Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (36-82)
Field Goal %
47% (37-79)
46% (16-35)
Three Point %
36% (5-14)
77% (17-22)
Free Throw %
81% (17-21)
30
Turnovers
20
56
Rebounds
41
9
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

KSTC
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Rodney Mott
Referee:Ed Malloy

Shot Chart
- 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.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- 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.
- Chris Mihm made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Mihm made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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 Technical Free Throw.
- 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.
- Chris Mihm made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made dunk. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- 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.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jumaine Jones missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Anthony Carter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Anthony Carter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- 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.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Chris Mihm made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 18 | 7 | .720 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Golden State | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | L3 |
| LA Clippers | 6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | L4 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 2 | .923 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 19 | 6 | .760 | 4.5 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 9 | .654 | 7 | W2 |
| Utah | 10 | 15 | .400 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14 | W1 |
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