Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 3-2
56-26, 22-19 Away
96
56-26, 22-19 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 21 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 96 |
MIN | 14 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 98 |
58-24, 31-10 Home
98
58-24, 31-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
50% (38-76)
Field Goal %
44% (35-80)
32% (7-22)
Three Point %
17% (2-12)
54% (13-24)
Free Throw %
81% (26-32)
24
Turnovers
12
52
Rebounds
48
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Jim Clark
Referee:Tom Washington
Game Flow
--LAL
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Darrick Martin missed 24 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Latrell Sprewell made 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Trenton Hassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrick Martin made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Pointer.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Latrell Sprewell made 12 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed Layup.
- Rick Fox made Tip Shot.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Fred Hoiberg made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Derek Fisher made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Gary Payton missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Fred Hoiberg made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 13 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Darrick Martin missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Darrick Martin missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Fred Hoiberg made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- 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 10 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 11 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Trenton Hassell missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Dunk.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup.
- Fred Hoiberg made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Trenton Hassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 34 | 23 | .596 | - | L2 |
| Phoenix | 33 | 26 | .559 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 30 | 28 | .517 | 4.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 30 | .474 | 7 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 13 | 46 | .220 | 22 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 14 | .763 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 36 | 22 | .621 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | .610 | 9 | W1 |
| Portland | 28 | 31 | .475 | 17 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 40 | .310 | 26.5 | L3 |
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