Timberwolves 106-90 Lakers (7 Jan, 2004) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

21-10, 6-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	18	30	16	26	90
MIN	33	29	22	22	106

Minnesota Timberwolves

22-11, 10-5 home

106

Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.
Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Sam Cassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Latrell Sprewell made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Latrell Sprewell missed 8 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed Tip Shot.
Keith McLeod made Two Point Shot.
Keith McLeod made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 22 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg missed Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Gary Trent missed Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Sam Cassell made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
Mark Madsen made Layup.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Kevin Garnett made 4 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Brian Cook.
Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Latrell Sprewell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Gary Trent missed 10 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
Fred Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Sam Cassell made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Sam Cassell missed Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Kevin Garnett missed Dunk.
Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Horace Grant missed Layup.
Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 13 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant missed 21 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Devean George made 20 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Brian Cook made Tip Shot.
Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant missed Layup.
Horace Grant made Tip Shot.
Brian Cook missed 19 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
Brian Cook missed 13 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Derek Fisher missed Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Kareem Rush missed Layup.
Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush missed 16 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 6 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Latrell Sprewell.
Gary Payton made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Jamal Sampson made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Brian Cook made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Brian Cook made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Brian Cook made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made 11 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant missed 19 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
Kareem Rush missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Keith McLeod.
Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot.
Kareem Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brian Cook made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Kareem Rush missed 9 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Luke Walton missed 20 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made 11 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Gary Trent.
Brian Cook missed Jumper.
Kareem Rush made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.

LAKERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		LAL	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Horace Grant vs. Kevin Garnett. Latrell Sprewell gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Devean George.	0	0
11:41	Ervin Johnson Personal Foul	0	0
11:33	Horace Grant missed Layup.	0	0
11:30	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:21	Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:03	Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:00	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:48	Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper.	0	4
10:41	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.	2	4
10:25	Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	4
10:23	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	2	4
10:18	Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.	2	4
10:18	Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
10:12	Latrell Sprewell made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	2	6
9:59	Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	6
9:56	Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	6
9:45	Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	6
9:45	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	2	6
9:38	Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	4	6
9:18	Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.	4	8
9:11	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	4	8
9:04	Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	8
9:03	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	4	8
8:48	Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul	4	8
8:41	Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.	4	8
8:40	Gary Payton Defensive Rebound.	4	8
8:23	Devean George missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	8
8:22	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	8
8:17	Horace Grant missed 21 ft Jumper.	4	8
8:15	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	4	8
8:07	Sam Cassell made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	4	10
7:52	Horace Grant missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	10
7:48	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:43	Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.	4	10
7:41	Horace Grant Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:37	Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	6	10
7:16	Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.	6	12
7:01	Kevin Garnett Shooting Foul	6	12
7:01	Brian Cook enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko.	6	12
7:01	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	12
7:01	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	12
6:43	Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.	8	14
6:18	Devean George made 20 ft Jumper.	10	14
6:00	Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Horace Grant.	10	14
5:56	Gary Payton missed Layup.	10	14
5:54	Brian Cook Offensive Rebound.	12	14
5:54	Brian Cook made Tip Shot.	12	14
5:37	Sam Cassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.	12	16
5:15	Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.	12	16
5:13	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	12	16
5:05	Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.	12	16
5:03	Horace Grant Defensive Rebound.	12	16
4:54	Horace Grant missed Layup.	12	16
4:52	Horace Grant Offensive Rebound.	14	16
4:52	Horace Grant made Tip Shot.	14	16
4:37	Devean George Personal Foul	14	16
4:37	Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Horace Grant.	14	16
4:37	Mark Madsen enters the game for Ervin Johnson.	14	16
4:30	Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	14	18
4:13	Brian Cook missed 19 ft Jumper.	14	18
4:11	Kobe Bryant Offensive Rebound.	14	18
4:03	Mark Madsen Shooting Foul	14	18
4:03	Brian Cook made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	18
4:03	Bryon Russell enters the game for Devean George.	15	18
4:03	Brian Cook made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	18
3:46	Latrell Sprewell made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	16	20
3:30	Bryon Russell Lost Ball. Stolen by Mark Madsen.	16	20
3:17	Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul	16	20
3:17	Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	20
3:17	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	16	20
3:17	Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	21
3:03	Brian Cook missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	21
3:01	Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound.	16	21
2:53	Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.	16	23
2:35	Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.	16	23
2:33	Mark Madsen Defensive Rebound.	16	23
2:31	Kobe Bryant Personal Foul	16	23
2:31	Minnesota Full Timeout.	16	23
2:31	Derek Fisher enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	16	23
2:26	Derek Fisher Shooting Foul	16	23
2:26	Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	24
2:26	Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	25
2:04	Brian Cook missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	25
2:02	Latrell Sprewell Defensive Rebound.	16	25
1:58	Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	16	27
1:39	Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.	16	27
1:37	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	16	27
1:34	Bryon Russell Personal Foul	16	27
1:34	Mark Madsen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	28
1:34	Keith McLeod enters the game for Sam Cassell.	16	28
1:34	Mark Madsen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	29
1:20	Stanislav Medvedenko made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	18	29
1:02	Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith McLeod.	18	31
46.9	Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	31
43.9	Mark Madsen Defensive Rebound.	18	31
37.9	Latrell Sprewell missed 8 ft Jumper.	18	31
35.9	Latrell Sprewell Offensive Rebound.	18	31
35.9	Latrell Sprewell missed Tip Shot.	18	31
34.9	Bryon Russell Defensive Rebound.	18	31
27.6	Bryon Russell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	31
25.8	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	18	31
6.6	Keith McLeod made Two Point Shot.	18	33
0.3	Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	33
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	18	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	18	33

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Lakers
90
Timberwolves
106

Game 1

7/1

Timberwolves
97
Lakers
84

Game 2

31/1

Lakers
86
Timberwolves
96

Game 3

13/3

Timberwolves
73
Lakers
90

Game 4

27/3

Target Center

12:00 AM, 7 January 2004

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 20,095

Referees:
Luis Grillo
Marc Davis
Tom Washington

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