Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Series tied 1-1
50-32, 19-22 Away
91
50-32, 19-22 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 91 |
MIN | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 119 |
51-31, 33-8 Home
119
51-31, 33-8 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
36% (33-91)
Field Goal %
56% (40-72)
28% (7-25)
Three Point %
50% (7-14)
82% (18-22)
Free Throw %
86% (32-37)
24
Turnovers
28
42
Rebounds
57
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Tom Washington
Game Flow
--LAL
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Mark Madsen missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Troy Hudson made 22 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Troy Hudson made 21 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Troy Hudson made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo missed 21 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rod Strickland.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Marc Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Brian Shaw made Technical Free Throw.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Marc Jackson.
- Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Marc Jackson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Marc Jackson made Layup.
- Rick Fox missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Anthony Peeler made Layup.
- Troy Hudson made 30 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made 19 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Rick Fox missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Troy Hudson missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Robert Horry made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Devean George.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rod Strickland missed Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kareem Rush made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kareem Rush made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Robert Horry made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Rod Strickland made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Anthony Peeler missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Madsen made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
- Kendall Gill missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Madsen.
- Marc Jackson missed Layup.
- Kareem Rush missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Robert Horry missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
- Mark Madsen made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 28 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Marc Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jannero Pargo missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Mike Wilks made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marc Jackson.
- Kareem Rush made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 16 | 23 | .410 | 8.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 30 | .250 | 15 | W2 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
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