New Jersey Nets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
10-4, 3-3 Away
96
10-4, 3-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NJ | 30 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 96 |
MIN | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 82 |
7-7, 5-3 Home
82
7-7, 5-3 Home
Shot Chart
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Troy Hudson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Gary Trent made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Trent missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland made 17 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith made Slam Dunk.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kendall Gill missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Troy Hudson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Gary Trent made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Trent made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Troy Hudson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Aaron Williams.
- Marc Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Aaron Williams.
- Anthony Peeler missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Rod Strickland missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kendall Gill missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed Layup. Blocked by Jason Collins.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kendall Gill made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Kendall Gill missed Layup. Blocked by Rodney Rogers.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Igor Rakocevic missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Reggie Slater made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Reggie Slater made Layup. Assisted by Igor Rakocevic.
- Reggie Slater missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed Layup.
- Igor Rakocevic missed Layup. Blocked by Tamar Slay.
- Reggie Slater made Dunk. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kenyon Martin missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Jason Kidd made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- Kerry Kittles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot.
- Richard Jefferson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- Kerry Kittles made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Jason Kidd made 18 ft Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kerry Kittles made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Lucious Harris made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Kerry Kittles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Kerry Kittles missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Lucious Harris missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
- Jason Collins missed Jumper.
- Lucious Harris made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Collins.
- Rodney Rogers made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Lucious Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Lucious Harris missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Tip Shot.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Hook Shot.
- Lucious Harris missed Layup.
- Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Jason Kidd made Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Kenyon Martin missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kenyon Martin made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kenyon Martin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kerry Kittles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kenyon Martin made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
- Kerry Kittles made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Jason Kidd missed 54 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Kerry Kittles made Layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kenyon Martin missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kenyon Martin missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Gary Trent.
- Dikembe Mutombo made 13 ft Hook Shot.
- Jason Kidd missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed Layup.
- Richard Jefferson made Slam Dunk.
- Jason Kidd made 16 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles missed Layup. Blocked by Kendall Gill.
- Kenyon Martin missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Jason Kidd missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Aaron Williams made Slam Dunk.
- Aaron Williams missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Marc Jackson.
- Lucious Harris missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed Layup.
- Jason Kidd made 18 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd made 18 ft Jumper.
- Aaron Williams made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Lucious Harris made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Lucious Harris made 22 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Anthony Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made Tip Shot.
- Aaron Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot.
- Tamar Slay missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Aaron Williams made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- Aaron Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Tamar Slay made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Anthony Johnson missed Layup.
- Brian Scalabrine missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Tamar Slay made 19 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Johnson missed 20 ft Jumper.
NETS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | NJ | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Dikembe Mutombo vs. Kevin Garnett. Gary Trent gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Troy Hudson Out of Bounds | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Kenyon Martin missed 9 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 18 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kenyon Martin Shooting Foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 0 | 1 |
| 11:00 | | Kerry Kittles made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo. | 3 | 1 |
| 10:44 | | Kevin Garnett Bad Pass | 3 | 1 |
| 10:25 | | Jason Kidd made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin. | 6 | 1 |
| 10:15 | | Troy Hudson missed 17 ft Jumper. | 6 | 1 |
| 10:14 | | Richard Jefferson Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 1 |
| 9:53 | | Kerry Kittles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 1 |
| 9:52 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 1 |
