Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-80 on December 2, 2024.

D'Angelo Russell scored 20 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Julius Randle scored 18 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves

2024-25 · Regular season Mon, Dec 2, 2024 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

Final

Away

Minnesota Timberwolves

109

Venue: Target Center

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

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-80 at home on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Target Center. Julius Randle had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. D'Angelo Russell had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves led 56-44 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 30-16. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Rudy Gobert (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves), Anthony Davis (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers). Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 22, Minnesota Timberwolves 54. Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 0 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves?: The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-80 on December 2, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: D'Angelo Russell scored 20 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Julius Randle scored 18 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	20	24	20	16	80
Minnesota Timberwolves	22	34	23	30	109

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 20 D'Angelo Russell
Rebounds: 11 Anthony Davis
Assists: 5 D'Angelo Russell

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 18 Julius Randle
Rebounds: 12 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 9 Donte DiVincenzo

Anthony Davis double-double (12 PTS, 11 REB) · Rudy Gobert double-double (17 PTS, 12 REB)

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
D'Angelo Russell starter	33:47	20	3	5	1	0	3	8-12	4-5	0-0	2	-15
Anthony Davis starter	32:57	12	11	5	0	1	2	4-14	0-2	4-4	3	-9
LeBron James starter	30:44	10	8	4	0	0	6	4-16	0-4	2-4	1	-28
Rui Hachimura starter	29:03	10	4	2	2	0	2	4-5	0-1	2-2	2	-11
Dalton Knecht starter	27:53	6	3	0	0	0	1	3-8	0-5	0-2	1	-13
Gabe Vincent bench	22:28	5	1	0	2	0	0	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	-20
Max Christie bench	21:25	5	2	1	0	0	2	2-9	1-7	0-0	0	-7
Armel Traore bench	15:03	4	3	0	1	1	2	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	-20
Cam Reddish bench	11:18	2	1	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	-14
Christian Koloko bench	7:41	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	-4
Maxwell Lewis bench	7:41	4	1	2	1	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	-4

Not available: Bronny James, Jaxson Hayes, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood, Quincy Olivari

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Rudy Gobert starter	32:11	17	12	0	1	0	2	7-8	0-0	3-4	3	+17
Anthony Edwards starter	26:57	8	7	3	2	0	3	3-13	1-5	1-2	1	+1
Julius Randle starter	24:29	18	5	3	2	0	1	6-13	2-3	4-4	3	+7
Jaden McDaniels starter	22:34	3	2	0	1	1	2	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	+5
Mike Conley starter	22:26	9	3	6	0	0	2	3-7	3-6	0-0	1	+21
Donte DiVincenzo bench	28:07	11	5	9	2	0	0	4-8	3-6	0-0	1	+21
Naz Reid bench	27:36	15	2	2	2	1	0	6-11	2-5	1-1	3	+22
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	25:52	15	0	4	0	0	1	6-11	2-6	1-2	2	+14
Josh Minott bench	7:58	2	2	1	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	+11
Luka Garza bench	6:10	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	2-2	1	+6
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	5:34	5	1	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	+6
PJ Dozier bench	5:34	0	2	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+6
Daishen Nix bench	4:32	0	2	2	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+8

Not available: Joe Ingles, Rob Dillingham

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
10/14 (71%)	Free throws	12/15 (80%)
26/48 (54%)	2 pointers	26/46 (56%)
6/31 (19%)	3 pointers	15/35 (42%)
32/79 (40%)	Field goals	41/81 (50%)
39	Rebounds	43
30	Defensive rebounds	36
9	Offensive rebounds	7
19	Assists	31
20	Turnovers	15
8	Steals	11
2	Blocks	2
16	Fouls	17
5	Max points in a row	10
5:22	Time spent in lead	40:04
4	Biggest lead	29

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Minnesota Timberwolves ahead)

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 4 Q1 8:08
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 29 Q4 0:34
Longest run: 10-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q4 11:10 to Q4 9:05

Scoring plays

Q1 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:13	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	2	2
9:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis Free throw	3	2
9:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis Free throw	4	2
9:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	4	5
9:03	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	6	5
8:08	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	9	5
7:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	9	7
7:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	9	10
6:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	9	12
5:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	11	12
5:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	11	14
5:07	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	13	14
4:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	15	14
3:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	15	16
2:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	17	16
2:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Cam Reddish Free throw	18	16
2:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Cam Reddish Free throw	19	16
1:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	19	18
1:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	19	20
0:44	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	20	20
0:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	20	22

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Armel Traore 2-pt field goal	22	22
11:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	22	25
10:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Armel Traore 2-pt field goal	24	25
10:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	24	28
9:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	24	29
9:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	24	30
9:15	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	27	30
8:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	27	32
8:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	27	35
8:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	27	37
7:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis 2-pt field goal	29	37
7:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	29	39
6:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	31	39
6:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	31	42
5:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	31	43
4:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	33	43
4:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	33	45
3:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	33	47
3:31	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	33	48
3:25	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	36	48
2:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	36	50
2:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	39	50
2:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	39	53
1:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	39	56
1:25	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	41	56
0:16	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 3-pt field goal	44	56

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	44	57
11:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	44	58
10:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	46	58
10:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	46	59
10:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	48	59
9:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	50	59
9:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	50	62
8:55	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	52	62
8:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	52	64
7:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	52	66
6:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	54	66
5:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	54	69
4:40	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	56	69
4:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	58	69
3:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	58	71
3:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	59	71
3:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	60	71
2:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	60	73
2:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Max Christie 2-pt field goal	62	73
2:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	62	76
1:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	62	77
0:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis Free throw	63	77
0:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Anthony Davis Free throw	64	77
0:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	64	78
0:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	64	79

Q4 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:24	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	66	79
11:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	66	81
10:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	66	84
9:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	66	86
9:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	66	89
8:51	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	67	89
8:37	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	67	92
8:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	69	92
7:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	69	94
7:26	Los Angeles Lakers	D'Angelo Russell 2-pt field goal	71	94
6:54	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxwell Lewis 2-pt field goal	73	94
6:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	73	96
5:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxwell Lewis 2-pt field goal	75	96
4:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	75	98
3:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	78	98
3:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza Free throw	78	99
3:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza Free throw	78	100
1:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	78	102
1:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Christian Koloko 2-pt field goal	80	102
1:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	80	105
0:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	80	107
0:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	80	109

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. 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 (this game)
Dec 13: Los Angeles Lakers 87 at Minnesota Timberwolves 97
Feb 27: Minnesota Timberwolves 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 111

Highlights

Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 Los Angeles Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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