New Orleans Hornets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (36-85)
Field Goal %
53% (41-77)
27% (3-11)
Three Point %
48% (11-23)
85% (23-27)
Free Throw %
80% (20-25)
20
Turnovers
28
45
Rebounds
49
12
Largest Lead
19
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
Referee:Bennie Adams

Shot Chart
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Darko Milicic blocks David West's layup
- Kevin Love misses three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Darko Milicic assists)
- David West makes 13-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 14-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk (David West assists)
- Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Love's layup
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot
- Darko Milicic misses jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 10-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 12-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wesley Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Darko Milicic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Darko Milicic makes driving dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 1
- Darko Milicic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Beasley makes jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses jumper
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Kevin Love misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jarrett Jack makes free throw 2 of 2
- Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes 6-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 22-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Smith blocks Martell Webster's layup
- Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
- Martell Webster makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Martell Webster makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer blocks Jason Smith's layup
- Jason Smith misses layup
- Martell Webster makes 16-foot jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes driving layup
- Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes driving dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 19-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses 8-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- David West misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
- Luke Ridnour makes running jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Marcus Thornton's 12-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darko Milicic blocks David West's 10-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 14-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza makes 20-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes 6-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
- David West makes 13-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 20-foot jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
- Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses dunk
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Martell Webster blocks Jarrett Jack's layup
- David West makes 15-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster makes 22-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Emeka Okafor blocks Michael Beasley's layup
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
- Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 3-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Martell Webster misses 10-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes 8-foot running jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 7-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk
- Michael Beasley misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kosta Koufos misses dunk
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
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