Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 on February 27, 2025.

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; LeBron James scored 33 for the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 rebounds.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers

2024-25 · Regular season Thu, Feb 27, 2025 · 10:30 pm EST · All results that day · Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

111

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 at home on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron James had 33 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Terrence Shannon Jr. had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Los Angeles Lakers led 58-47 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 33-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LeBron James (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Luka Dončić (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers). Bench points: Minnesota Timberwolves 53, Los Angeles Lakers 19. Austin Reaves had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 on February 27, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; LeBron James scored 33 for the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	17	30	26	29	102
Los Angeles Lakers	33	25	26	27	111

Game leaders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 25 Terrence Shannon Jr.
Rebounds: 12 Naz Reid
Assists: 6 Donte DiVincenzo

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 33 LeBron James
Rebounds: 17 LeBron James
Assists: 6 LeBron James

LeBron James double-double (33 PTS, 17 REB) · Luka Dončić double-double (21 PTS, 13 REB)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaden McDaniels starter	37:00	15	8	1	2	0	0	6-18	1-5	2-3	5	-13
Naz Reid starter	30:51	3	12	2	0	0	3	1-10	0-5	1-2	4	-9
Anthony Edwards starter	26:07	18	6	5	1	0	0	6-12	2-6	4-4	1	-13
Mike Conley starter	25:37	10	1	4	2	1	0	3-5	2-4	2-2	2	-17
Jaylen Clark starter	16:59	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	5	-14
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	34:30	14	2	2	1	1	2	4-10	2-8	4-7	3	-1
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	29:01	25	5	2	0	0	3	9-15	1-3	6-6	3	+11
Donte DiVincenzo bench	23:10	9	5	6	1	0	0	3-6	3-6	0-0	3	+15
Rob Dillingham bench	11:38	4	1	2	1	0	2	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	-5
Luka Garza bench	5:07	1	1	1	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	+1

Not available: Rudy Gobert, Jesse Edwards, Julius Randle

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Austin Reaves starter	38:02	23	6	5	2	0	4	5-10	2-5	11-12	3	+9
LeBron James starter	37:26	33	17	6	1	1	4	11-21	4-9	7-10	1	+12
Luka Dončić starter	35:46	21	13	5	0	0	3	6-20	1-9	8-12	2	+0
Jaxson Hayes starter	22:50	10	7	0	1	1	0	3-5	0-0	4-6	3	+18
Rui Hachimura starter	18:27	5	3	2	0	0	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	+21
Dorian Finney-Smith bench	30:31	3	1	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	+1
Gabe Vincent bench	20:19	4	1	0	0	0	0	1-6	0-5	2-2	1	-5
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	13:06	5	2	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-2	2	-17
Jordan Goodwin bench	12:33	7	1	1	2	0	1	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	+8
Dalton Knecht bench	11:00	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-2	1	-2

Not available: Maxi Kleber

Team statistics
Minnesota Timberwolves	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
20/26 (76%)	Free throws	32/46 (69%)
23/43 (53%)	2 pointers	23/41 (56%)
12/41 (29%)	3 pointers	11/41 (26%)
35/84 (41%)	Field goals	34/82 (41%)
41	Rebounds	52
31	Defensive rebounds	36
10	Offensive rebounds	16
25	Assists	21
10	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	7
3	Blocks	2
29	Fouls	18
11	Max points in a row	8
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:07
0	Biggest lead	23

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: Never led
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 23 Q2 8:17
Longest run: 11-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q4 9:00 to Q4 6:56

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
11:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaylen Clark 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	3	5
10:18	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	3	7
9:52	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	3	9
9:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	3	10
9:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	3	11
9:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	6	11
8:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	8	11
8:03	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	8	14
7:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	8	16
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	8	18
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	8	19
6:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	10	19
5:48	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	10	22
5:11	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	10	24
3:54	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	10	27
3:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	13	27
2:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	13	29
1:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	14	29
1:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	15	29
1:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	15	31
0:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	17	31
0:12	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	17	33

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
11:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal	19	33
11:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	22	33
10:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	22	36
10:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal	22	39
9:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	24	39
9:32	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	24	42
8:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	24	44
8:17	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	24	47
8:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	26	47
7:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	28	47
7:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	29	47
6:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	29	48
6:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	29	49
5:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	31	49
5:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	31	50
5:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	31	51
4:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	33	52
3:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	33	53
3:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	34	53
2:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	37	53
2:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	38	53
1:58	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	38	54
1:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza Free throw	39	54
1:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	40	54
1:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	41	54
0:54	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	41	56
0:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	44	56
0:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	44	58
0:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	47	58

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
11:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	47	60
10:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	47	62
10:04	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	47	64
9:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	48	64
9:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	49	64
9:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	49	67
9:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	49	68
8:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	52	68
7:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	54	68
7:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	55	68
7:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	55	71
7:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	57	71
6:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 2-pt field goal	59	71
5:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	59	72
5:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	59	73
5:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	59	74
4:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	61	74
4:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	63	74
3:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	63	75
3:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	63	76
3:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	66	76
3:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	66	78
2:41	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	66	80
2:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	69	80
1:44	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	69	82
1:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	71	82
0:47	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	71	83
0:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	71	84
0:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	72	84
0:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	73	84

Q4 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
11:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	73	86
11:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal	75	86
11:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	75	87
11:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	75	88
11:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	75	89
10:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	89
9:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	77	91
9:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	77	92
9:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	80	92
8:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	82	92
7:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	83	92
7:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	84	92
7:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	86	92
6:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	88	92
6:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	88	93
5:23	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	90	93
4:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	90	95
4:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	91	95
3:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	91	98
3:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	93	98
3:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	93	99
3:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	93	100
3:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	96	100
2:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	96	101
2:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	96	102
2:28	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	96	103
2:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	97	103
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	97	104
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	97	105
1:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	98	105
1:22	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	98	107
0:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley Free throw	99	107
0:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley Free throw	100	107
0:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	100	108
0:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	100	109
0:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	102	109
0:29	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	102	110
0:29	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	102	111

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 2-2. Final series: tied 2-2.

Oct 22: Minnesota Timberwolves 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 110
Dec 2: Los Angeles Lakers 80 at Minnesota Timberwolves 109
Dec 13: Los Angeles Lakers 87 at Minnesota Timberwolves 97
Feb 27: Minnesota Timberwolves 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 (this game)

Highlights

Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 Minnesota Timberwolves — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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