Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
36-28, 12-18 Away
106
36-28, 12-18 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 30 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 106 |
MIN | 30 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 99 |
42-26, 27-7 Home
99
42-26, 27-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Mark Madsen made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Hook Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Anthony Peeler.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 19 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by Anthony Peeler.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Troy Hudson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Troy Hudson made 22 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jannero Pargo made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kendall Gill made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Joe Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 16 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Devean George missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Joe Smith.
- Derek Fisher missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Joe Smith missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kendall Gill made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Robert Horry missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson made Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Joe Smith.
- Anthony Peeler made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Anthony Peeler missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Anthony Peeler made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Mark Madsen missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kevin Garnett missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Robert Horry made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Anthony Peeler made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Joe Smith made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Derek Fisher made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Marc Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Joe Smith.
- Brian Shaw missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Joe Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marc Jackson.
- Devean George made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Troy Hudson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Brian Shaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Brian Shaw made Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Marc Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Samaki Walker.
- Marc Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Kendall Gill missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Troy Hudson missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Devean George missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Joe Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Derek Fisher made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Joe Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kevin Garnett. Derek Fisher gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:06 | | Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Kobe Bryant missed 13 ft Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:36 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Troy Hudson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher. | 3 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper. | 3 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed 14 ft Jumper. | 3 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Los Angeles Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 3 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Mark Madsen made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 5 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Hook Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:32 | | Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Anthony Peeler. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Mark Madsen missed Layup. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:27 | | Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:18 | | Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 8:11 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 5 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Shooting Foul | 5 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul | 6 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 10 |
| 7:52 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal Personal Foul | 6 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Anthony Peeler Shooting Foul | 6 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:13 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 10 ft Two Point Shot. | 8 | 12 |
| 6:46 | | Rick Fox missed 14 ft Jumper. | 8 | 12 |
| 6:45 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 12 |
| 6:43 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. | 10 | 12 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett Shooting Foul | 10 | 12 |
| 6:43 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 11 | 12 |
| 6:28 | | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 11 | 12 |
| 6:28 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 13 |
| 6:28 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 13 |
| 6:28 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 13 |
| 6:16 | | Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Jumper. | 13 | 13 |
| 6:16 | | Defensive Goaltending | 13 | 13 |
| 6:01 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 8 ft Jumper. | 13 | 13 |
| 6:00 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 13 |
| 5:50 | | Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 13 |
| 5:48 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 13 |
| 5:48 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. | 15 | 13 |
| 5:37 | | Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | Anthony Peeler Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 13 |
| 5:33 | | Anthony Peeler made 21 ft Jumper. | 15 | 15 |
| 5:09 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 15 | 15 |
| 5:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 15 |
| 5:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot. | 17 | 15 |
| 4:54 | | Troy Hudson Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 17 | 15 |
| 4:48 | | Derek Fisher made 19 ft Jumper. | 19 | 15 |
| 4:41 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 19 | 15 |
| 4:41 | | Samaki Walker enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 19 | 15 |
| 4:31 | | Troy Hudson made 18 ft Two Point Shot. | 19 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. | 21 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Wally Szczerbiak Shooting Foul | 21 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic. | 21 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Troy Hudson Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by Anthony Peeler. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:53 | | Kobe Bryant Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 17 |
| 3:51 | | Kobe Bryant made Layup. | 24 | 17 |
| 3:40 | | Troy Hudson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 24 | 20 |
| 3:23 | | Mark Madsen Offensive Foul | 24 | 20 |
| 3:23 | | Mark Madsen Foul | 24 | 20 |
| 3:10 | | Troy Hudson made 22 ft Two Point Shot. | 24 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 24 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Robert Horry enters the game for Mark Madsen. | 24 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Jannero Pargo enters the game for Derek Fisher. | 24 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Kendall Gill enters the game for Anthony Peeler. | 24 | 22 |
| 2:48 | | Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo. | 26 | 22 |
| 2:40 | | Samaki Walker Shooting Foul | 26 | 22 |
| 2:40 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 26 | 22 |
| 2:40 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 22 |
| 2:40 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 26 | 23 |
| 2:31 | | Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper. | 26 | 23 |
| 2:29 | | Robert Horry Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 23 |
| 2:17 | | Jannero Pargo missed 17 ft Jumper. | 26 | 23 |
| 2:15 | | Robert Horry Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 23 |
| 2:12 | | Jannero Pargo made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 28 | 23 |
| 1:50 | | Kendall Gill made 19 ft Two Point Shot. | 28 | 25 |
| 1:34 | | Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry. | 30 | 25 |
| 1:16 | | Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper. | 30 | 25 |
| 1:15 | | Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 25 |
| 1:14 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. | 30 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Rick Fox Offensive Foul | 30 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Rick Fox Foul | 30 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 30 | 27 |
| 43.8 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft Jumper. | 30 | 27 |
| 42.6 | | Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 27 |
| 35.8 | | Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 27 |
| 33.8 | | Joe Smith Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 27 |
| 27.1 | | Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 30 | 30 |
| 3.6 | | Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 30 |
| 1.1 | | Wally Szczerbiak Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 30 | 30 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 30 | 30 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Marc Davis
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 15 | .615 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 17 | .585 | 1 | L2 |
| Golden State | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2.5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 7.5 | W4 |
| Sacramento | 11 | 30 | .268 | 14 | W3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
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