Lakers 98-86 Timberwolves (15 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-19, 2-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	18	19	25	24	86
LAL	20	22	27	29	98

Los Angeles Lakers

20-3, 13-1 home

Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes 5-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Luke Walton misses three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses layup
Derek Fisher misses 27-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes jumper (Luke Walton assists)
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Luke Walton misses 11-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot running jumper
Pau Gasol makes 8-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Luke Walton makes jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Lamar Odom misses jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Lamar Odom misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 10-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Carney blocks Trevor Ariza's two point shot
Sasha Vujacic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses layup
Derek Fisher misses 19-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher makes 7-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Andrew Bynum misses hook shot
Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 18-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Al Jefferson blocks Andrew Bynum's layup
Pau Gasol misses 13-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton misses 7-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes two point shot
Luke Walton makes 5-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Luke Walton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Derek Fisher misses 12-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom misses 19-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 17-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup
Jordan Farmar makes layup
Sasha Vujacic misses 18-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 14-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes 17-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Jordan Farmar misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 10-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes 11-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson blocks Pau Gasol's jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Pau Gasol makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Kobe Bryant misses 28-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Randy Foye blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Pau Gasol makes slam dunk
Al Jefferson makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 21-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 15-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Rashad McCants makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Randy Foye misses jumper
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 17-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Rodney Carney misses layup
Andrew Bynum blocks Rashad McCants's layup
Lamar Odom blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
Craig Smith makes layup
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Craig Smith makes dunk (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 29-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 5-foot two point shot
Craig Smith misses layup
Pau Gasol blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Rashad McCants makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Craig Smith misses 9-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 21-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup
Randy Foye makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 16-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Mike Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Craig Smith's layup
Ryan Gomes misses tip shot
Al Jefferson misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Kevin Love's layup
Sebastian Telfair makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Rashad McCants misses layup
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 22-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Randy Foye misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

LAKERS

TIME		MIN	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Andrew Bynum (Craig Smith gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luke Walton shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:37	Mike Miller personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	2	0
11:32	Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper	2	0
11:30	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	2	0
11:29	Andrew Bynum makes 5-foot two point shot	2	2
11:04	Al Jefferson makes layup (Mike Miller assists)	4	2
10:52	Pau Gasol makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)	4	4
10:37	Ryan Gomes misses 21-foot jumper	4	4
10:36	Luke Walton defensive rebound	4	4
10:17	Luke Walton misses three point jumper	4	4
10:15	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	4	4
10:11	Andrew Bynum traveling	4	4
9:48	Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:48	Minnesota defensive rebound	4	4
9:34	Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper	4	4
9:33	Mike Miller defensive rebound	4	4
9:23	Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:22	Craig Smith offensive rebound	4	4
9:18	Ryan Gomes turnover	4	4
9:04	Derek Fisher misses layup	4	4
9:03	Mike Miller defensive rebound	4	4
8:52	Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper	4	4
8:51	Minnesota defensive rebound	4	4
8:51	Craig Smith loose ball foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	4	4
8:41	Luke Walton bad pass (Al Jefferson steals)	4	4
8:37	Mike Miller offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	4	4
8:37	Mike Miller turnover	4	4
8:22	Derek Fisher misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	4
8:21	Mike Miller defensive rebound	4	4
8:07	Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	4	4
8:07	Craig Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
8:07	Minnesota offensive rebound	4	4
8:07	Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	5	4
7:54	Pau Gasol makes jumper (Luke Walton assists)	5	6
7:45	Derek Fisher jump ball	5	6
7:33	Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper	5	6
7:33	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	5	6
7:24	Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)	5	8
7:11	Ryan Gomes makes 15-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	7	8
6:58	Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)	7	10
6:33	Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
6:31	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	7	10
6:28	Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper	9	10
6:20	Ryan Gomes shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	9	10
6:20	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	9	11
6:20	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	9	12
5:56	Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	11	12
5:37	Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot jumper	11	14
5:24	Ryan Gomes bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)	11	14
5:18	Andrew Bynum misses layup	11	14
5:16	Craig Smith defensive rebound	11	14
5:11	Mike Miller bad pass	11	14
5:11	Los Angeles full timeout	11	14
4:56	Luke Walton misses 11-foot jumper	11	14
4:54	Randy Foye defensive rebound	11	14
4:43	Randy Foye offensive foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul)	11	14
4:43	Randy Foye turnover	11	14
4:33	Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot running jumper	11	14
4:31	Craig Smith defensive rebound	11	14
4:11	Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)	13	14
3:53	Pau Gasol makes 8-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	13	16
3:36	Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	16
3:35	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	13	16
3:28	Kobe Bryant bad pass	13	16
3:15	Randy Foye bad pass	13	16
3:00	Luke Walton makes jumper (Pau Gasol assists)	13	18
2:34	Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	13	18
2:33	Luke Walton defensive rebound	13	18
2:17	Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)	13	20
1:55	Al Jefferson traveling	13	20
1:55	Minnesota full timeout	13	20
1:55	Jordan Farmar enters the game for Luke Walton	13	20
1:55	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Andrew Bynum	13	20
1:55	Lamar Odom enters the game for Derek Fisher	13	20
1:55	Kevin Love enters the game for Craig Smith	13	20
1:55	Rashad McCants enters the game for Mike Miller	13	20
1:39	Lamar Odom misses jumper	13	20
1:39	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	13	20
1:16	Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	20
1:15	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	13	20
56.9	Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper	13	20
55.5	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	13	20
45.9	Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper	13	20
44.8	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	13	20
44.0	Pau Gasol blocks Al Jefferson's layup	13	20
44.0	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Pau Gasol (Jordan Farmar gains possession)	13	20
44.0	Minnesota defensive rebound	13	20
34.9	Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper	13	20
33.6	Kevin Love defensive rebound	13	20
30.5	Rashad McCants makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)	15	20
12.9	Kobe Bryant misses layup	15	20
11.9	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	20
4.3	Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)	18	20
2.9	Ryan Gomes personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	18	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	20

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

Timberwolves
86
Lakers
98

Game 1

15/12

Lakers
132
Timberwolves
119

Game 2

31/1

Lakers
111
Timberwolves
108

Game 3

23/2

Timberwolves
90
Lakers
110

Game 4

7/3

crypto.com Arena

2:30 AM, 15 December 2008

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Mark Lindsay
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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