1/1/2018 Minnesota v. Los Angeles Game Preview

January 1, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Season Series - Minnesota won 4-0

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 25, 2017 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 121 - 104 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 1, 2018 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 96 - 114 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 15, 2018 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 111 - 119 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 6, 2018 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 113 - 96 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena

2017-2018 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
L.A. Lakers8248.5108.140.788.4.46110.029.1.34516.623.3.71410.735.746.423.87.74.716.021.2
Minnesota8248.3109.541.086.1.4768.022.5.35719.424.1.80410.331.642.022.78.44.212.518.2
LAL Opponents8248.5109.641.089.9.45610.430.1.34617.122.5.76110.234.644.823.68.35.514.320.5
MIN Opponents8248.3107.340.284.7.47510.929.6.36616.020.5.7799.832.041.823.96.54.715.320.9


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 25, 2017 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 121 - 104 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 9, 2017 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 109 - 110 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 30, 2017 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 104 - 119 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 24, 2017 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 119 - 130 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 13, 2016 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 99 - 125 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 2, 2016 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 115 - 119 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 9, 2015 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 122 - 123 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Oct 28, 2015 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 112 - 111 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 10, 2015 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 98 - 106 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 25, 2015 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 101 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 14, 2014 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 100 - 94 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 28, 2014 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 120 - 119 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 28, 2014 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 107 - 143 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 4, 2014 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 99 - 109 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 20, 2013 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 91 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 10, 2013 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 113 - 90 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 27, 2013 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 120 - 117 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Feb 28, 2013 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 94 - 116 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 1, 2013 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 111 - 100 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 16, 2012 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 92 - 97 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 9, 2012 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 105 - 102 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Feb 29, 2012 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 85 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 29, 2012 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 106 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 18, 2011 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 98 - 106 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 1, 2011 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 90 - 79 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 19, 2010 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 112 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 9, 2010 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 94 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 9, 2010 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 97 - 88 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 19, 2010 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 96 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 11, 2009 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 92 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 6, 2009 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 90 - 110 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 22, 2009 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 111 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Jan 30, 2009 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 132 - 119 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 14, 2008 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 86 - 98 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 13, 2008 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 117 - 92 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 4, 2007 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 116 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 9, 2007 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 93 - 107 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 18, 2007 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 102 - 109 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 6, 2007 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 107 - 117 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 20, 2006 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 111 - 94 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 7, 2006 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 88 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 15, 2006 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 89 - 92 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 10, 2005 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 82 - 95 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 2, 2005 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 113 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 9, 2005 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 74 - 88 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 31, 2005 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 105 - 96 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 19, 2005 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 90 - 93 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 10, 2005 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 105 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
May 31, 2004 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 90 - 96 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
May 29, 2004 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 96 - 98 Minnesota Playoffs Target Center
May 27, 2004 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 85 - 92 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
May 25, 2004 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 89 - 100 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
May 23, 2004 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 71 - 89 Minnesota Playoffs Target Center
May 21, 2004 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 97 - 88 L.A. Lakers Playoffs Target Center
Mar 26, 2004 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 73 - 90 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 12, 2004 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 86 - 96 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 30, 2004 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 97 - 84 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 6, 2004 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 90 - 106 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
May 1, 2003 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 85 - 101 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Apr 29, 2003 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 120 - 90 L.A. Lakers Playoffs Target Center
Apr 27, 2003 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 97 - 102 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Apr 24, 2003 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 114 - 110 Minnesota Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Apr 22, 2003 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 91 - 119 Minnesota Playoffs Target Center
Apr 20, 2003 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 117 - 98 L.A. Lakers Playoffs Target Center
Mar 14, 2003 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 106 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 7, 2003 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 96 - 106 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 17, 2002 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 80 - 96 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 1, 2002 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 110 - 107 Minnesota Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 11, 2002 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 83 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 27, 2002 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 101 - 112 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 11, 2002 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 102 - 120 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 76 - 102 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 12, 2001 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 102 - 119 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 8, 2001 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 104 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Jan 31, 2001 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 83 - 96 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 24, 2000 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 108 - 115 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 16, 2000 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 95 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 9, 2000 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 81 - 114 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 15, 2000 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 104 - 91 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 17, 1999 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 97 - 88 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Apr 9, 1999 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 89 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Mar 16, 1999 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 107 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Feb 11, 1999 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 75 - 86 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 27, 1998 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 104 - 91 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Jan 30, 1998 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 114 - 121 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Dec 16, 1997 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 109 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Nov 19, 1997 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 93 - 118 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Feb 12, 1997 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 100 - 84 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 21, 1996 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 88 - 103 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 8, 1996 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 86 - 110 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Nov 3, 1996 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 85 - 91 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Apr 20, 1996 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 82 - 106 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Apr 10, 1996 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 111 - 90 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Jan 9, 1996 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 104 - 106 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Nov 7, 1995 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 92 - 93 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 10, 1995 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 103 - 109 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 5, 1995 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 102 - 105 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Dec 20, 1994 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 95 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Nov 9, 1994 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 122 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 29, 1994 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 89 - 91 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Mar 13, 1994 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 90 - 88 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 5, 1993 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 101 - 99 Minnesota Regular Season The Forum
Nov 27, 1993 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 96 - 92 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Apr 20, 1993 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 107 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Mar 31, 1993 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 126 - 113 Minnesota Regular Season The Forum
Jan 6, 1993 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 98 - 78 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 6, 1992 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 85 - 107 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Mar 20, 1992 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 121 - 131 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Feb 11, 1992 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 116 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Dec 19, 1991 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 85 - 93 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 10, 1991 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 86 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Mar 5, 1991 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 85 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 13, 1991 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 106 - 120 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Dec 23, 1990 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 94 - 118 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Dec 6, 1990 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 83 - 73 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Target Center
Apr 19, 1990 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 89 - 113 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Mar 17, 1990 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 101 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Mar 4, 1990 Minnesota L.A. Lakers 96 - 115 L.A. Lakers Regular Season The Forum
Dec 20, 1989 L.A. Lakers Minnesota 106 - 97 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2017-2018 L.A. Lakers Lakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Caruso L. Ball J. Hart B. Ingram K. Kuzma
Rotation     L. Deng    
Lim PT         I. Zubac

