LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves player stats and box score (April 25) | Game 3, 2025 NBA Playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves used a big second-half push to pull away from the LA Lakers in Game 3 and grab a 2-1 lead in their first-round matchup Friday night. The Wolves dominated the paint and got major performances from their stars to lock in the victory.

After a quiet showing in Game 2, Jaden McDaniels bounced back with the same fire he had in Minnesota’s Game 1 win, exploding for a career-high 30 points on 13-for-22 shooting.

Anthony Edwards stuffed the stat sheet with 29 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists, coming through time and again in the clutch for the Timberwolves.

Julius Randle also had a strong night with 22 points and five boards, while Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo chipped in 11 and 10 points off the bench, respectively.

The Timberwolves managed to hold off a massive 38-point performance from LeBron James, who shot an efficient 13-for-21 and grabbed 10 rebounds to go with two blocks.

Austin Reaves added 20 points and seven boards, while Luka Doncic had 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, though he struggled from the field at 6-for-16.

Minnesota exposed the Lakers’ thin interior defense, dominating the paint 56-26 and running the break for a 21-11 fastbreak edge. They also capitalized on LA’s mistakes, converting 16 Laker turnovers into 28 points.

Below is the box score for Game 3 of the LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves series.

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves box score

LA Lakers player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Rui Hachimura	37:38	8	4	2	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	4	1	1	3	5	-19
LeBron James	41:10	38	10	4	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	3	7	2	2	1	0	-10
Jaxson Hayes	08:42	2	1	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-13
Austin Reaves	41:04	20	7	4	7	18	38.9	5	11	45.5	1	2	50.0	1	6	0	1	4	3	-16
Luka Dončić	39:59	17	7	8	6	16	37.5	2	8	25.0	3	4	75.0	0	7	1	1	5	3	-16
Dorian Finney-Smith	28:37	8	1	2	3	6	50.0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	3	3
Gabe Vincent	15:50	5	1	1	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-3
Jarred Vanderbilt	12:40	3	5	0	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	1	2	50.0	0	5	0	1	1	5	5
Jordan Goodwin	11:48	3	2	0	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	1	1	1	1	0	2	9
Dalton Knecht	00:38	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bronny James	00:38	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shake Milton	00:38	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Len	00:38	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		104	49	21	37	78	47.4	17	40	42.5	13	20	65.0	7	31	5	7	16	23	-

Minnesota Timberwolves player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Jaden McDaniels	38:13	30	5	1	13	22	59.1	1	5	20.0	3	4	75.0	3	2	2	0	1	2	11
Julius Randle	40:57	22	5	4	6	13	46.2	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	0	5	1	0	2	2	11
Rudy Gobert	25:23	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	25.0	1	2	2	1	1	2	3
Anthony Edwards	42:18	29	8	8	12	26	46.2	5	10	50.0	0	0	0.0	2	6	2	1	2	2	13
Mike Conley	21:01	9	3	4	4	6	66.7	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	1	2	1	0	0	2	6
Donte DiVincenzo	30:43	10	5	4	4	13	30.8	2	8	25.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	1	3	1	4	5
Naz Reid	27:28	11	6	0	4	7	57.1	2	5	40.0	1	1	100	1	5	0	0	0	4	10
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	13:57	4	3	2	1	4	25.0	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	0	3	1	0	1	1	1
TOTALS		116	52	24	44	91	48.4	13	36	36.1	15	21	71.4	9	29	10	5	8	19	-

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Game recap

The Lakers came out with a quick 7-3 run, but the Timberwolves answered right back, pulling ahead 15-9 and then pushing the lead to 27-19 with 2:33 left in the first.

Jaden McDaniels brought that Game 1 fire again, dropping eight in the opening frame. Julius Randle matched him with eight of his own, and the Timberwolves held a 32-26 edge after one.

In the second quarter, the Lakers caught fire, sparked by LeBron James pouring in 16 points in the frame. The offense clicked as they outpaced the Timberwolves 32-22 to head into halftime up 58-54.

James was the top scorer at the half with 22 points, while Austin Reaves chipped in 14 for LA.

For Minnesota, Randle and McDaniels each had 14, with Anthony Edwards contributing 12.

The Wolves edged LA by six in the third quarter to set up a tight fourth period — and it delivered.

James knocked down three consecutive triples in the final frame to cut Minnesota’s lead to one, 100-99. Doncic then led a charge to tie it up at 103 apiece.

But after that, it was all Timberwolves. Edwards and Reid buried 3s to stretch the lead, and Edwards followed up with two more buckets and a dime to McDaniels for another triple to ice the game.

Game 4 stays in Minnesota and tips off Sunday.