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Lakers at Timberwolves · Wed, Oct 29 · Regular season

Lakers beat Minnesota, 116⁠-⁠115. Here is how the win chance moved.

Lakers116Minnesota115

Final · OCT 29
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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

01Box score

Updated 1:11 PM ET

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Austin Reaves G40281162039-243-117-7-1
Rui Hachimura F3717540037-141-42-2-7
Jake LaRavia F37278211310-115-62-5+3
Dalton Knecht F3615111207-121-50-1-1
Deandre Ayton C35171030128-110-01-20
Jarred Vanderbilt F2631241041-30-11-2+4
Jaxson Hayes C132231111-20-00-0+1
Nick Smith Jr. G107110012-61-42-3+1
Bronny James G50000010-00-00-0+5
Team1164034651845-8311-3115-22

Minnesota Timberwolves

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Jaden McDaniels F41307110211-193-45-5+10
Rudy Gobert C389620234-50-01-2+7
Julius Randle F36335610310-204-79-10-1
Donte DiVincenzo G3414461034-73-53-3+7
Mike Conley G288463223-62-40-0+2
Naz Reid F-C225510122-101-50-2-8
Rob Dillingham G168151014-80-00-0-7
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F160111000-30-20-0-14
Nah'Shon Hyland G88120023-42-30-0-1
Team1153430851841-8215-3018-22

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Lakers edges

  • On offenseLos Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd) against a Minnesota defense that sends opponents to the line (24th).

Timberwolves edges

No clear mismatch in Minnesota's favor.

Key battles

  • Los Angeles' offense shoots efficiently (2nd), but Minnesota's defense contests every shot (5th). Watch the shooting.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
LALRankStatRankMIN
119.09thOffensive rating12th117.6
117.219thDefensive rating8th114.3
+1.814thNet rating10th+3.3
97.621stPace9th99.8
57.32ndEffective FG %6th55.9
12.620thTurnover %18th12.4
23.922ndOffensive rebound %15th25.7
24.42ndFree throw rate10th21.5
55.522ndOpponent eFG %5th52.9
12.611thForced turnover %14th12.4
74.313thDefensive rebound %20th73.7
19.18thOpponent FT rate24th22.0