Timberwolves vs. Lakers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions


The Minnesota Timberwolves (53-24) play against the Los Angeles Lakers (45-33) at Crypto.com Arena

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Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Sunday April 7, 2024

Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Los Angeles Lakers 0 (10:00 pm ET)

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Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves
ROLL CALL: drop a wolf emoji if you’re stayin’ up with us tonight
🐺 🐺 🐺 🐺 🐺 pic.twitter.com/AAWgxZfWF110:00 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Most 20-REB games this season:
8 — Sabonis
5 — Nurkic
3 — Gobert
3 — Drummond
3 — Duren
Sabonis ties K-Love for the 5th-most 20-REB games among active players (19). pic.twitter.com/0aJIq098249:44 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers’ starters vs. Minnesota:
D’Angelo Russell
Austin Reaves
Spencer Dinwiddie
Rui Hachimura
Anthony Davis
Record as starters: 2-0 – 9:37 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Anthony Davis (left knee hyperextension) has been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game vs. Minnesota. – 9:16 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Wemby with a career-best 5 3s, topping the 4 he had vs. the Lakers on Dec. 13. – 9:01 PM
Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Markelle Fultz vs. CHI:
17 PTS
6 REB
67% FG
23 MIN off the bench pic.twitter.com/VoELBTXvYF8:47 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
We got Jordan McLaughlin called “McLaren” and Nickeil Alexander-Walker called “Alexander-Nickeil” here within the course of 5 seconds. Those are new. pic.twitter.com/peBPnGcgCE8:40 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wizards lose to the Raptors, 130-122. They were down 29 in the 1st quarter and cut it all the way to 5 with 25 seconds to go, but ultimately lost.
Three games left: Tue at MIN, Fri vs. CHI, Sun at BOS – 8:39 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Wolves coach Chris Finch on Anthony Davis: “One thing that’s incredible about Anthony is he can hurt you in every single way … and he does it all in the flow of the game. He’s probably playing the best basketball of his career. He’s just a handful. He’s torched us all season no… – 8:33 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Big game tonight in LA. Lakers will be without LeBron against the Timberwolves. A win would keep them just 1 game back in the loss column of the Suns and Pelicans. They own the tiebreaker over both teams. – 8:28 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James came to the arena Sunday afternoon to begin preparing for the Wolves game and Darvin Ham said his stomach virus made James not feel right. He went home to get rest and not be around his teammates with his flu-like symptoms. – 8:26 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Lakers coach Darvin Ham on if LeBron James will play on Tuesday vs Warriors: “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow.” Darvin said LeBron has a stomach virus and isn’t with the team today. – 8:25 PM
Beto Duran @DuranSports
USC & @EtiwandaBBall product Jordan McLaughlin getting shots up before Timberwolves take on Lakers 🏀 pic.twitter.com/5T3vYHK4uA8:25 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham says that LeBron James came to the arena with the intention of playing but felt too sick and left early. – 8:24 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
That Pelicans win is a bit of a bummer for the Lakers. If the Suns had won, the Lakers would have moved into No. 7 tonight with a win. – 8:23 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Huge win for New Orleans over Phoenix.
Zion Williamson: 29 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks (career high) and one steal in 40 minutes.
He’s the 3rd player in franchise history with 25-10-5-5b game (AD and Boogie)
One of Zion’s best games ever as a Pelican. – 8:23 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Zion Williamson is the 3rd player in Pelicans history to record a game with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ blocks.
Anthony Davis did it twice and DeMarcus Cousins did it once. – 8:18 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
LeBron James (flu-like symptoms) has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game vs. Minnesota, per the team. – 6:53 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Lakers say LeBron James will not play in tonight’s game vs Wolves because of flu-like symptoms – 6:51 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James is out with flu-like symptoms, the Lakers say. – 6:50 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
LeBron James (Flu-Like Symptoms) has been downgraded to OUT for tonight’s game vs. Minnesota. – 6:50 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Lakers’ LeBron James is out tonight vs. Minnesota due to flu-like symptoms. – 6:50 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
LeBron James has been downgraded to out for tonight vs. Minnesota because of flu-like symptoms, the Lakers say. – 6:50 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
That was ugly for New Orleans so it’ll take a seven-point gap after a quarter. A similar thing to Friday when Minnesota briefly settled in at the end of the 1st before the wheels fell off again in the 2nd. Suns gotta stay on ’em again. – 6:35 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns gave up a season-low 87 points in Friday’s 10-point win over Minnesota.
Two games later, Pelicans have just 11 points with 2:37 left in the first quarter.
Phoenix up 20-11. #Suns #Pelicans6:28 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Paul George: 44 min, 23 points in the fourth, go-head stepback + critical block = 26-point comeback?
@hannahcormier_ : “We broke Lawler’s Law!”
You guys ended up having fun at the Crypt this afternoon. – 6:08 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Agree with @adaniels33 from TV pregame that Nuggets are the most likely No. 1 seed in West, and that their Wednesday game vs. Timberwolves could decide it. The rest of Denver’s remaining schedule is exclusively teams out of contention – 5:59 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Not even two weeks ago, the Pels (45-32) were looking at homecourt in the West. Now, they are trying not to fall to the 9-10 game in the play-in.
Today’s game at Phoenix (46-31) is massive.
After today:
at Blazers (21-56)
at Kings (44-33)
at Warriors (42-35)
vs. Lakers (45-33) – 5:41 PM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
P.S. Holly Rowe is at the top of my sideline reporter pyramid. For all sports. No one does it better. Never flustered, can ad lib, lets moments breathe when it’s called for, asks on-point, well-crafted questions. Makes it look easy and I assure you it’s not. – 5:30 PM
LeBron James @KingJames
Protect Dawn Staley AT ALL COST!! No if, ands or buts! 🔒🫡 – 5:29 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Happened to have caught the Cavs’ last two games — where they looked outclassed by the Suns and Lakers — and now just watched them put up 80 on the Clippers in LA.
No Kawhi for Clippers but a back to back (and no Mitchell) for the Cavs.
Idk — These Clippers are just a really… – 4:49 PM
Cayleigh Griffin @cayleighgriffin
#Cavs put up 80!!!! points in the first half today vs. LAC. They finished with 97 at the end of the GAME yesterday vs. LAL. – 4:42 PM
LeBron James @KingJames
Tessa Johnson cooking!! 👩🏽‍🍳 – 4:41 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The Cavaliers scored 97 points yesterday against the Lakers WITH Donovan Mitchell
They have EIGHTY american points on the second day of a matinee back-to-back vs Clippers at halftime
On BRAND. Clippers just allowed their highest scoring 1st half all season
80-59 Cavs half lead – 4:40 PM
Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
Handles. Class is in session 📓 pic.twitter.com/YSqNyxD1yl4:27 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Last time Clippers had a matinee game here was two weeks ago today. 76ers dropped 41 points on them after looking harmless against the Lakers
Today! Same thing!
Cavaliers lead 40-33 through one quarter of play. 10:1 AST-TO ratio for Cavaliers, Evan Mobley with 11 on 5/7 FGs – 4:08 PM





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