| 9:41 | | Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Dikembe Mutombo missed 15 ft Jumper. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:26 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:21 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:19 | | Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:04 | | Kenyon Martin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:03 | | Richard Jefferson Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 9:00 | | Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. | 8 | 3 |
| 8:45 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 8 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Richard Jefferson missed 22 ft Jumper. | 8 | 5 |
| 8:30 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 5 |
| 8:26 | | Richard Jefferson Shooting Foul | 8 | 5 |
| 8:26 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:26 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Richard Jefferson missed 7 ft Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kendall Gill. | 8 | 9 |
| 7:31 | | Jason Kidd made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:13 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 17 ft Jumper. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:03 | | Kerry Kittles made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Richard Jefferson. | 12 | 9 |
| 6:50 | | Kendall Gill Offensive Foul | 12 | 9 |
| 6:50 | | Kendall Gill Foul | 12 | 9 |
| 6:33 | | Dikembe Mutombo missed 10 ft Jumper. | 12 | 9 |
| 6:31 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 6:20 | | Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Jumper. | 12 | 9 |
| 6:20 | | Kenyon Martin Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 6:09 | | Richard Jefferson made 5 ft Hook Shot. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:56 | | Kenyon Martin Personal Foul | 14 | 9 |
| 5:56 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:56 | | Rodney Rogers enters the game for Kenyon Martin. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:46 | | Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:43 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:41 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 8 ft Jumper. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:39 | | Gary Trent Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:39 | | Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:37 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Troy Hudson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 14 | 11 |
| 5:22 | | Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 14 | 11 |
| 5:18 | | Rodney Rogers Shooting Foul | 14 | 11 |
| 5:18 | | Kendall Gill made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 12 |
| 5:18 | | Kendall Gill made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 13 |
| 5:07 | | Jason Kidd made 18 ft Jumper. | 16 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. | 16 | 15 |
| 4:41 | | Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd. | 18 | 15 |
| 4:24 | | Kendall Gill missed 19 ft Jumper. | 18 | 15 |
| 4:22 | | Richard Jefferson Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Kerry Kittles made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd. | 20 | 15 |
| 4:01 | | Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 15 |
| 4:01 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:51 | | Marc Jackson enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:51 | | Anthony Peeler enters the game for Kendall Gill. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:51 | | Lucious Harris enters the game for Jason Kidd. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:46 | | Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:44 | | Gary Trent Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 15 |
| 3:44 | | Gary Trent made 6 ft Two Point Shot. | 20 | 17 |
| 3:23 | | Lucious Harris made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:06 | | Gary Trent missed 16 ft Jumper. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:04 | | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:03 | | Kevin Garnett missed Layup. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:01 | | Rodney Rogers Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 |
| 2:49 | | Kerry Kittles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:30 | | Richard Jefferson Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:25 | | Kerry Kittles missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:23 | | Gary Trent Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:09 | | Marc Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:06 | | Lucious Harris Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:01 | | New Jersey Full Timeout. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:01 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Gary Trent. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:01 | | Rod Strickland enters the game for Troy Hudson. | 24 | 17 |
| 2:01 | | Aaron Williams enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo. | 24 | 17 |
| 1:54 | | Kerry Kittles made 11 ft Two Point Shot. | 26 | 17 |
| 1:39 | | Rod Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Jefferson. | 26 | 17 |
| 1:21 | | Lucious Harris missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 17 |
| 1:19 | | New Jersey Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 17 |
| 1:00 | | Anthony Peeler missed 18 ft Jumper. | 26 | 17 |
| 58.7 | | Marc Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 17 |
| 49.3 | | Aaron Williams Shooting Foul | 26 | 17 |
| 49.3 | | Marc Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 26 | 17 |
| 49.3 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 17 |
| 49.3 | | Marc Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 26 | 18 |
| 33.3 | | Kerry Kittles made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams. | 28 | 18 |
| 17.8 | | Anthony Peeler missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 18 |
| 15.4 | | Lucious Harris Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 18 |
| 13.8 | | Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lucious Harris. | 30 | 18 |
| 1.0 | | Marc Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper. | 30 | 18 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 30 | 18 | |
Regular Season Series
NJ wins 2-0
Game Information
Target Center
12:00 AM, 24 November 2002
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 15,474
- Referees:
- Don Vaden
- Violet Palmer
- Michael Henderson
2025-26 Northwest Standings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | L2 |
| Portland | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | W2 |
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