December 16, 1997
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|
| LAL | 24 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 109 |
| MIN | 24 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 96 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| LAL | 97.3 | .489 | 9.8 | 23.9 | .261 | 112.0 |
| MIN | 97.3 | .429 | 14.0 | 32.7 | .271 | 98.7 |
Los Angeles Lakers (18-5)
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Rick Fox | 10 | 4 | 1 | 38:00 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Horry | 10 | 6 | 2 | 38:00 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Jones | 32 | 6 | 1 | 37:00 | 13 | 20 | .650 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Van Exel | 12 | 5 | 14 | 34:00 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Elden Campbell | 22 | 5 | 2 | 29:00 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 12 | .833 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 19 | 6 | 0 | 23:00 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Corie Blount | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Fisher | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Rooks | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10:00 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Barry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 109 | 44 | 26 | 240 | 40 | 88 | .455 | 6 | 18 | .333 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Rick Fox | 38:00 | .313 | .313 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 70 | 101 |
| Robert Horry | 38:00 | .776 | .833 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 133 | 97 |
| Eddie Jones | 37:00 | .783 | .775 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 27.2 | 126 | 96 |
| Nick Van Exel | 34:00 | .423 | .292 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 55.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 103 | 97 |
| Elden Campbell | 29:00 | .676 | .545 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 147 | 102 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 23:00 | .552 | .467 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 34.0 | 112 | 102 |
| Corie Blount | 16:00 | .205 | .000 | 26.1 | 12.2 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 93 | 101 |
| Derek Fisher | 11:00 | .000 | .000 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 143 | 109 |
| Sean Rooks | 10:00 | .231 | .333 | 20.9 | 29.4 | 25.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 27.1 | 50 | 97 |
| Jon Barry | 4:00 | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 24.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 40 | 59 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .541 | .489 | 23.9 | 67.3 | 46.3 | 65.0 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 100.0 | 112.0 | 98.7 |
Minnesota Timberwolves (9-13)
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 41:00 | .538 | .500 | 7.2 | 38.2 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 102 | 107 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 40:00 | .510 | .467 | 9.8 | 18.3 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 90 | 106 |
| Stephon Marbury | 37:00 | .461 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 25.4 | 84 | 114 |
| Stanley Roberts | 17:00 | .255 | .200 | 0.0 | 24.6 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 62 | 110 |
| Chris Carr | 14:00 | .592 | .400 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 23.2 | 117 | 116 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Sam Mitchell | 26:00 | .467 | .286 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 124 | 117 |
| Terry Porter | 23:00 | .658 | .611 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 32.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 19.8 | 133 | 118 |
| Tom Hammonds | 15:00 | .000 | .000 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 105 | 120 |
| Cherokee Parks | 10:00 | .500 | .500 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 120 | 106 |
| DeJuan Wheat | 9:00 | .174 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 18.1 | 66 | 120 |
| Reggie Jordan | 8:00 | .333 | .333 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 20.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 88 | 104 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .487 | .429 | 32.7 | 76.1 | 53.7 | 63.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 100.0 | 98.7 | 112.0 |
Officials: Eddie F. Rush, Mark Wunderlich, Tony Brothers
Attendance: 16,874