Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
8:20		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
8:08		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
8:05		LeBron James defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Avery Bradley assists)	10-10
7:48		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
7:43		Avery Bradley defensive rebound
7:40		Anthony Edwards personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
7:30		LeBron James misses three point jump shot
7:25		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
7:14		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
7:11		Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
7:06	+2	LeBron James makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	10-12
6:50		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Avery Bradley steals)
6:45		Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Malik Beasley steals)
6:41		Avery Bradley personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
6:41		Lakers 60 second timeout
6:27		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals)
6:23		Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Beverley steals)
6:19	+2	Malik Beasley makes two point layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	12-12
6:06	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point finger roll layup	12-14
5:43		Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
5:30	+2	Malik Monk makes two point layup (LeBron James assists)	12-16
5:25	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	14-16
5:12	+3	Avery Bradley makes three point jump shot (Stanley Johnson assists)	14-19
4:47	+3	Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	17-19
4:33		Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
4:33	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-20
4:33	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-21
4:22	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	19-21
4:03	+2	Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup	19-23
3:53		Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Stanley Johnson steals)
3:52		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Stanley Johnson draws the foul)
3:52	+1	Stanley Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
3:52		Stanley Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
3:37		Anthony Edwards misses two point layup
3:35		Nathan Knight offensive rebound
3:33		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
3:26		Stanley Johnson defensive rebound
3:17		Russell Westbrook misses two point layup
3:16		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
2:58		Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot
2:56		Lakers defensive rebound
2:56		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
2:56		Nathan Knight technical foul (Double)
2:56		Russell Westbrook technical foul (Double)
2:40	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	19-27
2:27	+3	Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	22-27
2:11		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
2:08		Nathan Knight defensive rebound
2:01		Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
1:57		Austin Reaves defensive rebound
1:35		Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point finger roll layup
1:35		Lakers offensive rebound
1:36		Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:25		Jaden McDaniels turnover (traveling)
1:03	+2	Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup	22-29
0:49		Jaden McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot
0:46		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
0:44		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
0:44		Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound
0:33		Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-30
0:33	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
0:19	+2	Nathan Knight makes two point layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	24-31
0:02		Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:00		Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Timberwolves offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
30
LAL
Lakers
26

Time		Play	Score
11:40	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point floating jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	26-31
11:21	+3	Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists)	26-34
11:04		Russell Westbrook personal foul (Nathan Knight draws the foul)
10:58		Russell Westbrook blocks Patrick Beverley's two point jump shot
10:53		Patrick Beverley offensive rebound
10:51		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
10:49		Austin Reaves defensive rebound
10:37		Carmelo Anthony misses two point finger roll layup
10:31		Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound
10:31	+2	Carmelo Anthony makes two point putback layup	26-36
10:23	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup	28-36
10:12		Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Nowell steals)
10:06		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
10:03		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
10:00		Malik Beasley misses two point layup
9:57		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point floating jump shot	30-36
9:34	+2	Malik Monk makes two point layup (LeBron James assists)	30-38
9:22		Malik Monk shooting foul (Nathan Knight draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
9:22	+1	Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
9:04		Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
9:00		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
8:56	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot	34-38
8:54		Lakers 60 second timeout
8:34		Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot
8:31		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Patrick Beverley makes two point driving layup	36-38
8:15	+3	Trevor Ariza makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	36-41
7:57		Patrick Beverley misses two point floating jump shot
7:54		Trevor Ariza defensive rebound
7:42		Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)
7:36		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
7:33		Austin Reaves defensive rebound
7:24		Jaden McDaniels personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
7:12		LeBron James misses three point jump shot
7:07		Trevor Ariza offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Malik Monk makes two point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)	36-43
6:49		Talen Horton-Tucker personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
6:40		Naz Reid misses two point layup
6:40		Lakers defensive rebound
6:29		Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving layup
6:27		Naz Reid defensive rebound
6:23		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
6:19		Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound
6:13		Naz Reid shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
6:13	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
6:13	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-45
6:03	+2	Naz Reid makes two point layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	38-45
5:48		Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
5:45		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Naz Reid makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists)	40-45
5:09		Trevor Ariza turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Beverley steals)
5:09		Patrick Beverley turnover (out of bounds step)
5:02		Anthony Edwards blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving dunk
4:59		Taurean Prince defensive rebound
