Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
PLAYOFFS • Series tied 1-1
56-26, 22-19 Away
71
56-26, 22-19 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 24 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 71 |
MIN | 32 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 89 |
58-24, 31-10 Home
89
58-24, 31-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
37% (25-68)
Field Goal %
45% (33-74)
33% (6-18)
Three Point %
33% (7-21)
52% (15-29)
Free Throw %
84% (16-19)
26
Turnovers
18
57
Rebounds
44
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Game Flow
--LAL
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 11 ft Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Darrick Martin missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Gary Payton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 22 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Darrick Martin made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Devean George missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Devean George missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Ervin Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper.
- Darrick Martin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Darrick Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Latrell Sprewell made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Darrick Martin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Oliver Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Luke Walton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Mark Madsen missed Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrick Martin missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Darrick Martin made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Brian Cook made Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrick Martin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Darrick Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Darrick Martin missed Layup.
- Darrick Martin made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Karl Malone made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 23 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Darrick Martin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 23 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Darrick Martin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Oliver Miller made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Tip Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Gary Trent made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Karl Malone missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Darrick Martin missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Darrick Martin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Darrick Martin made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Darrick Martin made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Brian Cook.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Two Point Shot.
- Brian Cook missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 46 | 26 | .639 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 40 | 32 | .556 | 6 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 36 | 36 | .500 | 10 | W2 |
| Golden State | 34 | 38 | .472 | 12 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 19 | 53 | .264 | 27 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 57 | 15 | .792 | - | W12 |
| Denver | 44 | 28 | .611 | 13 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 44 | 28 | .611 | 13 | W1 |
| Portland | 36 | 37 | .493 | 21.5 | W1 |
| Utah | 21 | 51 | .292 | 36 | L2 |
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