Lakers 90-79 Timberwolves (2 Mar, 2011) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

43-19, 22-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	18	22	25	25	90
MIN	21	24	16	18	79

Minnesota Timberwolves

14-47, 10-22 home

Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 10-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Kevin Love's 7-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 5-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 4-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 4-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 6-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Luke Ridnour's 14-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 9-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 9-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley makes 7-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph misses 8-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lazar Hayward makes driving layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wayne Ellington makes driving layup
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lazar Hayward makes 13-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Anthony Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 18-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn makes 22-foot three point jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
Wayne Ellington makes 21-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 17-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley makes two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 12-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 15-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 11-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Michael Beasley makes 6-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Michael Beasley misses two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Lazar Hayward misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 21-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward makes driving layup
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 12-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward misses 15-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 20-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic misses layup
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 6-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 22-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 6-foot two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
Darko Milicic makes slam dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 9-foot running jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic makes 5-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 12-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 22-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes layup
Andrew Bynum misses two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes tip shot
Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 18-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 13-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses 16-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Nikola Pekovic blocks Shannon Brown's 6-foot jumper
Luke Walton misses 11-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Luke Walton assists)
Shannon Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses driving layup
Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk
Shannon Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Andrew Bynum misses jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 4-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Ron Artest misses 5-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes layup
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes layup
Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Ron Artest's jumper
Derek Fisher makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 21-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
Lamar Odom misses 22-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 16-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses tip shot
Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 9-foot running jumper
Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 10-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 17-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk
Derek Fisher misses driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes 15-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Steve Blake misses 17-foot jumper
Luke Walton makes 15-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Lamar Odom misses 19-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Luke Walton assists)
Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Shannon Brown makes 1-foot two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom makes 20-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Lamar Odom makes layup
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot two point shot

LAKERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		LAL	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Darko Milicic (Kevin Love gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:49	Wesley Johnson offensive rebound	0	0
11:41	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Andrew Bynum lost ball (Wesley Johnson steals)	0	0
11:19	Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:17	Ron Artest defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Darko Milicic personal foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul)	0	0
10:47	Andrew Bynum 3 second	0	0
10:37	Darko Milicic misses 10-foot two point shot	0	0
10:36	Kevin Love offensive rebound	0	0
10:36	Pau Gasol shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	0	0
10:36	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
10:36	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
10:14	Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot two point shot	0	2
10:12	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	0	2
10:00	Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)	0	5
9:40	Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper	0	5
9:38	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	0	5
9:26	Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper	0	5
9:26	Darko Milicic offensive rebound	0	5
9:23	Darko Milicic lost ball (Ron Artest steals)	0	5
9:15	Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	5
9:15	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	5
9:15	Ron Artest personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	0	5
9:02	Andrew Bynum blocks Kevin Love's 7-foot jumper	0	5
9:00	Minnesota offensive team rebound	0	5
8:56	Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper	0	5
8:53	Luke Ridnour offensive rebound	0	5
8:51	Luke Ridnour misses 5-foot jumper	0	5
8:48	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	0	5
8:45	Kobe Bryant offensive charge (Kevin Love draws the foul)	0	5
8:45	Kobe Bryant turnover	0	5
8:25	Darko Milicic misses 4-foot jumper	0	5
8:23	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	0	5
8:10	Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot	0	5
8:07	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	0	5
7:58	Pau Gasol misses 12-foot jumper	0	5
7:56	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	0	5
7:52	Wesley Johnson kicked ball	0	5
7:48	Pau Gasol misses 22-foot jumper	0	5
7:47	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	0	5
7:45	Andrew Bynum makes layup	2	5
7:26	Darko Milicic misses 4-foot jumper	2	5
7:24	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	2	5
7:18	Andrew Bynum misses two point shot	2	5
7:16	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	5
7:11	Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)	2	7
6:56	Michael Beasley shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	2	7
6:56	Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
6:56	Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
6:43	Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	4	7
6:43	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	4	7
6:35	Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot two point shot	4	7
6:33	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	6	7
6:33	Andrew Bynum makes tip shot	6	7
6:22	Wesley Johnson makes 6-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)	6	9
6:05	Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	9
6:03	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	9
6:01	Andrew Bynum personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	6	9
5:50	Andrew Bynum blocks Luke Ridnour's 14-foot jumper	6	9
5:50	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	6	9
5:33	Andrew Bynum misses layup	6	9
5:33	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	6	9
5:31	Darko Milicic shooting foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul)	6	9
5:31	Minnesota full timeout	6	9
5:31	Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic	6	9
5:31	Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
5:31	Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2	8	9
5:16	Michael Beasley bad pass	8	9
4:56	Wesley Johnson personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	8	9
4:50	Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper	8	9
4:48	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	8	9
4:35	Michael Beasley makes 9-foot two point shot	8	11
4:18	Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper	10	11
4:05	Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	10	11
4:03	Kevin Love offensive rebound	10	11
4:00	Kevin Love makes 9-foot jumper	10	13
3:46	Derek Fisher misses two point shot	10	13
3:44	Kevin Love defensive rebound	10	13
3:38	Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	10	15
3:18	Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper	10	15
3:16	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	10	15
3:16	Los Angeles full timeout	10	15
3:16	Lamar Odom enters the game for Andrew Bynum	10	15
3:16	Steve Blake enters the game for Derek Fisher	10	15
3:16	Shannon Brown enters the game for Kobe Bryant	10	15
3:13	Lamar Odom misses 18-foot jumper	10	15
3:11	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	10	15
2:54	Michael Beasley misses jumper	10	15
2:53	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	10	15
2:33	Pau Gasol makes 13-foot jumper	12	15
2:15	Nikola Pekovic lost ball (Shannon Brown steals)	12	15
2:11	Shannon Brown misses 16-foot two point shot	12	15
2:06	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	12	15
1:47	Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)	15	15
1:24	Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)	15	17
1:10	Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)	15	17
1:10	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Wesley Johnson	15	17
1:10	Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour	15	17
1:10	Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2	16	17
1:10	Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
58.2	Michael Beasley makes 7-foot two point shot	17	19
39.9	Nikola Pekovic blocks Shannon Brown's 6-foot jumper	17	19
37.9	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	17	19
29.3	Steve Blake shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	17	19
29.3	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
29.3	Lazar Hayward enters the game for Michael Beasley	17	20
29.3	Luke Walton enters the game for Ron Artest	17	20
29.3	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
15.5	Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	17	21
15.5	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	18	21
15.5	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	18	21
15.5	Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2	18	21
14.9	Luke Walton offensive rebound	18	21
0.9	Luke Walton misses 11-foot jumper	18	21
0.2	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	18	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	21

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 3-0

Timberwolves
94
Lakers
99

Game 1

10/11

Lakers
112
Timberwolves
95

Game 2

20/11

Lakers
90
Timberwolves
79

Game 3

2/3

Timberwolves
98
Lakers
106

Game 4

19/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 2 March 2011

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,111

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Nick Buchert
Tony Brown

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

Team	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	0	.000	-	-
Portland	0	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	0	.000	-	-
Utah	0	.000	-	-
Denver	1	.000	0.5	L1

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