Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Apr. 19) | Game 1, 2025 NBA Playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves trailed early before dominating the next three quarters to beat the LA Lakers 117-95 on Saturday. Minnesota responded to the home team's sizzling start with a 38-20 explosion in the second period before holding on for the Game 1 win. Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels gave the Timberwolves a big lift as Anthony Edwards had a rough-shooting night.

Ant-Man finished the game with 22 points behind 8-for-22 efficiency. McDaniels and Reid combined for 48 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. The Timberwolves drubbed LA in every way possible to take the home-court advantage.

Luka Doncic, who scattered 20 first-half points, ended with 37 points on 12-for-22 shooting, including 5-for-10 from deep. Doncic's brilliance could not save the Lakers, who committed more turnovers (13-10) and lost the rebounding (44-38) and assists (29-15) battles.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers player stats and box score

Minnesota Timberwolves player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Julius Randle	16	5	5	0	0	7	6-11	4-6	0-1	+19
Jaden McDaniels	25	9	2	1	0	0	11-13	3-3	0-0	+27
Rudy Gobert	2	6	1	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+14
Mike Conley	9	3	3	3	0	1	3-5	2-3	1-1	+13
Anthony Edwards	22	8	9	1	0	1	8-22	4-9	2-2	+21
Josh Minott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1
Leonard Miller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Luka Garza	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Naz Reid	23	5	2	0	2	0	8-12	6-9	1-2	+13
Donte DiVincenzo	9	5	4	2	0	1	4-9	1-5	0-0	0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	7	1	3	0	1	0	2-9	1-6	2-2	+9
Jaylen Clark	2	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	-4
Terrence Shannon Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Jesse Edwards	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bones Hyland	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Lakers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Rui Hachimura	9	5	2	0	0	1	3-9	3-7	0-0	-26
LeBron James	19	5	3	2	3	4	8-18	1-5	2-2	-22
Jaxson Hayes	1	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	1-2	-11
Luka Doncic	37	8	1	2	0	5	12-22	5-10	8-9	-12
Austin Reaves	16	3	3	0	0	2	5-13	3-8	3-3	-25
Dorian Finney-Smith	3	3	2	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	0-0	-11
Jarred Vanderbilt	2	4	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-2
Alex Len	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Gabe Vincent	3	0	1	0	1	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-2
Shake Milton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Jordan Goodwin	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Bronny James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+1
Dalton Knecht	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	+1
Markieff Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trey Jemison III	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christian Koloko	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers Game Summary

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the LA Lakers clashed in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Minnesota earned the right to face LA after grabbing the final guaranteed postseason spot in the tightly contested West playoff positioning. They entered the series as slight underdogs against Luka Doncic and Co.

Doncic rudely welcomed the Timberwolves with a 12-point first-quarter display. The Slovenian dictated the game's tempo and went wherever he wanted to, regardless of who guarded him. LA raced to a 28-21 lead after 12 minutes.

Minnesota responded with a 26-6 run in the opening six minutes of the second quarter. With Anthony Edwards facing multiple bodies every time he tried to attack the defense, the Timberwolves got a big lift from Naz Reid, who had 13 points in the period. Donte DiVincenzo drilled a 30-footer over Austin Reaves at the halftime buzzer to give the visitors a 59-48 lead.

The LA Lakers had their best stretch on offense in the third quarter, but could not slow down the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards compensated for his struggles with his energy, defense and leadership to push his team to a 94-78 lead entering the fourth quarter.

The Lakers tried to overturn the lead in the fourth quarter but the Timberwolves more than held up. Minnesota's defense shackled LA to 17 points in the period to steal Game 1 away from the hosts.