Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 2-1
58-24, 27-14 Away
89
58-24, 27-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 17 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 89 |
LAL | 24 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 100 |
56-26, 34-7 Home
100
56-26, 34-7 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (34-76)
Field Goal %
52% (34-66)
41% (9-22)
Three Point %
47% (7-15)
86% (12-14)
Free Throw %
58% (25-43)
34
Turnovers
26
41
Rebounds
53
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Game Flow
--MIN
--LAL
Shot Chart
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Trenton Hassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Sam Cassell made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.
- Sam Cassell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Gary Payton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton made Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Derek Fisher missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup.
- Karl Malone missed Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Oliver Miller.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Fred Hoiberg made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup.
- Karl Malone missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Sam Cassell missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George made Slam Dunk.
- Sam Cassell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 28 ft Three Pointer.
- Trenton Hassell made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Payton made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made Layup.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Technical Free Throw.
- Devean George made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Karl Malone missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Tip Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Ervin Johnson made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett 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 missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Layup. Blocked by Oliver Miller.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrick Martin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrick Martin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Luke Walton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Luke Walton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Trent missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 19 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 30 | 19 | .612 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | W1 |
| Golden State | 27 | 24 | .529 | 4 | L2 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 19.5 | L10 |
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