Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
21-10, 6-8 Away
90
21-10, 6-8 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 18 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 90 |
MIN | 33 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 106 |
22-11, 10-5 Home
106
22-11, 10-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Horace Grant missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Horace Grant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Devean George made 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Brian Cook made Tip Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed Layup.
- Horace Grant made Tip Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Brian Cook missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Brian Cook missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
- Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Tip Shot.
- Bryon Russell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Keith McLeod made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Keith McLeod made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Sam Cassell missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Horace Grant.
- Sam Cassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Latrell Sprewell.
- Gary Payton made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Horace Grant.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jamal Sampson made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- 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.
- Gary Trent missed Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
- Brian Cook made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton made 11 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Layup.
- Devean George missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Devean George missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 4 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Brian Cook.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Brian Cook made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Kareem Rush made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
- Latrell Sprewell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Kareem Rush missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Keith McLeod.
- Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kareem Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brian Cook made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Fred Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kareem Rush missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Brian Cook made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Devean George made 11 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Gary Trent.
- Brian Cook missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Kobe Bryant missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Derek Fisher missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Dunk.
- Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Luis Grillo
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Tom Washington
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 8 | W4 |
| Sacramento | 11 | 30 | .268 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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