Lakers vs Timberwolves: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers18wins
Minnesota Timberwolves25Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Timberwolves have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Timberwolves lead the series 25-18.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 3 and the Timberwolves won 3. The most recent game, on March 10, 2026, ended Lakers 120-106.
The home team won 31 of the 43 games (72%). These matchups averaged 220.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.0 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Lakers in 2025-26, Lakers in 2020-21, Timberwolves in 2017-18. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2024-25), with the Lakers winning 1 and the Timberwolves 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 16, 2026 in Minnesota.
Next meetings
| Dec 16, 2026 | Lakers @ Timberwolves | 9:30 PM EST | MIN 60% |
| Dec 18, 2026 | Lakers @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 7, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 9, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Lakers | MIN 91 – 127 LAL · 2020-12-27 |
| Timberwolves | LAL 80 – 109 MIN · 2024-12-02 |
2025-26 LAL 3 – 0 MIN
| 2026-03-10 | MIN 106 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2025-10-29 | LAL 116 – 115 MIN | Final |
| 2025-10-24 | MIN 110 – 128 LAL | Final |
2024-25 LAL 3 – 6 MIN
| 2025-04-30 · playoffs | MIN 103 – 96 LAL | Final |
| 2025-04-27 · playoffs | LAL 113 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2025-04-25 · playoffs | LAL 104 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2025-04-22 · playoffs | MIN 85 – 94 LAL | Final |
| 2025-04-19 · playoffs | MIN 117 – 95 LAL | Final |
| 2025-02-27 | MIN 102 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2024-12-13 | LAL 87 – 97 MIN | Final |
| 2024-12-02 | LAL 80 – 109 MIN | Final |
| 2024-10-22 | MIN 103 – 110 LAL | Final |
2023-24 LAL 1 – 3 MIN
| 2024-04-07 | MIN 127 – 117 LAL | Final |
| 2024-03-10 | MIN 109 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-30 | LAL 106 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2023-12-21 | LAL 111 – 118 MIN | Final |
2022-23 LAL 2 – 2 MIN
| 2023-04-11 | MIN 102 – 108 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2023-03-31 | LAL 123 – 111 MIN | Final |
| 2023-03-03 | MIN 110 – 102 LAL | Final |
| 2022-10-28 | LAL 102 – 111 MIN | Final |
2021-22 LAL 1 – 3 MIN
| 2022-03-16 | LAL 104 – 124 MIN | Final |
| 2022-01-02 | MIN 103 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2021-12-17 | LAL 92 – 110 MIN | Final |
| 2021-11-12 | MIN 107 – 83 LAL | Final |
2020-21 LAL 3 – 0 MIN
| 2021-03-16 | MIN 121 – 137 LAL | Final |
| 2021-02-16 | LAL 112 – 104 MIN | Final |
| 2020-12-27 | MIN 91 – 127 LAL | Final |
2019-20 LAL 1 – 0 MIN
| 2019-12-08 | MIN 125 – 142 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 1 – 3 MIN
| 2019-01-24 | MIN 120 – 105 LAL | Final |
| 2019-01-06 | LAL 86 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2018-11-07 | MIN 110 – 114 LAL | Final |
| 2018-10-29 | LAL 120 – 124 MIN | Final |
2017-18 LAL 0 – 4 MIN
| 2018-04-06 | MIN 113 – 96 LAL | Final |
| 2018-02-15 | LAL 111 – 119 MIN | Final |
| 2018-01-01 | LAL 96 – 114 MIN | Final |
| 2017-12-25 | MIN 121 – 104 LAL | Final |
2016-17 LAL 2 – 2 MIN
| 2017-04-09 | MIN 109 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2017-03-30 | LAL 104 – 119 MIN | Final |
| 2017-03-24 | MIN 119 – 130 LAL | Final |
| 2016-11-13 | LAL 99 – 125 MIN | Final |
2015-16 LAL 1 – 2 MIN
| 2016-02-02 | MIN 115 – 119 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-09 | LAL 122 – 123 MIN | Final |
| 2015-10-28 | MIN 112 – 111 LAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.