LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves game player stats and box score for April 27 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 4

Sunday's duel between the LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves was the fourth of their first-round series, with both teams eager to win and improve their current circumstances.

The Timberwolves made a statement in Game 3, dominating the Lakers with a 116-104 win despite LeBron James' 38-point performance. Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards' combined 59 points led the Timberwolves to a 2-1 lead and put them in a good position to return to Los Angeles up 3-1.

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves game player stats and box score

LA Lakers game player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Rui Hachimura	23	5	1	0	0	0
LeBron James	27	12	8	3	3	3
Jaxson Hayes	2	3	1	0	0	0
Luka Doncic	38	1	2	1	1	4
Austin Reaves	17	7	4	1	2	1
Dorian Finney-Smith	6	8	6	0	1	2
Jarred Vanderbilt	0	2	0	0	0	0
Gabe Vincent	0	1	0	1	0	0
Jordan Goodwin	0	2	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Timberwolves player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Julius Randle	25	7	3	1	0	0
Jaden McDaniels	16	11	3	1	0	2
Rudy Gobert	5	10	0	1	0	3
Mike Conley	2	1	2	0	1	0
Anthony Edwards	43	9	6	0	1	1
Naz Reid	12	4	2	0	0	1
Donte DiVincenzo	8	2	2	5	0	0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	5	1	0	0	0	2
Terrence Shannon Jr.	0	4	1	0	0	0

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves game recap

Game 4 of the LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves first-round series started with the teams exchanging buckets. LeBron James and Julius Randle intended to assert their dominance from the beginning, while Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards tried to keep up.

The Lakers finished 32-28 up after the first 12 minutes, showing a better face after their humbling Game 3 loss. The script flipped in the second period, with the Timberwolves rallying to enter halftime up 61-58 after a 33-26 win in the second quarter.

James and Doncic scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, for the purple and gold, while Randle and Edwards responded with 21 and 19 points, respectively.

The second half was still competitive, but the Timberwolves looked less tired down the stretch. The Lakers started the third quarter on a 14-0 run to take a 72-61 lead with 8:26 in the period. They ended up winning the quarter 36-23, entering the fourth quarter with a seemingly comfortable 94-84 advantage.

The Timberwolves reacted in the final 12 minutes, taking the 105-104 lead with 3:47 left on the clock. The final minutes saw the Timberwolves confirm their win after the refs overturned a call and granted Anthony Edwards two free throws that gave his team the 116-113 lead to take the 3-1 advantage after four games.