Top Performers
Points
32
Jones
LAL
Rebounds
18
Garnett
MIN
Assists
14
Van Exel
LAL
Threes
5
Jones
LAL
40-88 (45.5%)
FG%
36-85 (42.4%)
6-18 (33.3%)
3PM
1-8 (12.5%)
23-29 (79.3%)
FTM
23-31 (74.2%)
44
Rebounds
51
11
Offensive Rebounds
16
33
Defensive Rebounds
35
26
Assists
23
10
Steals
6
4
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers - x | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Spurs - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
| 11 |  Grizzlies - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 12 |  Warriors - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets - e | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves were decisively beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers, 109 to 96, on December 16, 1997.
Game Info
December 15, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Fox #44 | 38 | 10 | 4 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 0 | 2 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
E. Campbell #41 | 29 | 22 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 0 | 5 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 67.6 |
R. Horry #5 | 38 | 10 | 6 (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | +16 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 77.6 |
E. Jones #6 | 37 | 32 | 6 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +17 | 3 | 2 | 13-20 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 78.3 |
N. Van Exel #9 | 34 | 12 | 5 (0) | 14 | 2 | 0 | +16 | 3 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 42.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bryant #24 | 23 | 19 | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 55.2 |
C. Blount #44 | 16 | 2 | 6 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 20.5 |
D. Fisher #2 | 11 | 0 | 1 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Rooks #45 | 10 | 2 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 23.1 |
J. Barry #20 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett #21 | 41 | 21 | 18 (3) | 5 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 53.8 |
T. Gugliotta #24 | 40 | 18 | 11 (4) | 2 | 3 | 1 | -10 | 5 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 51.0 |
S. Roberts #53 | 17 | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 25.5 |
C. Carr #43 | 14 | 8 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 59.2 |
S. Marbury #3 | 37 | 17 | 0 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -14 | 4 | 3 | 8-18 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 46.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #42 | 26 | 9 | 6 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 46.7 |
T. Porter #30 | 23 | 13 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 65.8 |
T. Hammonds #21 | 15 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Parks #44 | 10 | 4 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Wheat #6 | 9 | 1 | 0 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
R. Jordan #31 | 8 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
N. Van Exel makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Carr makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Horry makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Horry makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Bryant makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Bryant makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Parks makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Parks makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Jones makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Porter makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Bryant makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Campbell makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Jones makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Campbell makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Gugliotta makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Horry makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Fox makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Roberts makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Carr makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Horry makes 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
3Q
N. Van Exel makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Jordan makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Rooks makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Fox makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Jones makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Porter makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Jones makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Bryant makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Porter makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Porter makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Horry makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Bryant makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Porter makes 2PT shot
4Q
40-88 (45.5%)
FG%
36-85 (42.4%)
6-18 (33.3%)
3PM
1-8 (12.5%)
23-29 (79.3%)
FTM
23-31 (74.2%)
44
Rebounds
51
11
Offensive Rebounds
16
33
Defensive Rebounds
35
26
Assists
23
10
Steals
6
4
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0