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MINNESOTA (8 - 8) at LOS ANGELES (10 - 5)

Thursday, 7/3/2008 10:30 PM

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	LOS ANGELES - Local News Coverage

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA is 8-8 in all games this season. (28-56 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 3-4 in road games this season. (8-33 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 0-1 in July games this season. (6-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 8-8 in May, June, or July games this season. (24-46 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 2-1 on Thursday this season. (3-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 4-3 vs. division opponents this season. (18-31 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 4-4 after a non-conference game this season. (9-25 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 1-4 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (14-24 over the last 3 seasons.)

MINNESOTA is 5-14 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. (25-54 since 1997.)

MINNESOTA is 3-11 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. (5-15 since 1997.)

MINNESOTA is 0-3 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (9-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES is 10-5 in all games this season. (47-40 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 5-3 in home games this season. (27-18 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 0-1 in July games this season. (13-12 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 10-5 in May, June, or July games this season. (42-27 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 0-2 on Thursday this season. (1-7 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 3-2 vs. division opponents this season. (26-25 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 5-4 after a non-conference game this season. (16-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 5-2 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (22-22 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 10-11 after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons. (34-32 since 1997.)

LOS ANGELES is 7-10 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. (10-12 since 1997.)

LOS ANGELES is 0-2 versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game this season. (12-15 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 8-12 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. (11-15 since 1997.)

LOS ANGELES is 2-2 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (15-16 over the last 3 seasons.)

Team Season Statistics

MINNESOTA Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	80.5	37.4	29-68	42.7%	3-11	29.4%	19-25	76.1%	43	11	17	23	9	13	4
vs opponents surrendering	76.8	36.7	28-65	42.2%	5-15	34.8%	16-22	75.4%	43	11	16	21	8	16	4
Team Stats (Road Games)	81.3	34	30-70	43.6%	3-12	29.3%	17-22	75.8%	44	12	15	22	9	14	4
Stats Against (All Games)	77.9	38.1	27-64	42.7%	5-14	35.0%	18-24	75.6%	44	11	17	21	7	17	4
vs opponents averaging	76.9	37.2	27-65	41.9%	5-16	34.8%	17-22	74.7%	44	11	16	21	8	15	3
Stats Against (Road Games)	81.1	38.9	30-67	44.8%	5-13	35.1%	17-23	74.1%	43	11	19	20	7	15	4

LOS ANGELES Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	79.5	38.9	29-68	43.0%	5-13	35.4%	16-21	78.2%	50	11	19	22	8	17	7
vs opponents surrendering	76.9	36.8	28-66	42.3%	5-15	33.8%	16-21	75.5%	44	11	17	21	8	16	4
Team Stats (Home Games)	80.2	42.4	29-68	43.0%	5-15	32.8%	17-20	82.9%	49	12	19	21	7	16	7
Stats Against (All Games)	74.7	35	26-71	37.3%	5-16	34.3%	17-23	70.9%	45	11	14	21	8	13	4
vs opponents averaging	76.2	36.4	27-65	41.9%	6-16	34.8%	16-21	74.1%	43	11	16	21	8	16	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	76.1	35.1	27-71	37.6%	6-16	34.6%	17-24	72.6%	43	10	15	21	9	12	4

Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved.

MINNESOTA - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
5/27/2008	@ HOUSTON	98-92	W	35-75	46.7%	45	12	33-74	44.6%	46	17
5/29/2008	@ CHICAGO	75-69	W	30-63	47.6%	47	14	24-62	38.7%	39	11
5/31/2008	PHOENIX	94-83	W	29-66	43.9%	50	15	33-79	41.8%	46	18
6/3/2008	@ ATLANTA	85-81	W	31-64	48.4%	38	17	33-66	50.0%	33	17
6/6/2008	@ CONNECTICUT	77-78	L	31-75	41.3%	41	11	31-69	44.9%	56	20
6/8/2008	SAN ANTONIO	90-78	W	29-61	47.5%	40	10	24-56	42.9%	32	16
6/10/2008	CONNECTICUT	66-75	L	25-75	33.3%	43	9	25-62	40.3%	53	17
6/12/2008	SACRAMENTO	78-82	L	27-61	44.3%	39	21	25-61	41.0%	44	15
6/14/2008	@ NEW YORK	76-77	L	28-64	43.7%	33	11	29-60	48.3%	39	15
6/20/2008	@ DETROIT	93-98	L	32-77	41.6%	57	16	29-71	40.8%	50	16
6/21/2008	HOUSTON	65-72	L	19-69	27.5%	51	15	24-60	40.0%	50	20
6/24/2008	NEW YORK	91-69	W	32-63	50.8%	42	11	22-59	37.3%	40	19
6/26/2008	SACRAMENTO	80-76	W	31-69	44.9%	38	12	26-65	40.0%	46	16
6/28/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	65-73	L	26-71	36.6%	49	15	30-65	46.2%	40	9
7/1/2008	CHICAGO	71-73	L	26-66	39.4%	46	11	28-63	44.4%	46	16
7/3/2008	@ LOS ANGELES
7/5/2008	@ SEATTLE
7/9/2008	ATLANTA
7/12/2008	HOUSTON
7/17/2008	@ HOUSTON
7/19/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO

