Timberwolves 98-93 Bulls (31 Dec, 2003) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

9-22, 4-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	15	32	25	21	93
MIN	31	20	26	21	98

Minnesota Timberwolves

20-10, 8-5 home

Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Trenton Hassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
Trenton Hassell missed Jumper.
Ervin Johnson made Layup.
Ervin Johnson made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell made 13 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.
Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.
Ervin Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Keith McLeod missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Trent missed 15 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gary Trent made Layup.
Fred Hoiberg missed 16 ft Jumper.
Keith McLeod missed 21 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Fred Hoiberg missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Fred Hoiberg missed 22 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Trenton Hassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk.
Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell missed 59 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 11 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Trenton Hassell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Sam Cassell made 13 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk.
Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
Sam Cassell missed 10 ft Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Trenton Hassell made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Sam Cassell made 17 ft Jumper.
Sam Cassell missed Layup.
Antonio Davis missed Layup.
Kendall Gill made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kendall Gill made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
Antonio Davis missed Layup.
Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jerome Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup.
Kendall Gill missed 20 ft Jumper.
Antonio Davis made Two Point Shot.
Antonio Davis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jerome Williams missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jerome Williams missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Ervin Johnson.
Kendall Gill made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Williams.
Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chris Jefferies missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Corie Blount missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 9 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Chris Jefferies missed 13 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Eddie Robinson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made Layup. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Kirk Hinrich made Three Point Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddy Curry.
Kendall Gill missed Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Robinson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Eddie Robinson made Tip Shot.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Eddy Curry missed Layup.
Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed Layup.
Corie Blount missed 21 ft Jumper.
Eddie Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
Kirk Hinrich missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ervin Johnson.
Kendall Gill made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Eddie Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Antonio Davis made Layup. Assisted by Jerome Williams.
Eddie Robinson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
Jerome Williams made 10 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jerome Williams made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Jerome Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Antonio Davis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Antonio Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 18 ft Jumper.
Antonio Davis missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
Jerome Williams missed 21 ft Jumper.
Jerome Williams made Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Antonio Davis missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jerome Williams missed Layup.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup.
Kendall Gill made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Jerome Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
Jamal Crawford made Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Jamal Crawford missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Robinson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup.
Corie Blount missed 20 ft Jumper.
Eddie Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made Two Point Shot.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Kendall Gill missed 18 ft Jumper.
Eddie Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Eddie Robinson missed Jumper.
Corie Blount missed 19 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich missed Layup. Blocked by Oliver Miller.
Kirk Hinrich missed 21 ft Jumper.
Eddie Robinson missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed 21 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 7 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kendall Gill missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kendall Gill missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.

