Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
42-23, 18-18 Away
86
42-23, 18-18 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 21 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 86 |
MIN | 23 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 96 |
46-20, 25-9 Home
96
46-20, 25-9 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Michael Olowokandi made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Rick Fox made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ervin Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Rick Fox made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Oliver Miller.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Tip Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Sam Cassell missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup.
- Kareem Rush missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell missed Layup. Blocked by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Bryon Russell made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 34 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Technical Free Throw.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Sam Cassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 22 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Trenton Hassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Troy Hudson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Gary Payton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kareem Rush missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant made Tip Shot.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Devean George.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Tip Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Sam Cassell made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Gary Payton missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sam Cassell.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
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. Gary Payton gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Latrell Sprewell Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Trenton Hassell Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Latrell Sprewell made 6 ft Two Point Shot. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Los Angeles Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:18 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:17 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:03 | | Gary Payton missed 8 ft Jumper. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:03 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:03 | | Kevin Garnett Loose Ball Foul | 2 | 3 |
| 9:57 | | Latrell Sprewell Personal Foul | 2 | 3 |
| 9:49 | | Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:48 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:36 | | Karl Malone Personal Foul | 2 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Kevin Garnett missed Two Point Shot. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:25 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:15 | | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone. | 4 | 3 |
| 9:02 | | Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper. | 4 | 3 |
| 9:00 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 |
| 8:45 | | Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper. | 4 | 3 |
| 8:42 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 |
| 8:37 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 4 | 5 |
| 8:15 | | Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 6 | 5 |
| 7:54 | | Michael Olowokandi made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 6 | 7 |
| 7:43 | | Rick Fox made 8 ft Two Point Shot. | 8 | 7 |
| 7:37 | | Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout. | 8 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 8 | 7 |
| 7:30 | | Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. | 10 | 7 |
| 7:16 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft Jumper. | 10 | 7 |
| 7:13 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 7:07 | | Michael Olowokandi missed 13 ft Jumper. | 10 | 7 |
| 7:05 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 6:50 | | Gary Payton missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 10 | 7 |
| 6:48 | | Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 6:41 | | Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 10 | 9 |
| 6:24 | | Michael Olowokandi Personal Foul | 10 | 9 |
| 6:18 | | Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Trenton Hassell. | 10 | 9 |
| 6:11 | | Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper. | 10 | 11 |
| 6:01 | | Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout. | 10 | 11 |
| 5:45 | | Michael Olowokandi Personal Foul | 10 | 11 |
| 5:45 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 10 | 11 |
| 5:45 | | Ervin Johnson enters the game for Michael Olowokandi. | 10 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Kobe Bryant missed Layup. | 10 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:20 | | Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot. | 12 | 13 |
| 5:09 | | Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 12 | 13 |
| 5:00 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:58 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:52 | | Ervin Johnson Shooting Foul | 12 | 13 |
| 4:52 | | Troy Hudson enters the game for Sam Cassell. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:52 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 13 | 13 |
| 4:52 | | Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 13 |
| 4:52 | | Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 13 |
| 4:41 | | Ervin Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:16 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:09 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:09 | | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:01 | | Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper. | 13 | 15 |
| 4:01 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:40 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:38 | | Gary Payton Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:33 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:32 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:21 | | Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:20 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 15 |
| 3:14 | | Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Ervin Johnson Offensive Foul | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Ervin Johnson Foul | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Fred Hoiberg enters the game for Latrell Sprewell. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Karl Malone. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:53 | | Kareem Rush enters the game for Kobe Bryant. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:36 | | Rick Fox made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 17 | 15 |
| 2:20 | | Jumpball. Gary Payton vs. Ervin Johnson. Kevin Garnett gains possession. | 17 | 15 |
| 2:13 | | Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Jumper. | 17 | 17 |
| 1:54 | | Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 19 | 17 |
| 1:27 | | Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. | 19 | 19 |
| 1:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 21 | 19 |
| 49.3 | | Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 21 | 21 |
| 36.9 | | Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Fred Hoiberg. | 21 | 21 |
| 32.3 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul | 21 | 21 |
| 32.3 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Trenton Hassell. | 21 | 21 |
| 32.3 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 22 |
| 32.3 | | Mark Madsen enters the game for Kevin Garnett. | 21 | 22 |
| 32.3 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 21 | 22 |
| 32.3 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 21 | 23 |
| 15.9 | | Devean George missed 21 ft Jumper. | 21 | 23 |
| 14.3 | | Fred Hoiberg Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 0.9 | | Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper. | 21 | 23 |
| 0.1 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 21 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Tim Donaghy
Referee:Phil Robinson
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 30 | 19 | .612 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | W1 |
| Golden State | 27 | 24 | .529 | 4 | L2 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 19.5 | L10 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
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