Top Performers
Points
31
Kuzma
LAL
Rebounds
10
Towns
MIN
Assists
10
Teague
MIN
Threes
6
Kuzma
LAL
49-84 (58.3%)
FG%
40-92 (43.5%)
11-32 (34.4%)
3PM
10-30 (33.3%)
12-14 (85.7%)
FTM
14-20 (70.0%)
42
Rebounds
37
7
Offensive Rebounds
13
35
Defensive Rebounds
24
30
Assists
21
9
Steals
10
4
Blocks
1
15
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
17
Biggest Lead
2
13
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
8
Ties
1
2017-18 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | |
| 2 |  Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
| 4 |  Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers were easily defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 121 to 104, on December 25, 2017.
Game Info
December 25, 2017
Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, California
#25 Tony Brothers (Head Official)
#63 Derek Richardson
#47 Bennie Adams
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 41 | 23 | 5 (1) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +18 | 2 | 0 | 11-20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 57.5 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 34 | 16 | 4 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Gibson #67 | 34 | 23 | 9 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 11-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 88.5 |
K. Towns #32 | 40 | 21 | 10 (0) | 2 | 1 | 4 | +18 | 3 | 3 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 71.7 |
J. Teague #00 | 33 | 6 | 7 (0) | 10 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 5 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crawford #11 | 19 | 19 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 87.3 |
G. Dieng #5 | 16 | 5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 64.4 |
T. Jones #21 | 15 | 7 | 3 (0) | 5 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 90.2 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 6 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
A. Brooks #0 | |||||||||||||
S. Muhammad #15 | |||||||||||||
A. Brown #3 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 121 | 42 (7) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 49-84 | 11-32 | 12-14 | 67.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kuzma #18 | 41 | 31 | 3 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 6-11 | 9-13 | 65.3 |
A. Bogut #6 | 15 | 0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 36 | 8 | 5 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 36.4 |
J. Clarkson #00 | 35 | 17 | 6 (4) | 7 | 4 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 8-24 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 34.8 |
J. Hart #3 | 39 | 12 | 6 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 46.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Nance Jr. #22 | 21 | 9 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 76.5 |
J. Randle #30 | 19 | 16 | 7 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 6 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 73.5 |
T. Ennis #10 | 15 | 7 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 59.5 |
A. Caruso #9 | 10 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Brewer #13 | 9 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
L. Deng #9 | |||||||||||||
B. Lopez #11 | |||||||||||||
V. Blue #17 | |||||||||||||
B. Ingram #14 | |||||||||||||
I. Zubac #40 | |||||||||||||
L. Ball #2 | |||||||||||||
T. Bryant #3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 104 | 37 (13) | 21 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 40-92 | 10-30 | 14-20 | 51.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Towns makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 11:02
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:50
3-1
K. Kuzma makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:50
3-2
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
1Q 10:42
5-2
K. Kuzma makes layup
Assisted by J. Clarkson
1Q 10:37
5-4
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 10:10
7-4
K. Caldwell-Pope makes driving dunk
Assisted by A. Bogut
1Q 09:56
7-6
T. Gibson makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 08:46
9-6
J. Hart makes dunk
Assisted by K. Kuzma
1Q 08:14
9-8
J. Butler III makes 18' jump shot
1Q 07:27
11-8
K. Kuzma makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
1Q 07:10
11-11
J. Butler III makes 12' jump shot
1Q 06:51
13-11
J. Butler III makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
1Q 06:31
16-11
A. Wiggins makes 10' hook shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 05:41
18-11
K. Kuzma makes 25' three
1Q 05:30
18-14
T. Gibson makes 2' hook shot
1Q 05:18
20-14
J. Hart makes driving layup
1Q 04:52
20-16
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 04:41
22-16
J. Butler III makes 18' jump shot
1Q 03:54
24-16
J. Clarkson makes reverse layup
Assisted by K. Kuzma
1Q 03:00
24-18
T. Jones makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:16
25-18
T. Jones makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:16
26-18
J. Randle makes putback layup
1Q 01:10
26-20
G. Dieng makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Jones
1Q 00:49
29-20
N. Bjelica makes free throw 2/2
2Q 11:35
30-20
T. Ennis makes driving layup
2Q 10:52
30-22
T. Ennis makes layup
Assisted by L. Nance Jr.
