Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score for April 30 | 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 5

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the Western Conference semifinals after beating the LA Lakers 103-96 in Game 5 to win the series 4-1. Rudy Gobert had the best game of his career, finishing with 27 points, 24 rebounds and four blocks.

Anthony Edwards didn't have a good game, finishing with 15 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Julius Randle also came up clutch with 23 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 10 points off the bench.

On the other hand, Luka Doncic had a game-high 28 points plus nine rebounds and seven assists. LeBron James contributed 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Rui Hachimura put up 23 points. Austin Reaves continued his struggles with 12 points on 14 shots.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score for April 30

Timberwolves

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle	23	5	4	1	0	3	4	31	8-16	1-6	6-7	-2
Jaden McDaniels	8	3	0	1	0	0	6	18	2-4	0-2	4-4	-3
Rudy Gobert	27	24	0	0	2	0	4	39	12-15	0-0	3-6	18
Mike Conley	8	4	3	0	0	1	0	31	2-7	2-6	2-2	7
Anthony Edwards	15	11	8	3	0	0	1	42	5-19	0-11	5-8	11
Naz Reid	3	2	2	0	3	1	2	21	1-4	0-1	1-2	-4
Donte DiVincenzo	9	4	5	2	0	3	3	32	3-13	2-12	1-2	2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	10	1	3	1	0	3	3	24	3-11	2-9	2-2	3
Josh Minott	DNP
Leonard Miller	DNP
Luka Garza	DNP
Joe Ingles	DNP
Jaylen Clark	DNP
Terrence Shannon Jr.	DNP

Lakers

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dorian Finney-Smith	7	4	2	1	0	1	6	29	3-5	1-3	0-0	-2
Rui Hachimura	23	4	0	0	1	1	2	39	9-16	5-8	0-0	-11
LeBron James	22	7	6	2	0	3	2	40	9-21	1-5	3-6	-13
Luka Doncic	28	7	9	1	0	2	4	39	7-18	2-8	12-15	-4
Austin Reaves	12	5	2	0	0	6	4	40	5-14	2-10	0-0	-8
Maxi Kleber	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	-1
Jarred Vanderbilt	2	7	3	1	0	1	3	19	0-1	0-0	2-2	3
Gabe Vincent	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	26	0-2	0-2	0-0	6
Markieff Morris	DNP
Alex Len	DNP
Jaxson Hayes	DNP
Shake Milton	DNP
Jordan Goodwin	DNP
Bronny James	DNP
Dalton Knecht	DNP

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Lakers Game 5 Summary

The LA Lakers hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The Lakers entered the game needing a win to avoid an upset against the sixth-seeded Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards.

Coach JJ Redick made a slight change to his starting lineup, removing Jaxson Hayes and replacing him with Dorian Finney-Smith. LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura remain as starters. This same lineup played all 24 minutes of the second half of Game 4.

Meanwhile, coach Chris Finch continued to ride his starting five of Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert. Finch's team is full of confidence after back-to-back wins at home. Edwards has been playing like an MVP in this series.

The LA Lakers trailed for the majority of the game, coming alive in the third quarter when they got their first lead of the night. Luka Doncic was brilliant for the purple and gold, but a back injury seemingly slowed him down in the second half. LeBron James also had an ailing left leg, which limited him to just two points in the fourth quarter.

Anthony Edwards was struggling for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Julius Randle picked up the slack in the clutch. Rudy Gobert also had a fantastic performance, with JJ Redick's game plan of not playing a center backfiring big time.

The game was pretty close with less than three minutes remaining, with Randle making clutch shots and Mike Conley hitting an ice-cold 3-point shot to put things away.