Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves

12-9, 2-7 Away

106

12-9, 2-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	22	31	26	27	106
Timberwolves MIN	19	26	29	27	101

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN

9-11, 5-7 Home

101

9-11, 5-7 Home

Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 6-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
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
Wesley Johnson makes 4-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes slam dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 8-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
Matt Barnes blocks Derrick Williams's 8-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 16-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot two point shot
Derrick Williams misses 9-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes slam dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 17-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses layup
Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses layup
Troy Murphy blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot jumper
Metta World Peace blocks Luke Ridnour's 20-foot jumper
Brad Miller misses 14-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 22-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster makes tip shot
Kevin Love makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kobe Bryant blocks Wesley Johnson's 3-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes layup
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
Brad Miller misses 3-foot jumper
Metta World Peace blocks Kevin Love's layup
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 16-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 9-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Kevin Love misses 1-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant blocks Martell Webster's 8-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes driving dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley misses layup
Anthony Randolph makes tip shot
Martell Webster makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 2-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes 4-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Michael Beasley makes jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Michael Beasley makes 13-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph misses layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Ricky Rubio misses 19-foot jumper
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)
Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 16-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph misses layup
Michael Beasley makes tip shot
Michael Beasley misses three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster misses driving layup
Martell Webster makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph makes tip shot
Anthony Randolph misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
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
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
Pau Gasol makes 8-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum misses 7-foot hook shot
Pau Gasol makes 7-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 11-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 5-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 19-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Metta World Peace misses 6-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Andrew Goudelock misses 20-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot jumper
Andrew Goudelock misses 21-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes 9-foot two point shot
Andrew Goudelock makes 10-foot running jumper
Andrew Goudelock makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Murphy assists)
Andrew Goudelock makes 22-foot jumper
Andrew Goudelock misses 9-foot running jumper
Troy Murphy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Andrew Bynum misses 11-foot jumper
Troy Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Goudelock assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 15-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Andrew Goudelock misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Pau Gasol misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot two point shot
Martell Webster blocks Kobe Bryant's 7-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
Nikola Pekovic blocks Derek Fisher's layup
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot
Ricky Rubio blocks Kobe Bryant's 12-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Metta World Peace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Matt Barnes's 4-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes tip shot
Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot two point shot
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 37-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Metta World Peace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Andrew Bynum's jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot jumper
Metta World Peace misses 20-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 4-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph blocks Andrew Bynum's 5-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes running jumper

LAKERS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		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

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

Lakers
106
Timberwolves
101

Game 1

1/29

Timberwolves
85
Lakers
104

Game 2

2/29

Lakers
105
Timberwolves
102

Game 3

3/9

Timberwolves
92
Lakers
97

Game 4

3/16

Target Center

7:00 PM, January 29, 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,551

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Zach Zarba
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	17	7	.708	-	L1
Phoenix	14	11	.560	3.5	L1
Golden State	13	13	.500	5	L1
Sacramento	6	19	.240	11.5	L2
LA Clippers	6	19	.240	11.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	24	1	.960	-	W16
Denver	18	6	.750	5.5	W4
Minnesota	16	9	.640	8	W1
Utah	9	15	.375	14.5	W1
Portland	9	16	.360	15	L3

Curry wows with 39 in return, but defense fails Warriors

Despite a brilliant 39-point performance from Stephen Curry, who returned from a quad injury, the Warriors lost 127-120 to the Wolves after allowing 39 fourth-quarter points.

Milwaukee faces Brooklyn on 6-game road slide

Milwaukee Bucks (11-15, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (6-18, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington takes on Indiana on 4-game slide

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

Game Information

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Curry wows with 39 in return, but defense fails Warriors

Milwaukee faces Brooklyn on 6-game road slide

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