BULLS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		CHI	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Antonio Davis vs. Kevin Garnett. Ervin Johnson gains possession.	0	0
11:48	Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:45	Jerome Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:25	Antonio Davis missed Layup.	0	0
11:23	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:15	Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	0	2
11:02	Kendall Gill made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	2	2
10:47	Latrell Sprewell made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	2	4
10:33	Latrell Sprewell Shooting Foul	2	4
10:33	Kendall Gill made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	4
10:33	Kendall Gill made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
10:27	Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	4	6
10:19	Chicago Full Timeout.	4	6
10:10	Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
10:07	Kendall Gill Offensive Rebound.	4	6
10:00	Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
10:00	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	4	6
9:55	Kendall Gill made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	6	6
9:38	Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	6
9:37	Kendall Gill Defensive Rebound.	6	6
9:30	Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.	6	6
9:27	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	6	6
9:18	Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	6
9:15	Jerome Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	6
9:08	Antonio Davis missed Layup.	6	6
9:07	Trenton Hassell Defensive Rebound.	6	6
8:45	Kevin Garnett made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.	6	8
8:22	Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	8
8:21	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	6	8
8:15	Trenton Hassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.	6	10
8:02	Kirk Hinrich made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	9	10
7:50	Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.	9	12
7:35	Sam Cassell Personal Foul	9	12
7:24	Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	12
7:22	Latrell Sprewell Defensive Rebound.	9	12
7:16	Trenton Hassell missed Jumper.	9	12
7:13	Ervin Johnson Offensive Rebound.	9	12
7:11	Ervin Johnson made Layup.	9	14
6:52	Jerome Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	11	14
6:39	Ervin Johnson made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	11	16
6:18	Jamal Crawford Bad Pass	11	16
6:15	Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome Williams.	11	16
6:09	Jamal Crawford missed Layup.	11	16
6:07	Jamal Crawford Offensive Rebound.	11	16
6:01	Jamal Crawford missed Layup.	11	16
6:01	Trenton Hassell Defensive Rebound.	11	16
5:52	Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	11	19
5:37	Kendall Gill missed 20 ft Jumper.	11	19
5:35	Antonio Davis Offensive Rebound.	11	19
5:33	Antonio Davis made Two Point Shot.	13	19
5:33	Ervin Johnson Shooting Foul	13	19
5:33	Antonio Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	19
5:33	Trenton Hassell Defensive Rebound.	13	19
5:18	Sam Cassell made 13 ft Jumper.	13	21
5:05	Antonio Davis missed 19 ft Jumper.	13	21
5:05	Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	13	21
4:54	Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.	13	23
4:37	Jerome Williams missed 10 ft Jumper.	13	23
4:37	Jerome Williams Offensive Rebound.	13	23
4:31	Jerome Williams missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Ervin Johnson.	13	23
4:30	Chicago Defensive Rebound.	13	23
4:18	Kirk Hinrich Personal Foul	13	23
4:09	Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.	13	25
3:51	Kendall Gill made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Williams.	15	25
3:45	Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.	15	25
3:43	Antonio Davis Defensive Rebound.	15	25
3:36	Jamal Crawford Discontinue Dribble	15	25
3:19	Ervin Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.	15	25
3:17	Kirk Hinrich Defensive Rebound.	15	25
3:03	Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	25
3:01	Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound.	15	25
2:53	Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	25
2:50	Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound.	15	25
2:47	Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.	15	27
2:31	Kendall Gill missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	27
2:30	Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	27
2:20	Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.	15	27
2:19	Jerome Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	27
2:03	Kirk Hinrich missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	27
2:02	Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	27
1:52	Minnesota Full Timeout.	15	27
1:52	Oliver Miller enters the game for Ervin Johnson.	15	27
1:52	Fred Hoiberg enters the game for Latrell Sprewell.	15	27
1:52	Eddy Curry enters the game for Antonio Davis.	15	27
1:52	Corie Blount enters the game for Jerome Williams.	15	27
1:39	Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	27
1:37	Eddy Curry Defensive Rebound.	15	27
1:19	Kendall Gill Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.	15	27
1:15	Kendall Gill Shooting Foul	15	27
1:15	Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	28
1:15	Keith McLeod enters the game for Sam Cassell.	15	28
1:15	Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	28
1:15	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	15	28
1:15	Trenton Hassell Loose Ball Foul	15	28
1:15	Chris Jefferies enters the game for Kendall Gill.	15	28
59.9	Chris Jefferies missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	28
57.9	Oliver Miller Defensive Rebound.	15	28
50.8	Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.	15	30
50.8	Corie Blount Shooting Foul	15	30
50.8	Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	31
34.9	Corie Blount missed 12 ft Jumper.	15	31
34.2	Chicago Defensive Rebound.	15	31
29.8	Kevin Garnett Offensive Foul	15	31
29.8	Kevin Garnett Foul	15	31
29.8	Gary Trent enters the game for Kevin Garnett.	15	31
13.9	Kirk Hinrich missed 12 ft Jumper.	15	31
11.9	Gary Trent Defensive Rebound.	15	31
8.9	Trenton Hassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.	15	31
3.9	Jamal Crawford missed 9 ft Jumper.	15	31
1.9	Keith McLeod Defensive Rebound.	15	31
0.5	Keith McLeod missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	31
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	15	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	15	31

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 3-0

Timberwolves
92
Bulls
89

Game 1

14/11

Timberwolves
92
Bulls
89

Game 2

14/11

Bulls
93
Timberwolves
98

Game 3

31/12

Bulls
93
Timberwolves
98

Game 4

31/12

Target Center

12:00 AM, 31 December 2003

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 20,092

Referees:
James Capers
Scott Foster
Phil Robinson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

Team	W	L

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