4:55		Malik Monk blocks Taurean Prince's two point layup
4:51		Avery Bradley defensive rebound
4:50		Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
4:48	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	42-45
4:38		Naz Reid personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
4:30		Malik Monk misses two point fadeaway jump shot
4:28		Naz Reid defensive rebound
4:17		Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot
4:14		Naz Reid offensive rebound
4:12	+3	Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists)	45-45
4:11		Lakers 60 second timeout
3:50		Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
3:49		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
3:46		Jump ball. Stanley Johnson vs. Jarred Vanderbilt (Russell Westbrook gains possession)
3:46		Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (lost ball) (Stanley Johnson steals)
3:33	+3	Avery Bradley makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	45-48
3:15	+2	Naz Reid makes two point dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	47-48
2:55	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point reverse layup	47-50
2:35		Malik Beasley misses two point finger roll layup
2:31		Naz Reid offensive rebound
2:31	+2	Naz Reid makes two point putback dunk	49-50
2:09		Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Charge) (Taurean Prince draws the foul)
2:09		Russell Westbrook turnover (offensive foul)
2:01		Stanley Johnson personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
1:54		Naz Reid misses three point step back jump shot
1:52		Lakers defensive rebound
1:43		Stanley Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:39		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
1:33		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
1:29		LeBron James defensive rebound
1:19	+2	LeBron James makes two point driving layup	49-52
1:19		Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
1:19		LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:17		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
1:17		Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (lost ball) (Stanley Johnson steals)
1:11	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point layup (LeBron James assists)	49-54
0:48		Naz Reid misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:46		Naz Reid offensive rebound
0:45		Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals)
0:41		Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:37	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	51-54
0:17	+3	LeBron James makes three point jump shot	51-57
0:03		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
0:00		Naz Reid offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Naz Reid makes two point putback layup	53-57
0:00		LeBron James shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-57
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
26
LAL
Lakers
21

Time		Play	Score
11:47	+3	Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	57-57
11:30	+2	LeBron James makes two point dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	57-59
11:13		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Avery Bradley steals)
11:07		LeBron James misses three point jump shot
11:04		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
10:48		Naz Reid misses two point layup
10:44		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
10:44		Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point putback layup
10:43		LeBron James defensive rebound
10:43		Malik Monk turnover (traveling)
10:28	+2	Naz Reid makes two point dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)	59-59
10:10	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point jump shot	59-61
9:46		Malik Beasley misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:43		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
9:41		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:38		Anthony Edwards offensive rebound
9:36		Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot
9:33		Patrick Beverley offensive rebound
9:29		Anthony Edwards misses two point floating jump shot
9:26		LeBron James defensive rebound
9:17		Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
9:14		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists)	62-61
8:39		Stanley Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:37		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
8:28		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
8:25		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
8:17	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point step back jump shot	65-61
8:18		Lakers 60 second timeout
8:11		Russell Westbrook turnover (double dribble)
7:46	+2	Naz Reid makes two point layup	67-61
7:30		Patrick Beverley shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
7:30	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-62
7:30	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-63
7:08	+2	Naz Reid makes two point layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	69-63
7:08		LeBron James shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
7:08		Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Lakers defensive rebound
6:58	+3	LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	69-66
6:37	+3	Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	72-66
6:24		Timberwolves technical foul (Defensive three second)
6:24	+1	LeBron James makes technical free throw 1 of 1	72-67
6:16		Avery Bradley misses three point jump shot
6:14		Naz Reid defensive rebound
6:09		Patrick Beverley turnover (out of bounds step)
5:57	+3	Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)	72-70
5:33		Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot
5:31		Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound
5:31		Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-71
5:31	+1	Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-72
5:18		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
5:15		Malik Beasley offensive rebound
5:13		Malik Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Carmelo Anthony steals)
5:05		Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot
5:00		Naz Reid defensive rebound
4:48		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
4:45		Avery Bradley defensive rebound
4:38		Naz Reid shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-73
4:38	+1	Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-74
4:27		Nathan Knight misses two point driving dunk
4:22		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
4:20		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
4:16		LeBron James defensive rebound
4:08		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
4:05		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
4:01		Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (Avery Bradley steals)
4:00	+2	Avery Bradley makes two point driving layup	72-76
4:00		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
3:47		Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
3:47	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-76
3:47		Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:44		Lakers defensive rebound
3:36		Jaden McDaniels personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
3:36		Jaden McDaniels personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
3:20		LeBron James misses three point fadeaway jump shot
3:17		Talen Horton-Tucker offensive rebound
3:16		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
3:16		Taurean Prince defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot	75-76
