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Timberwolves beat Lakers without LeBron James 97-87 with another defensive showing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-87 on Friday night.
Julius Randle added 21 points and Jaden McDaniels scored 18 for Minnesota, which won for the fifth time in six games. Rudy Gobert had a game-high 13 rebounds to go with 12 points.
The Timberwolves are 14-2 against the Lakers at home since the 2015-16 season, including four straight wins.
Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 23 points and 11 rebounds, but the Lakers lost for the eighth time in 11 games. Austin Reaves scored 18 points in his first game back after missing five games with a left pelvic contusion, and Max Christie added 15.
Los Angeles had 21 turnovers.
LeBron James missed his second straight game for the Lakers with left foot soreness and was also was away from the team this week due to “personal reasons.” Coach JJ Redick said pregame he has no sense of when James will return.
Lakers: In its past 11 games, Los Angeles is averaging 103.3 points, while allowing its opponents to score an average of 113.7 points.
Timberwolves: Defense had been Minnesota’s forte during its recent success. Los Angeles shot just 38.4%, the third time in four games a Timberwolves foe failed to reach 40%. In Minnesota’s past five wins, no opponent has topped 92 points.
Mike Conley missed a 3-pointer for Minnesota and Rui Hachimura got the rebound for Los Angeles. However, he had the ball stolen by Randle who quickly fed McDaniels for a layup and an 89-82 lead with 2:03 left.
Averaging 37.5% from deep, Minnesota was just 9 for 32 (28.1%) from 3. The Lakers were 10 of 35 (28.6%) on long-range shooting.
The Lakers are home against the Grizzlies and the Timberwolves head to the Spurs on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Anthony Davis vs. Rudy Gobert (Julius Randle gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point stepback jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:19 |  | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Julius Randle misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Austin Reaves's two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup (Mike Conley assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:27 | | Max Christie shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:25 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 0-6 |
| 10:00 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 3-6 |
| 9:35 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Anthony Davis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:16 | | Mike Conley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 5-6 |
| 8:53 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Max Christie offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:23 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 5-9 |
| 8:13 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 5-12 |
| 7:52 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:30 | | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Anthony Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 9-12 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-14 |
| 6:20 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot | 11-14 |
| 5:32 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 5:25 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:24 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 12-16 |
| 5:00 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk | 12-18 |
| 4:35 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-18 |
| 4:13 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 3:57 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 14-21 |
| 3:39 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:39 | | Anthony Edwards technical foul | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 15-21 |
| 3:26 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:26 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 3:26 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-23 |
| 3:04 | | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Cam Reddish offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving bank hook shot | 15-25 |
| 2:33 | | Julius Randle shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:33 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 2:15 | | Cam Reddish shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 2:15 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-26 |
| 2:15 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 2:04 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup | 16-29 |
| 1:32 | | Austin Reaves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Max Christie steals) | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point running layup | 18-29 |
| 1:19 | | Naz Reid defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 18-32 |
| 0:49 | | +2 | Cam Reddish makes two point driving layup | 20-32 |
| 0:49 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Cam Reddish draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Cam Reddish makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-32 |
| 0:34 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:17 | | Dalton Knecht turnover (lost ball) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | ||
| 0:14 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Naz Reid kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:00 | | Julius Randle personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-32 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Max Christie turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 11:46 | | Mike Conley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:18 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup (Max Christie assists) | 25-32 |
| 10:48 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-32 |
| 10:23 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Max Christie shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 9:26 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Mike Conley kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:01 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 8:45 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 29-33 |
| 8:18 | | Christian Koloko blocks Naz Reid's two point layup |