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Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers

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LeBron and Bronny James make NBA history by playing together in Lakers' 110-103 win over Minnesota

LeBron on sharing Lakers court with Bronny: 'Something I'll never forget'

The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son played almost 2 1/2 minutes together late in the first half of Bronny's NBA debut. They are also the first father and son to play in the NBA at the same time, let alone on the same team.

LeBron scored 16 points, while Anthony Davis had 36 points and 16 rebounds in a dominant performance for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura added 18 points.

JJ Redick won his head coaching debut for the Lakers, who hired the 15-year NBA veteran for his first coaching job at any level.

Anthony Edwards scored 27 points for the Timberwolves, who are coming off their best season in 20 years.

Julius Randle had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Donte DiVincenzo had 10 points in their Timberwolves debuts after the trade Karl-Anthony Towns to New York three weeks ago.

Dalton Knecht scored five points in the Lakers' first-round pick's debut.

Takeaways Timberwolves: There will be growing pains in the post-Towns era. Davis ran rampant against Randle and Rudy Gobert, and nobody stepped up to score alongside Edwards.

Lakers: Their largely unchanged roster showed the benefits of continuity, playing disciplined ball on both ends and getting organized defense led by Davis.

Key moment Davis was phenomenal down the stretch, either scoring or assisting on 13 of Los Angeles’ next 15 points after he returned to the game with 7:09 left. LeBron's 3-pointer put it away.

Key stat LeBron officially joined Vince Carter as the only players in NBA history to play in 22 seasons. James is sixth in career games played with 1,493 — not counting his NBA-record 287 playoff games.

Up next Timberwolves: At Sacramento on Thursday.

Lakers: Host Phoenix on Friday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 110
4th 17.0 LeBron James defensive rebound 103 - 110
4th 19.1 LeBron James blocks Julius Randle 's 3-foot driving layup 103 - 110
4th 23.1 LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover 103 - 110

Statistics

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35-85 FG 42-95
41 Field Goal % 44
13-41 3PT 5-30
32 Three Point % 17
20-27 FT 21-25
74 Free Throw % 84
47 Rebounds 46
12 Offensive Rebounds 15
35 Defensive Rebounds 31
17 Assists 22
4 Steals 7
1 Blocks 8
15 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
7 Fast Break Points 17
40 Points in Paint 72
22 Fouls 22
2 Largest Lead 19
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Austin Reaves, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Jaxson Hayes, C Out Dec 25
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 5 .839 - L2
Denver 21 8 .724 4 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 5.5 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 13.5 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15 L4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 10 .655 - L3
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3 W1
Golden State 16 15 .516 4 W3
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 12.5 L1
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