Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
LAL lead series 1-0
50-32, 19-22 Away
117
50-32, 19-22 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 39 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 117 |
MIN | 23 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 98 |
51-31, 33-8 Home
98
51-31, 33-8 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
55% (44-80)
Field Goal %
50% (38-76)
53% (10-19)
Three Point %
20% (1-5)
79% (19-24)
Free Throw %
78% (21-27)
22
Turnovers
22
43
Rebounds
42
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Jess Kersey
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Game Flow
--LAL
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Mark Madsen made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Mark Madsen made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 3.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 3.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 3 of 3.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Anthony Peeler made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Troy Hudson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kareem Rush missed Three Point Jumper.
- Rod Strickland missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Peeler made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Marc Jackson made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Peeler made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Jannero Pargo missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rod Strickland missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made Tip Shot.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Marc Jackson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Devean George made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Rod Strickland made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Rod Strickland made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Troy Hudson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Layup.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Tip Shot.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Robert Horry missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Marc Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Anthony Peeler missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 22 ft Two Point Shot.
- Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 20 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kevin Garnett missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Troy Hudson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marc Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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