Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets
5-3, 2-2 Away
99
5-3, 2-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 19 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 99 |
NO | 16 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 94 |
0-8, 0-6 Home
94
0-8, 0-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed Layup.
- Jamaal Magloire missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 12 ft Jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Dunk.
- Jamaal Magloire missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jamaal Magloire missed 17 ft Jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Sam Cassell made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Darrell Armstrong made Technical Free Throw.
- Sam Cassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Jamaal Magloire made Layup.
- Darrell Armstrong made 16 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Darrell Armstrong made 23 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 23 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 18 ft Jumper.
- Junior Harrington missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Chris Andersen made 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Lee Nailon made Dunk. Assisted by Junior Harrington.
- Troy Hudson missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
- David West missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- J.R. Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Lee Nailon made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Junior Harrington.
- Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Andersen missed Jumper.
- Lee Nailon made Layup.
- Eddie Griffin missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Mark Madsen made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Junior Harrington made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by David West.
- Eddie Griffin made Layup.
- Chris Andersen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by David West.
- Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- David West made Layup. Assisted by Junior Harrington.
- Eddie Griffin missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Junior Harrington made Layup. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
- Fred Hoiberg made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Sam Cassell made Layup. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Lee Nailon made Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made Dunk. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- George Lynch made Two Point Shot.
- George Lynch missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- David Wesley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- David Wesley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Eddie Griffin missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- George Lynch missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jamaal Magloire missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- P.J. Brown made Tip Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- George Lynch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- P.J. Brown made Layup. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Jamaal Magloire made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- George Lynch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Darrell Armstrong made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Jamaal Magloire made Layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 13 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley made Layup. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Eddie Griffin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Junior Harrington made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- P.J. Brown made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Junior Harrington.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made Layup.
- Lee Nailon missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- P.J. Brown made 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Junior Harrington missed Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft Jumper.
- Lee Nailon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Lee Nailon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- J.R. Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Lee Nailon made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Sam Cassell missed 66 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- J.R. Smith missed 23 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Lee Nailon made 13 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- David West made Layup. Assisted by David Wesley.
- David West missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Fred Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
- David Wesley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- David West made Layup. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Lee Nailon made 16 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Tip Shot.
- David Wesley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Eddie Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Troy Hudson made Layup.
- Lee Nailon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Lee Nailon made Layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Lee Nailon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Lee Nailon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong made 17 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Darrell Armstrong made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon made Dunk. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Eddie Griffin made Two Point Shot.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- David Wesley made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Freije made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Gary Benson
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Greg Willard
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 17 | .790 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 53 | 28 | .654 | 11 | W11 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 33 | .593 | 16 | W1 |
| Portland | 41 | 40 | .506 | 23 | W1 |
| Utah | 22 | 59 | .272 | 42 | W1 |
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