Julius Randle provided offense when little else was working with 21 points, but the best player on the floor for the Wolves on Friday was Jaden McDaniels. McDaniels continued his strong defense while providing offensive pop with 18 points, nine rebounds and five steals, a career high.
The other positive for the Wolves was that the defense they found before their break returned, though the Lakers helped them out with some bad offense. The Lakers had 22 turnovers and shot 38%. Anthony Davis had 23 points for the Lakers while former Wolves guard D'Angelo Russell had five points on 2-for-10 shooting. Anthony Edwards had 23 for the Wolves and was able to battle through an injured left ankle in the fourth quarter. The Wolves shot just 40%