Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball AssociationLakers fend off Timberwolves on Austin Reaves' buzzer-beater for 116-115 win
Reaves matched his career high with 16 assists, Jake LaRavia had 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting, and DeAndre Ayton added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who built a 20-point late in the third quarter and were up 112-101 after a 3-pointer by Reaves with 4:01 left.
Julius Randle, who led the Wolves with 33 points, capped the furious rally by dropping in the go-ahead finger roll with 10.2 seconds left. Jaden McDaniels added 30 points and seven rebounds for the Wolves.
The star power of this game was considerably diminished with Luka Doncic and LeBron James sidelined for the Lakers and Anthony Edwards out for the Wolves. Reaves, who had a career-high 51 points in a win over Sacramento on Sunday and 41 points in defeat by Portland on Monday, has had something to say with his play about that.
Edwards plopped himself in the middle of the bench and chatted up just about anybody within earshot including some back-and-forth trash talk with LaRavia after a couple of his corner 3s.
The Lakers were hardly themselves, missing four of their five primary ballhandlers with Doncic, James, Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent all injured. Backup center Jaxon Hayes returned from a knee injury that kept him out the last two games.
Reaves sure took care of that, flying all over the court to craftily work the pick-and-roll with Ayton or finding LaRavia or Dalton Knecht (15 points) when the defense converged on him.
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 115 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 115 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS) | 116 - 115 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Austin Reaves makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot | 116 - 115 |
| 4th 6.6 |  |
Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Bones Hyland | 114 - 115 |
Statistics
 LAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-83 | FG | 41-82 |
| 54.2 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 15-30 |
| 35.5 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 15-22 | FT | 18-22 |
| 68.2 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 60 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards, G | Out | Oct 27 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Nov 1 |
| Deandre Ayton, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 1 |
| Gabe Vincent, G | Out | Oct 27 |
| Maxi Kleber, F | Out | Oct 21 |
| LeBron James, F | Out | Oct 15 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 15,308 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
4 | 2 | .667 | - | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
3 | 2 | .600 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Golden State |
4 | 3 | .571 | 0.5 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | W1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | W6 | 1 | 6 |
 Portland |
2 | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Denver |
2.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
3 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Utah |
3.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.4 | 2 |
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