2017-2018 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Teague J. Butler A. Wiggins T. Gibson K. Towns
Rotation T. Jones       G. Dieng
Lim PT         J. Patton

L.A. Lakers Lakers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
2 Lonzo Ball PG 52 34.2 10.2 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.2
12 Vander Blue SG 5 9.0 0.6 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.4 .000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.4
66 Andrew Bogut C 24 9.0 1.5 0.7 1.0 .680 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 2.2 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.7
3 Corey Brewer GF 54 12.9 3.7 1.4 3.2 .453 0.1 0.8 .186 0.6 0.9 .667 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.5
31 Thomas Bryant C 15 4.8 1.5 0.5 1.4 .381 0.1 0.7 .100 0.3 0.6 .556 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG 74 33.2 13.4 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0
4 Alex Caruso G 37 15.2 3.6 1.4 3.1 .431 0.4 1.2 .302 0.6 0.8 .700 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.4
6 Jordan Clarkson G 53 23.7 14.5 5.6 12.6 .448 1.3 4.0 .324 2.0 2.5 .795 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.3 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.2
9 Luol Deng GF 1 13.1 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
10 Tyler Ennis PG 54 12.7 4.1 1.7 4.1 .420 0.3 1.0 .250 0.4 0.5 .759 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.4
5 Josh Hart SG 63 23.2 7.9 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7
14 Brandon Ingram SF 59 33.5 16.1 6.1 12.9 .470 0.7 1.8 .390 3.3 4.8 .681 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 2.8
0 Kyle Kuzma F 77 31.2 16.1 6.1 13.5 .450 2.1 5.6 .366 1.9 2.7 .707 1.1 5.1 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.1
11 Brook Lopez C 74 23.4 13.0 5.0 10.7 .465 1.5 4.4 .345 1.5 2.1 .703 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.7 0.4 1.3 1.3 2.6
7 Larry Nance, Jr. SF 42 21.9 8.6 3.6 6.0 .601 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 2.1 .632 2.6 4.2 6.8 1.4 1.4 0.5 1.0 2.7
30 Julius Randle PF 82 26.7 16.1 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .222 3.7 5.2 .718 2.2 5.8 8.0 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.3
40 Ivica Zubac C 43 9.5 3.7 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .765 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
45 Cole Aldrich C 21 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 .333 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
88 Nemanja Bjelica PF 67 20.5 6.8 2.6 5.5 .461 1.1 2.7 .415 0.5 0.7 .800 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.1
30 Aaron Brooks G 32 5.9 2.3 0.9 2.2 .406 0.3 1.0 .355 0.2 0.3 .727 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.9
3 Anthony Brown GF 1 3.7 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23 Jimmy Butler GF 59 36.7 22.2 7.4 15.6 .474 1.2 3.4 .350 6.2 7.2 .854 1.3 4.0 5.3 4.9 2.0 0.4 1.8 1.3
11 Jamal Crawford SG 80 20.7 10.3 3.9 9.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .331 1.3 1.4 .903 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.1
5 Gorgui Dieng FC 79 16.9 5.9 2.4 4.9 .479 0.2 0.8 .311 1.0 1.3 .775 1.3 3.2 4.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.9
13 Marcus Georges-Hunt G 42 5.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 .438 0.1 0.4 .267 0.3 0.5 .619 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8
67 Taj Gibson F 82 33.3 12.2 5.2 9.0 .577 0.1 0.4 .200 1.7 2.3 .768 2.4 4.8 7.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.7
1 Tyus Jones PG 82 17.9 5.1 1.8 4.0 .457 0.5 1.6 .349 0.9 1.0 .877 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.8 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.3
15 Shabazz Muhammad GF 32 9.4 3.8 1.5 3.8 .388 0.1 0.6 .211 0.7 1.0 .710 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7
24 Justin Patton C 1 3.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
0 Jeff Teague PG 70 33.0 14.2 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4
32 Karl-Anthony Towns C 82 35.6 21.3 7.8 14.3 .545 1.5 3.5 .421 4.2 4.9 .858 2.9 9.4 12.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 3.5
22 Andrew Wiggins F 82 36.3 17.7 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0

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