2Q 10:37
30-24
J. Butler III makes 12' floater
2Q 10:12
32-24
J. Randle makes dunk
Assisted by A. Caruso
2Q 09:50
32-26
T. Jones makes driving layup
2Q 09:28
34-26
A. Caruso makes 5' floater
2Q 09:13
34-28
J. Butler III makes reverse layup
2Q 08:53
36-28
L. Nance Jr. makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by T. Ennis
2Q 08:45
36-30
J. Butler III makes 3' floater
2Q 08:03
38-30
J. Crawford makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 07:32
40-30
K. Kuzma makes reverse layup
2Q 06:52
40-32
L. Nance Jr. makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by K. Kuzma
2Q 06:30
40-34
J. Crawford makes 27' three
2Q 06:03
43-34
J. Clarkson makes putback layup
2Q 04:47
43-36
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:29
43-37
J. Clarkson makes 2' floater
2Q 03:54
43-39
T. Gibson makes dunk
Assisted by A. Wiggins
2Q 03:17
45-39
J. Clarkson makes dunk
2Q 03:05
45-41
A. Wiggins makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 02:55
47-41
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 27' three
2Q 02:23
47-44
A. Wiggins makes finger roll
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 01:55
49-44
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' turnaround three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
2Q 01:38
49-47
K. Kuzma makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Caldwell-Pope
2Q 01:07
49-50
T. Gibson makes dunk
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 00:50
51-50
J. Clarkson makes 16' jump shot
2Q 00:30
51-52
J. Butler III makes driving layup
2Q 00:09
53-52
K. Kuzma makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
3Q 11:31
53-55
A. Wiggins makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 10:45
56-55
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
3Q 10:11
57-55
J. Teague makes 16' jump shot
3Q 09:45
59-55
J. Clarkson makes 18' jump shot
3Q 09:24
59-57
J. Butler III makes dunk
3Q 08:32
61-57
K. Towns makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 07:45
63-57
K. Towns makes 27' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 07:09
66-57
J. Hart makes layup
3Q 06:35
66-59
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 06:24
68-59
J. Hart makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
3Q 05:37
68-62
J. Randle makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:12
68-63
J. Randle makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:12
68-64
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:01
69-64
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:01
70-64
J. Teague makes 4' floater
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 04:28
72-64
J. Randle makes dunk
Assisted by J. Hart
3Q 04:11
72-66
J. Clarkson makes layup
Assisted by J. Randle
3Q 03:48
72-68
J. Randle makes dunk
3Q 03:15
72-70
J. Teague makes driving layup
3Q 02:57
74-70
T. Ennis makes free throw 2/2
3Q 02:34
74-71
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/1
3Q 01:59
74-72
T. Jones makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 01:28
77-72
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:14
77-73
K. Kuzma makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:14
77-74
J. Crawford makes 19' jump shot
3Q 01:00
79-74
J. Randle makes 9' fadeaway
3Q 00:44
79-76
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:32
80-76
J. Crawford makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:32
81-76
T. Ennis makes reverse layup
3Q 00:14
81-78
G. Dieng makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:03
82-78
G. Dieng makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:03
83-78
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/3
3Q 00:01
83-79
K. Kuzma makes free throw 3/3
3Q 00:01
83-80
C. Brewer makes reverse layup
Assisted by J. Randle
4Q 11:37
83-82
J. Randle makes layup
Assisted by T. Ennis
4Q 11:14
83-84
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 11:03
85-84
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
4Q 11:03
86-84
J. Crawford makes layup
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 10:38
88-84
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 10:17
90-84
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
4Q 10:17
91-84
J. Crawford makes 26' three
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 09:40
94-84
K. Towns makes 4' turnaround hook shot
4Q 08:56
96-84
L. Nance Jr. makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:44
96-85
J. Crawford makes 22' three
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 08:07
99-85
K. Kuzma makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Hart
4Q 07:29
99-88
J. Crawford makes 14' jump shot
4Q 07:14
101-88
L. Nance Jr. makes dunk
Assisted by J. Clarkson
4Q 06:44
101-90
J. Butler III makes 16' jump shot
4Q 06:23
103-90
L. Nance Jr. makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by K. Kuzma
4Q 06:00
103-92
J. Clarkson makes driving layup
4Q 05:26
103-94
J. Clarkson makes free throw 1/1
4Q 05:26
103-95
J. Butler III makes 13' turnaround jump shot
4Q 05:14
105-95
K. Kuzma makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:59
105-96
J. Hart makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
4Q 04:30
105-99
T. Gibson makes 6' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 03:40
107-99
T. Gibson makes 25' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 03:09
110-99
K. Kuzma makes 28' three
4Q 02:54
110-102
A. Wiggins makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 02:05
113-102
T. Gibson makes 2' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 01:29
115-102
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by A. Wiggins
4Q 01:02
117-102
T. Gibson makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 00:41
119-102
J. Randle makes dunk
4Q 00:35
119-104
A. Wiggins makes finger roll
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 00:13
121-104
49-84 (58.3%)
FG%
40-92 (43.5%)
11-32 (34.4%)
3PM
10-30 (33.3%)
12-14 (85.7%)
FTM
14-20 (70.0%)
42
Rebounds
37
7
Offensive Rebounds
13
35
Defensive Rebounds
24
30
Assists
21
9
Steals
10
4
Blocks
1
15
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
17
Biggest Lead
2
13
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
8
Ties
1
