Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
12-9, 2-7 Away
106
12-9, 2-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 22 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 106 |
MIN | 19 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 101 |
9-11, 5-7 Home
101
9-11, 5-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
- Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes 8-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses 7-foot hook shot
- Pau Gasol makes 7-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 6-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 11-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum blocks Ricky Rubio's 2-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol misses 5-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 4-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes 19-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Metta World Peace misses 6-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot two point shot
- Metta World Peace misses free throw 1 of 2
- Metta World Peace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes slam dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 8-foot jumper
- Andrew Goudelock misses 20-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses layup
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Goudelock misses 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes 9-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Goudelock makes 10-foot running jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
- Andrew Goudelock makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Murphy assists)
- Matt Barnes blocks Derrick Williams's 8-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 16-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams makes layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Andrew Goudelock makes 22-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot two point shot
- Andrew Goudelock misses 9-foot running jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 9-foot jumper
- Troy Murphy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes slam dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Andrew Bynum misses 11-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 17-foot jumper
- Troy Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Goudelock assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 15-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper
- Andrew Goudelock misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Martell Webster misses layup
- Troy Murphy blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
- Pau Gasol misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2
- Metta World Peace blocks Luke Ridnour's 20-foot jumper
- Brad Miller misses 14-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster misses 22-foot jumper
- Martell Webster blocks Kobe Bryant's 7-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses free throw 1 of 2
- Martell Webster misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster misses 15-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot
- Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brad Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derek Fisher misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Derek Fisher's layup
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant blocks Wesley Johnson's 3-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes layup
- Ricky Rubio blocks Kobe Bryant's 12-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
- Metta World Peace misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Metta World Peace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Metta World Peace misses free throw 2 of 2
- Brad Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brad Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brad Miller misses 3-foot jumper
- Metta World Peace blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Kevin Love makes 16-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Kevin Love misses 9-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 1-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant blocks Martell Webster's 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes driving dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses layup
- Anthony Randolph makes tip shot
- Michael Beasley blocks Matt Barnes's 4-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes makes tip shot
- Martell Webster makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Randolph makes 2-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Ricky Rubio makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 37-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes 4-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
- Michael Beasley makes jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 13-foot two point shot
- Metta World Peace misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses layup
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
- Kevin Love misses 10-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
- Anthony Randolph makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Anthony Randolph blocks Andrew Bynum's jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes 16-foot two point shot
- Metta World Peace misses 20-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot two point shot
- Anthony Randolph misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes tip shot
- Pau Gasol makes 4-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Martell Webster misses driving layup
- Anthony Randolph blocks Andrew Bynum's 5-foot jumper
- Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot two point shot
- Anthony Randolph makes tip shot
- Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Anthony Randolph misses 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes running jumper
- Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes 11-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Nikola Pekovic (Pau Gasol gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Andrew Bynum lost ball (Kevin Love steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Metta World Peace defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:38 | | Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 10:17 | | Nikola Pekovic out of bounds lost ball turnover | 4 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Nikola Pekovic illegal defense foul | 4 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw | 5 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Metta World Peace lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals) | 5 | 2 |
| 9:44 | | Wesley Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover | 5 | 2 |
| 9:30 | | Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot two point shot | 7 | 2 |
| 9:10 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 7 | 2 |
| 9:03 | | Kobe Bryant misses driving layup | 7 | 2 |
| 9:02 | | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 7 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Metta World Peace shooting foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul) | 7 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 7 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 8:56 | | Ricky Rubio personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul) | 7 | 3 |
| 8:41 | | Pau Gasol makes 8-foot two point shot | 9 | 3 |
| 8:33 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive foul (Metta World Peace draws the foul) | 9 | 3 |
| 8:33 | | Nikola Pekovic turnover | 9 | 3 |
| 8:18 | | Andrew Bynum misses 7-foot hook shot | 9 | 3 |
| 8:17 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound | 9 | 3 |
| 8:07 | | Pau Gasol makes 7-foot jumper | 11 | 3 |
| 7:47 | | Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper | 11 | 3 |
| 7:45 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 7:41 | | Kevin Love makes 6-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists) | 11 | 5 |
| 7:18 | | Kobe Bryant makes 11-foot two point shot | 13 | 5 |
| 7:05 | | Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 7:03 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup | 13 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 6:37 | | Andrew Bynum blocks Ricky Rubio's 2-foot two point shot | 15 | 7 |
| 6:37 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 6:18 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 6:09 | | Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot | 15 | 9 |
| 5:54 | | Pau Gasol misses 5-foot two point shot | 15 | 9 |
| 5:54 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 5:43 | | Wesley Johnson makes 4-foot two point shot | 15 | 11 |
| 5:26 | | Pau Gasol makes 19-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 17 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper | 17 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 17 | 11 |
| 5:05 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup | 17 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 17 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Michael Beasley enters the game for Luke Ridnour | 17 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Josh McRoberts enters the game for Andrew Bynum | 17 | 13 |
| 4:45 | | Metta World Peace misses 6-foot jumper | 17 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 4:35 | | Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot two point shot | 17 | 13 |
| 4:35 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Metta World Peace draws the foul) | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Metta World Peace misses free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Andrew Goudelock enters the game for Derek Fisher | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 17 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Metta World Peace makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 13 |
| 4:16 | | Kevin Love makes slam dunk (Ricky Rubio assists) | 18 | 15 |
| 3:56 | | Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper | 18 | 15 |
| 3:55 | | Michael Beasley defensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 3:44 | | Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 15 |
| 3:43 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 3:30 | | Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper | 18 | 15 |
| 3:29 | | Michael Beasley defensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 3:18 | | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 15 |
| 3:17 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 3:05 | | Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 20 | 15 |
| 2:47 | | Michael Beasley makes 8-foot jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Andrew Goudelock misses 20-foot jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 2:30 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Andrew Goudelock personal foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul) | 20 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Minnesota full timeout | 20 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Derrick Williams enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 20 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Matt Barnes enters the game for Metta World Peace | 20 | 17 |
| 2:12 | | Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 2:11 | | Josh McRoberts defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 2:02 | | Josh McRoberts offensive charge (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 20 | 17 |
| 2:02 | | Josh McRoberts turnover | 20 | 17 |
| 1:47 | | Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 1:47 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 1:34 | | Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 1:32 | | Michael Beasley defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Michael Beasley misses layup | 20 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 20 | 19 |
| 1:15 | | Kevin Love makes tip shot | 20 | 19 |
| 51.4 | | Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot jumper | 22 | 19 |
| 40.9 | | Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 19 |
| 38.9 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 22 | 19 |
| 18.9 | | Andrew Goudelock misses 21-foot jumper | 22 | 19 |
| 16.9 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound | 22 | 19 |
| 3.6 | | Jason Kapono enters the game for Josh McRoberts | 22 | 19 |
| 0.3 | | Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 19 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 22 | 19 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 19 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:J.T. Orr
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 29 | 18 | .617 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 30 | 19 | .612 | - | W3 |
| Golden State | 27 | 23 | .540 | 3.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 22 | 25 | .468 | 7 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 38 | .240 | 18.5 | L8 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 38 | 11 | .776 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 16 | .673 | 5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 31 | 19 | .620 | 7.5 | W4 |
| Portland | 23 | 26 | .469 | 15 | L4 |
| Utah | 15 | 34 | .306 | 23 | L5 |
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