Minnesota finally attacked the rack in the fourth quarter, putting together a mini rally to pull within nine in the final six minutes, but a consecutive pair of buckets from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield finally ended Golden State’s offensive drought to build the lead back to 14.

The Lakers were 19-22 away from home in the regular season, the only team in the top eight of the West to have a losing record on the road. They are 6-8 on the road since Dončić joined the team, not counting a season-ending loss in Portland in which the Lakers rested players.