Lakers 117-98 Timberwolves (20 Apr, 2003) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

50-32, 19-22 away

117

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	39	27	22	29	117
MIN	23	29	24	22	98

Minnesota Timberwolves

51-31, 33-8 home

Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Radoslav Nesterovic missed 10 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Troy Hudson missed Layup. Blocked by Rick Fox.
Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Kevin Garnett missed 23 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
Anthony Peeler made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
Troy Hudson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Rod Strickland missed 11 ft Jumper.
Marc Jackson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kendall Gill missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
Anthony Peeler made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Marc Jackson made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Anthony Peeler made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
Rod Strickland missed 13 ft Jumper.
Marc Jackson made Tip Shot.
Wally Szczerbiak made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Marc Jackson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Rod Strickland made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Rod Strickland made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Trent missed 6 ft Jumper.
Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
Troy Hudson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
Gary Trent made Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
Radoslav Nesterovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Troy Hudson missed Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett made Layup.
Radoslav Nesterovic made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Troy Hudson made Layup.
Joe Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
Radoslav Nesterovic missed Tip Shot.
Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Troy Hudson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Troy Hudson missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Radoslav Nesterovic missed Jumper.
Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Radoslav Nesterovic made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Trent missed Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
Marc Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
Anthony Peeler missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
Troy Hudson made 22 ft Two Point Shot.
Troy Hudson missed Layup.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
Wally Szczerbiak missed 6 ft Jumper.
Troy Hudson made 20 ft Jumper.
Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Radoslav Nesterovic missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Mark Madsen made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kareem Rush missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kendall Gill.
Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Jannero Pargo missed 23 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
Devean George made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Devean George made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant missed 11 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Rick Fox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry made Dunk.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 10 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
Devean George made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot.

LAKERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		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
11:48	Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:45	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:37	Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.	3	0
11:21	Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.	3	2
11:07	Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.	3	2
11:06	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	3	2
10:56	Radoslav Nesterovic missed 10 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	3	2
10:53	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	3	2
10:37	Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	6	2
10:19	Radoslav Nesterovic Lost Ball	6	2
10:08	Mark Madsen made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	2
9:53	Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
9:29	Derek Fisher missed Jumper.	8	4
9:26	Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound.	8	4
9:21	Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.	8	4
9:18	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	8	4
9:10	Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	10	4
8:48	Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.	10	4
8:48	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	10	4
8:42	Troy Hudson missed Layup. Blocked by Rick Fox.	10	4
8:41	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	10	4
8:29	Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.	10	4
8:26	Troy Hudson Defensive Rebound.	10	4
8:15	Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.	10	6
8:00	Joe Smith Flagrant Foul Type 1	10	6
8:00	Mark Madsen made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	6
8:00	Mark Madsen made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	6
7:56	Radoslav Nesterovic Personal Foul	12	6
7:46	Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Two Point Shot.	14	6
7:39	Minnesota Full Timeout.	14	6
7:20	Kevin Garnett missed 23 ft Jumper.	14	6
7:18	Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound.	14	6
6:56	Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	6
6:31	Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.	17	6
6:30	Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound.	17	8
6:30	Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.	17	8
6:15	Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.	17	8
6:13	Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound.	17	8
6:05	Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.	17	8
6:03	Wally Szczerbiak Defensive Rebound.	17	8
5:58	Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	8
5:56	Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound.	17	8
5:35	Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.	17	8
5:35	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	17	8
5:26	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul	17	8
5:26	Anthony Peeler enters the game for Joe Smith.	17	8
5:26	Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	9
5:26	Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	10
5:13	Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.	20	10
4:54	Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.	20	12
4:35	Anthony Peeler Shooting Foul	20	12
4:35	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 3.	21	12
4:35	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 3.	22	12
4:35	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 3 of 3.	23	12
4:22	Derek Fisher Shooting Foul	23	12
4:22	Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	12
4:22	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	23	12
4:22	Robert Horry enters the game for Mark Madsen.	23	12
4:22	Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	13
4:09	Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	13
4:05	Kobe Bryant Offensive Rebound.	23	13
4:03	Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	25	13
3:47	Anthony Peeler made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.	25	15
3:24	Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.	28	15
3:10	Troy Hudson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	28	17
3:00	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	28	17
3:00	Rod Strickland enters the game for Troy Hudson.	28	17
2:44	Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	30	17
2:31	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul	30	17
2:31	Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	18
2:31	Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	19
2:20	Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	32	19
2:10	Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	32	19
2:08	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	32	19
2:02	Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	34	19
1:47	Rick Fox Personal Foul	34	19
1:47	Marc Jackson enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic.	34	19
1:47	Kareem Rush enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	34	19
1:40	Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.	34	19
1:39	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	34	19
1:23	Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.	37	19
1:10	Shaquille O'Neal Personal Foul	37	19
1:10	Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	20
1:10	Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.	37	21
58.4	Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.	39	21
43.6	Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.	39	23
26.4	Kareem Rush missed Three Point Jumper.	39	23
25.2	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	39	23
4.3	Rod Strickland missed 11 ft Jumper.	39	23
2.3	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	39	23
1.8	Kobe Bryant enters the game for Rick Fox.	39	23
0.4	Rod Strickland Personal Foul	39	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	39	23

Lakers
117
Timberwolves
98

Game 1

20/4

Lakers
91
Timberwolves
119

Game 2

23/4

Timberwolves
114
Lakers
110

Game 3

25/4

Timberwolves
97
Lakers
102

Game 4

27/4

Lakers
120
Timberwolves
90

Game 5

30/4

Timberwolves
85
Lakers
101

Game 6

2/5

Target Center

7:30 PM, 20 April 2003

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,097

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Jess Kersey
Joe DeRosa

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	12	4	.750	-	L1
LA Lakers	10	6	.625	2	L2
LA Clippers	11	7	.611	2	W5
Phoenix	9	7	.563	3	L5
Sacramento	8	9	.471	4.5	L3

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