LOS ANGELES - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
5/25/2008	@ ATLANTA	74-56	W	27-65	41.5%	52	13	21-72	29.2%	50	15
5/29/2008	@ INDIANA	78-82	L	33-86	38.4%	58	23	33-86	38.4%	57	23
5/31/2008	@ WASHINGTON	70-59	W	25-60	41.7%	47	13	22-69	31.9%	46	11
6/3/2008	@ CHICAGO	81-77	W	27-68	39.7%	52	17	24-72	33.3%	48	8
6/6/2008	PHOENIX	79-85	L	30-72	41.7%	52	19	30-84	35.7%	52	10
6/11/2008	DETROIT	80-73	W	25-65	38.5%	44	15	26-68	38.2%	45	15
6/13/2008	CONNECTICUT	98-93	W	38-76	50.0%	51	12	34-83	41.0%	45	8
6/14/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	74-66	W	28-58	48.3%	39	19	20-62	32.3%	45	20
6/18/2008	CHICAGO	80-67	W	30-69	43.5%	48	15	26-62	41.9%	32	11
6/20/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	75-77	L	29-70	41.4%	49	14	27-56	48.2%	38	11
6/22/2008	INDIANA	77-63	W	27-57	47.4%	52	23	21-76	27.6%	43	15
6/24/2008	SEATTLE	76-62	W	28-72	38.9%	53	9	22-61	36.1%	40	16
6/26/2008	WASHINGTON	74-77	L	26-65	40.0%	51	21	27-72	37.5%	50	17
7/1/2008	NEW YORK	78-89	L	29-66	43.9%	44	17	27-60	45.0%	40	8
7/3/2008	MINNESOTA
7/6/2008	PHOENIX
7/9/2008	HOUSTON
7/10/2008	@ SACRAMENTO
7/12/2008	@ SEATTLE
7/14/2008	SAN ANTONIO
7/17/2008	@ PHOENIX
7/19/2008	@ HOUSTON

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Summary of past games in this series since 1997

LOS ANGELES is 25-9 in past games against MINNESOTA since 1997

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 76, MINNESOTA 72

Summary of games over the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES is 4-3 in past games against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was MINNESOTA 84, LOS ANGELES 79

Summary of past games in this series played at LOS ANGELES since 1997

LOS ANGELES is 14-3 in past games against MINNESOTA since 1997

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 76, MINNESOTA 70

Summary of games played at LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES is 3-0 in past games against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 86, MINNESOTA 75

				Shooting		3pt shots		Free Throws		Rebounds
Date	Teams	Score	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	Pct	FTM-A	Pct	Tot.	OFF	TO
8/12/2007	MINNESOTA	80	27	29-74	39.2%	3-15	20.0%	19-23	82.6%	42	11	12
	LOS ANGELES	89	41	33-66	50.0%	3-11	27.3%	20-24	83.3%	44	6	16
7/27/2007	LOS ANGELES	76	37	28-67	41.8%	6-12	50.0%	14-16	87.5%	37	6	17
	MINNESOTA	85	42	31-72	43.1%	3-13	23.1%	20-22	90.9%	47	10	17
6/16/2007	LOS ANGELES	58	33	22-58	37.9%	3-12	25.0%	11-14	78.6%	41	12	21
	MINNESOTA	83	37	29-59	49.2%	8-14	57.1%	17-21	81.0%	32	9	11
6/8/2007	MINNESOTA	87	38	34-71	47.9%	6-14	42.9%	13-19	68.4%	33	13	9
	LOS ANGELES	90	49	38-61	62.3%	2-4	50.0%	12-17	70.6%	38	12	17

Key Player Injuries

MINNESOTA

No significant injuries.

LOS ANGELES

No significant injuries.

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