Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
18-14, 6-8 Away
105
18-14, 6-8 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 14 | 30 | 23 | 38 | 105 |
MIN | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 96 |
17-16, 9-6 Home
96
17-16, 9-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft running jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Chris Mihm missed layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 8 ft jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 16 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed 15 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed tip shot.
- Michael Olowokandi made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Troy Hudson made two point shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chris Mihm missed layup.
- Caron Butler missed tip shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made dunk.
- Lamar Odom missed 17 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Caron Butler made layup.
- Troy Hudson made driving layup.
- Lamar Odom missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made driving layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Caron Butler missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft jumper.
- Lamar Odom missed layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made driving layup.
- Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Ervin Johnson.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Lamar Odom missed jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed jumper.
- Tierre Brown missed 10 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made dunk. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 23 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 20 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 6 ft jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made jumper. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tierre Brown made 13 ft jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Cook made layup.
- Michael Olowokandi made 15 ft jumper.
- Tierre Brown missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 17 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 16 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made layup.
- Chris Mihm made dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Michael Olowokandi made layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Troy Hudson made 17 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm made jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Troy Hudson missed 19 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft two point shot.
- Lamar Odom made 27 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed tip shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Lamar Odom made 4 ft hook shot.
- Kevin Garnett made layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Troy Hudson missed 18 ft jumper.
- Troy Hudson made layup.
- Caron Butler's layup blocked by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 11 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 13 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed 14 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell's layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Chucky Atkins made layup. Assisted by Caron Butler.
- Latrell Sprewell missed layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made dunk. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Caron Butler made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Troy Hudson missed 16 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Anthony Carter's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Caron Butler made 20 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- Chucky Atkins's 26 ft three point jumper blocked by Anthony Carter.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
- Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chris Mihm made jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jumaine Jones missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made two point shot.
- Eddie Griffin made layup. Assisted by Anthony Carter.
- Brian Cook missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made running jumper.
- Chris Mihm made hook shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft jumper.
- Anthony Carter missed 17 ft jumper.
- Brian Cook made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Eddie Griffin missed 16 ft jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Brian Cook.
- Michael Olowokandi missed jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Cook made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Troy Hudson missed 7 ft running jumper.
- Troy Hudson's layup blocked by Brian Cook.
- Jumaine Jones made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Kevin Garnett missed layup.
- Caron Butler missed three point jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 6 ft running jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 7 ft hook shot.
- Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Trenton Hassell made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Caron Butler made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Latrell Sprewell's 16 ft jumper blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Caron Butler missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 18 ft jumper.
- Anthony Carter missed 11 ft jumper.
- Brian Cook missed layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 20 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed layup.
- Trenton Hassell made layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Latrell Sprewell made driving layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett made layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Troy Hudson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Chris Mihm vs. Kevin Garnett. Lamar Odom gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Kobe Bryant made 9 ft running jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Kevin Garnett Traveling | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Chris Mihm missed layup. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Chris Mihm missed 8 ft jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:27 | | Troy Hudson made 16 ft jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Caron Butler missed 15 ft jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Chris Mihm offensive rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Chris Mihm missed tip shot. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:49 | | Michael Olowokandi made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:29 | | Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 2 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Bad Pass | 2 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 2 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | Kobe Bryant made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm. | 4 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Troy Hudson made two point shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Chris Mihm missed layup. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:27 | | Caron Butler offensive rebound. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:27 | | Caron Butler missed tip shot. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:26 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:19 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed layup. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:18 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:11 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Wally Szczerbiak made dunk. | 4 | 10 |
| 7:43 | | Lamar Odom missed 17 ft jumper. | 4 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound. | 4 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 4 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Caron Butler made layup. | 6 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Michael Olowokandi Shooting Foul. Olowokandi's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 1st Team Foul. | 6 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 7 | 12 |
| 7:03 | | Troy Hudson made driving layup. | 7 | 14 |
| 6:45 | | Lamar Odom missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 7 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound. | 7 | 14 |
| 6:37 | | Latrell Sprewell made driving layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 7 | 16 |
| 6:15 | | Caron Butler missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 7 | 16 |
| 6:13 | | Chris Mihm offensive rebound. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | Chucky Atkins missed three point jumper. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:52 | | Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:52 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:52 | | Michael Olowokandi Loose Ball Foul. Olowokandi's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 2nd Team Foul. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:52 | | Ervin Johnson enters the game for Michael Olowokandi. | 7 | 16 |
| 5:39 | | Kobe Bryant made 18 ft jumper. | 9 | 16 |
| 5:18 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft three point jumper. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:52 | | Chris Mihm offensive rebound. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:50 | | Lamar Odom Turnover | 9 | 19 |
| 4:35 | | Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft jumper. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:33 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Garnett Shooting Foul. Garnett's 1st Personal Foul, Minnesota's 3rd Team Foul. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:31 | | Chris Mihm made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 10 | 19 |
| 4:31 | | Chris Mihm made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 19 |
| 4:16 | | Lamar Odom Shooting Foul. Odom's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 1st Team Foul. | 11 | 19 |
| 4:16 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 20 |
| 4:16 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:57 | | Chucky Atkins missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:56 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:45 | | Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft jumper. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:43 | | Chucky Atkins defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:29 | | Lamar Odom missed layup. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:28 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft jumper. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:14 | | Chris Mihm defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:08 | | Chucky Atkins missed layup. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:06 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 3:03 | | Kevin Garnett Bad Pass | 11 | 21 |
| 2:51 | | Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell. | 11 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Latrell Sprewell made driving layup. | 11 | 23 |
| 2:47 | | Delay of Game | 11 | 23 |
| 2:33 | | Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Ervin Johnson. | 11 | 23 |
| 2:32 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound. | 11 | 23 |
| 2:32 | | Brian Grant enters the game for Chris Mihm. | 11 | 23 |
| 2:32 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 55 | 61 |
| 2:19 | | Kevin Garnett made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 11 | 25 |
| 2:02 | | Lamar Odom missed jumper. | 11 | 25 |
| 2:00 | | Lamar Odom offensive rebound. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:47 | | Chucky Atkins missed jumper. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:46 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:46 | | Trenton Hassell enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:46 | | Tierre Brown enters the game for Chucky Atkins. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:34 | | Ervin Johnson Offensive Foul. Johnson's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 4th Team Foul. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:34 | | Ervin Johnson Foul | 11 | 25 |
| 1:19 | | Tierre Brown missed 10 ft jumper. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:16 | | Trenton Hassell defensive rebound. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:07 | | Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Tierre Brown. | 11 | 25 |
| 1:04 | | Caron Butler Lost Ball. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 11 | 25 |
| 59.7 | | Latrell Sprewell made dunk. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 11 | 27 |
| 52.8 | | Fred Hoiberg enters the game for Latrell Sprewell. | 11 | 27 |
| 40.3 | | Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper. | 14 | 27 |
| 21.9 | | Fred Hoiberg missed 23 ft jumper. | 14 | 27 |
| 20.9 | | Brian Grant defensive rebound. | 14 | 27 |
| 3.0 | | Trenton Hassell Personal Foul. Hassell's 1st Personal Foul, Minnesota's 5th Team Foul. | 14 | 27 |
| 3.0 | | Anthony Carter enters the game for Troy Hudson. | 14 | 27 |
| 3.0 | | John Thomas enters the game for Ervin Johnson. | 14 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 14 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 14 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 14 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Rodney Mott
Referee:Ed Malloy
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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