2:55		Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-76
2:33	+2	Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point step back jump shot	76-78
2:11	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)	78-78
1:58		LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Knight steals)
1:55		Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds step)
1:31		Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup
1:31		Lakers offensive rebound
1:31		Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:18		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
1:12		Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound
1:07		Trevor Ariza misses three point jump shot
1:05		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
0:47		Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Charge) (Austin Reaves draws the foul)
0:47		Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul)
0:29		Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
0:26		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup	80-78
0:00		Russell Westbrook misses two point jump shot
0:00		Lakers offensive rebound

4th Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
23
LAL
Lakers
30

Time		Play	Score
11:38	+2	LeBron James makes two point fadeaway jump shot	80-80
11:22		Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul)
11:22		Jarred Vanderbilt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:22		Timberwolves offensive rebound
11:22	+1	Jarred Vanderbilt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-80
11:12		LeBron James misses three point jump shot
11:09		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point layup	83-80
11:04		Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-80
10:54		Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
10:54	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-81
10:54	+1	LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-82
10:40		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
10:36		Patrick Beverley offensive rebound
10:27	+2	Malik Beasley makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	86-82
10:11	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup	86-84
10:11		Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	86-85
9:59		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
9:44		LeBron James defensive rebound
9:42	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	86-88
9:17	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot	89-88
8:58		Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
8:55		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
8:39		Malik Beasley misses two point step back jump shot
8:38		Lakers defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	89-90
8:13	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot	91-90
8:00	+3	Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists)	91-93
7:45		Jaylen Nowell turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals)
7:37		Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point finger roll layup
7:32		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
7:21		Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals)
7:15		Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
7:11		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
7:12		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
6:58		Carmelo Anthony blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup
6:58		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:48		Malik Monk blocks Malik Beasley's three point jump shot
6:49		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:48		Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation)
6:27		Malik Monk misses three point step back jump shot
6:24		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
6:11		LeBron James blocks Malik Beasley's two point jump shot
6:08		LeBron James defensive rebound
6:01		Naz Reid shooting foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Avery Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-94
6:01	+1	Avery Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-95
5:41		Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:22	+2	Avery Bradley makes two point layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	91-97
5:08		Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-97
5:08	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-97
4:56	+2	Russell Westbrook makes two point jump shot	93-99
4:56		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
4:56		Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:53		Timberwolves defensive rebound
4:53		Lakers 60 second timeout
4:39		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
4:39		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
4:36		Avery Bradley defensive rebound
4:19		LeBron James misses three point jump shot
4:16		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)	95-99
3:47		Patrick Beverley blocks LeBron James's two point layup
3:45		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
3:42		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
3:37		Anthony Edwards offensive rebound
3:35	+3	Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	98-99
3:06	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot	98-102
3:07		Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Carmelo Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1	98-103
2:52	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	100-103
2:24	+2	Avery Bradley makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)	100-105
1:59		Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals)
1:38		LeBron James misses two point driving hook shot
1:36		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
1:33		Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Malik Beasley draws the foul)
1:24		Anthony Edwards misses two point reverse layup
1:19		Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
1:17		Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals)
1:14		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Avery Bradley steals)
1:10		Patrick Beverley personal foul (Take) (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	100-106
1:10	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	100-107
1:05		Patrick Beverley turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:46		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
0:44		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
0:44		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
0:42		Stanley Johnson personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
0:42		Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42		Timberwolves offensive rebound
0:42	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	101-107
0:42		Lakers 60 second timeout
0:38		Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	101-108
0:38		Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:35		Naz Reid defensive rebound
0:30	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	103-108
0:22		Jaylen Nowell personal foul (Take) (LeBron James draws the foul)
0:22		LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22		Lakers offensive rebound
0:22		LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Naz Reid defensive rebound
0:14		Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:14		Lakers 60 second timeout
0:14		Lakers turnover (5-second violation)
0:14		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
0:10		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:07		Patrick Beverley offensive rebound
0:06		Patrick Beverley misses two point putback layup
0:04		Austin Reaves defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Austin Reaves defensive rebound