Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers
49-24, 22-14 Away
73
49-24, 22-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 21 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 73 |
LAL | 25 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 90 |
49-23, 29-5 Home
90
49-23, 29-5 Home
Shot Chart
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant missed Dunk.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Gary Payton missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Karl Malone made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Devean George made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Karl Malone missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brian Cook.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brian Cook.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Karl Malone missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Jumper.
- Brian Cook missed Layup.
- Brian Cook missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Brian Cook made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Brian Cook missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 7 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Bryon Russell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Sam Cassell made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Troy Hudson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Fred Hoiberg made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Oliver Miller missed 49 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 16 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett missed Dunk.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Oliver Miller missed Tip Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Trent made 13 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
TIMBERWOLVES
LAKERS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11:48 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Sam Cassell. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Gary Payton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 0 | 4 |
| 10:40 | | Sam Cassell made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 2 | 4 |
| 10:23 | | Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 2 | 6 |
| 10:08 | | Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 5 | 6 |
| 10:06 | | Gary Payton Traveling | 5 | 6 |
| 9:57 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:55 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | Kobe Bryant missed Dunk. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:49 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Layup. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Latrell Sprewell Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:34 | | Latrell Sprewell Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton. | 5 | 6 |
| 9:32 | | Ervin Johnson Shooting Foul | 5 | 6 |
| 9:32 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 5 | 7 |
| 9:32 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 5 | 7 |
| 9:30 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Karl Malone Personal Foul | 5 | 7 |
| 9:06 | | Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:53 | | Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:52 | | Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 8 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:22 | | Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:21 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:15 | | Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:14 | | Gary Payton Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Karl Malone missed Layup. | 10 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Rick Fox Shooting Foul | 10 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 12 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Gary Payton missed 5 ft Hook Shot. | 12 | 7 |
| 7:31 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:31 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:09 | | Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:00 | | Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:39 | | Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:37 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:31 | | Rick Fox Lost Ball. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:22 | | Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:20 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 6:11 | | Karl Malone Bad Pass | 12 | 11 |
| 5:56 | | Kevin Garnett missed 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:54 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:47 | | Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:41 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Ervin Johnson Offensive Foul | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Ervin Johnson Foul | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Michael Olowokandi enters the game for Ervin Johnson. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:24 | | Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:11 | | Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 |
| 5:03 | | Kevin Garnett Personal Foul | 12 | 11 |
| 4:52 | | Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:35 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:33 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:15 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:13 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 13 |
| 4:05 | | Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell. | 14 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Michael Olowokandi Shooting Foul | 14 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 14 |
| 3:35 | | Sam Cassell made 10 ft Two Point Shot. | 16 | 14 |
| 3:20 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 16 | 14 |
| 3:12 | | Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 19 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 19 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Latrell Sprewell. | 19 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Derek Fisher enters the game for Gary Payton. | 19 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Karl Malone. | 19 | 14 |
| 2:57 | | Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper. | 19 | 14 |
| 2:55 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 16 |
| 2:55 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot. | 19 | 16 |
| 2:45 | | Wally Szczerbiak Lost Ball. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 19 | 16 |
| 2:40 | | Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:21 | | Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:18 | | Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:06 | | Rick Fox missed 9 ft Jumper. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:54 | | Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:52 | | Michael Olowokandi Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | Rick Fox missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:31 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:29 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1:23 | | Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:02 | | Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Fisher. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Sam Cassell Shooting Foul | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Troy Hudson enters the game for Sam Cassell. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Karl Malone enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 20 |
| 58.9 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 20 |
| 55.9 | | Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper. | 19 | 20 |
| 53.9 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 20 |
| 42.7 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak. | 21 | 20 |
| 33.9 | | Trenton Hassell Personal Foul | 21 | 20 |
| 33.9 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 21 |
| 33.9 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 21 | 22 |
| 20.9 | | Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 22 |
| 18.9 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 22 |
| 5.9 | | Kobe Bryant made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 25 |
| 1.5 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul | 21 | 25 |
| 0.1 | | Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper. | 21 | 25 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 25 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 21 | 25 | |
Regular Season Series
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
12:30 AM, 27 March 2004
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997
- Referees:
- Bennett Salvatore
- Scott Wall
- Derek Richardson
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | W1 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
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