Despite a 20-PT comeback from Minnesota to take a 115-114 lead with one possession remaining, Austin Reaves makes a game-winning jump shot from the middle of the paint as the Lakers defeat the Timberwolves, 116-115 at the end of regulation.
Top Performers – Los Angeles
Austin Reaves – 28 PTS | career-high tying 16 AST
Jake LaRavia – 27 PTS | 8 REB | 5-6 3PT
Rui Hachimura – 17 PTS
Deandre Ayton – 17 PTS | 10 REB
Top Performers – Minnesota
Julius Randle – 33 PTS | 5 REB | 6 AST | 4-7 3PT
Jaden McDaniels – 30 PTS | 7 REB
Notable Stats
Austin Reaves now has 171 PTS through 5 games on the year, avg. 34.2 PPG over his first 5.
He’s the first Laker since Koby Bryant in 2005 to start a season with 5 consecutive games of at least 25 PTS
He joins Jerry West as the only players in Lakers history to record 5 straight games of 25+ PTS and 5+ AST in the first 5 games of the season
West did this in 1970-71
Austin Reaves joins Magic Johnson (44x), Jerry West (9x), LeBron James (4x) and Nick Van Exel (2x) as the only Lakers with multiple games of 25+ pts and 15+ ast
The Lakers move to 3-2 as the Wolves drop to 2-3.