Timberwolves 86-79 Hornets (25 Nov, 2006) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

5-6, 2-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	21	22	20	86
NO	26	17	17	19	79

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

8-5, 4-1 home

Desmond Mason misses 4-foot hook shot
Desmond Mason misses dunk
Marc Jackson makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes dunk (Marc Jackson assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses hook shot
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot hook shot
Cedric Simmons makes jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Desmond Mason misses dunk
Cedric Simmons makes layup
Bobby Jackson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Marko Jaric blocks Bobby Jackson's 15-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons misses jumper
Mark Blount blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Rasual Butler misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 9-foot running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Peja Stojakovic's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 15-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
Jannero Pargo makes jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Mike James misses three point jumper
Mark Blount makes 13-foot two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Mike James assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
Mike James misses 5-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 8-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell makes 16-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Mark Madsen makes 17-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount misses jumper
Marko Jaric makes driving layup
Mark Blount makes 15-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Jannero Pargo blocks Troy Hudson's 16-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Marc Jackson blocks Craig Smith's layup
Mark Blount makes layup
Troy Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Troy Hudson misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 7-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Craig Smith misses layup
Rasual Butler blocks Marko Jaric's layup
Craig Smith makes layup
Randy Foye makes 12-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Troy Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Randy Foye misses 12-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Trenton Hassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James misses jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes driving layup
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 13-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 5-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 7-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons blocks Ricky Davis's layup
Ricky Davis misses 14-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes driving layup
Marko Jaric misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric makes 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Randy Foye's layup
Troy Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Troy Hudson makes 17-foot jumper
Troy Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Troy Hudson misses jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Tyson Chandler (Mark Blount gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Desmond Mason misses 4-foot hook shot	0	0
11:15	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Mark Blount makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)	2	0
10:41	Tyson Chandler 3 second	2	0
10:22	Mike James lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	2	0
10:18	Desmond Mason misses dunk	2	0
10:15	Trenton Hassell defensive rebound	2	0
10:11	Mike James misses three point jumper	2	0
10:10	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	0
10:00	Marc Jackson makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
9:47	Mark Blount makes 13-foot two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)	4	2
9:30	Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper	4	2
9:30	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	2
9:23	Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Mike James assists)	6	2
9:08	Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper	6	2
9:07	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	6	2
9:04	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper	6	4
8:53	Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)	8	4
8:40	Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper	8	4
8:37	Mark Blount defensive rebound	8	4
8:22	Mike James misses 5-foot jumper	8	4
8:21	Ricky Davis offensive rebound	8	4
8:19	Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper	10	4
8:03	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	10	4
8:03	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	10	5
8:03	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	10	6
7:47	Mark Blount misses 8-foot two point shot	10	6
7:46	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	6
7:43	Desmond Mason offensive foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	10	6
7:43	Desmond Mason turnover	10	6
7:31	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	10	6
7:31	Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2	10	6
7:31	Minnesota offensive rebound	10	6
7:31	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	11	6
7:18	Peja Stojakovic makes dunk (Marc Jackson assists)	11	8
6:54	Trenton Hassell makes 16-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)	13	8
6:33	Kevin Garnett blocks Chris Paul's jumper	13	8
6:30	Chris Paul offensive rebound	13	8
6:28	Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	13	10
6:20	Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	15	10
6:15	Mark Blount shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	15	10
6:15	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	15	11
6:15	Cedric Simmons enters the game for Marc Jackson	15	11
6:15	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
6:00	Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	12
5:58	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	15	12
5:50	Peja Stojakovic misses hook shot	15	12
5:48	Peja Stojakovic offensive rebound	15	12
5:48	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	15	12
5:48	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	15	12
5:48	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:48	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
5:33	Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	17	14
5:16	Desmond Mason misses 5-foot hook shot	17	14
5:15	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	17	14
5:05	Ricky Davis makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)	19	14
4:39	Cedric Simmons makes jumper (Desmond Mason assists)	19	16
4:26	Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot	19	16
4:24	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	19	16
4:11	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	19	16
4:09	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	19	16
3:50	Kevin Garnett traveling	19	16
3:50	Craig Smith enters the game for Mark Blount	19	16
3:50	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	19	16
3:32	Cedric Simmons lost ball (Kevin Garnett steals)	19	16
3:24	Trenton Hassell misses 19-foot jumper	19	16
3:21	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	19	16
3:00	Cedric Simmons misses 17-foot jumper	19	16
2:59	Craig Smith defensive rebound	19	16
2:45	Trenton Hassell 3 second	19	16
2:45	Minnesota full timeout	19	16
2:45	Marko Jaric enters the game for Trenton Hassell	19	16
2:27	Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper	19	16
2:26	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	19	16
2:13	Bobby Jackson makes driving layup	19	18
1:42	Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	21	18
1:23	Desmond Mason misses dunk	21	18
1:20	Cedric Simmons offensive rebound	21	18
1:19	Cedric Simmons makes layup	21	20
1:08	Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper	21	20
1:07	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	20
1:04	Bobby Jackson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	21	22
1:04	Ricky Davis shooting foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	21	22
1:04	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1	21	23
52.4	Mike James offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	21	23
52.4	Mike James turnover	21	23
52.4	Mark Madsen enters the game for Kevin Garnett	21	23
30.1	Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper	21	26
20.5	Cedric Simmons personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)	21	26
5.9	Mark Madsen makes 17-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)	23	26
1.9	Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper	23	26
0.6	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	23	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	26

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Hornets
99
Timberwolves
96

Game 1

19/11

Hornets
99
Timberwolves
96

Game 2

19/11

Timberwolves
86
Hornets
79

Game 3

25/11

Timberwolves
86
Hornets
79

Game 4

25/11

Timberwolves
83
Hornets
90

Game 5

3/2

Timberwolves
83
Hornets
90

Game 6

3/2

Hornets
96
Timberwolves
94

Game 7

8/4

Hornets
96
Timberwolves
94

Game 8

8/4

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 25 November 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,258

Referees:
Mark Wunderlich
Tony Brothers
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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