Timberwolves 94-90 Pistons (15 Jan, 2007) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

20-16, 8-10 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIN	27	15	20	17	15	94
DET	22	21	20	16	11	90

Detroit Pistons

21-15, 10-7 home

Rasheed Wallace misses jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 9-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 11-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Ronald Murray assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes tip shot
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Dale Davis assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses layup
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Nazr Mohammed makes 13-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 9-foot running jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 16-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 18-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 17-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino makes 23-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ronald Murray makes layup (Carlos Delfino assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 14-foot two point shot
Carlos Delfino misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Dale Davis makes dunk (Carlos Delfino assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 17-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 7-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Ronald Murray's layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Rasheed Wallace's layup
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot running jumper
Dale Davis misses 13-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Ronald Murray makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Ronald Murray's layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Ronald Murray's layup
Ronald Murray makes jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ronald Murray makes jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Richard Hamilton makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Nazr Mohammed misses 12-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses hook shot
Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot two point shot (Carlos Delfino assists)
Richard Hamilton misses three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses tip shot
Tayshaun Prince makes hook shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses hook shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes driving layup
Rasheed Wallace misses jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ronald Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 9-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 18-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount makes layup
Ricky Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 13-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 12-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 11-foot hook shot
Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Dale Davis blocks Ricky Davis's layup
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 15-foot two point shot
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup
Ricky Davis makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup
Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes dunk
Bracey Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot
Craig Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 8-foot hook shot
Bracey Wright misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James misses jumper
Mike James misses jumper
Bracey Wright misses layup
Mike James makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
Bracey Wright makes 13-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Mike James makes driving layup
Mike James makes 22-foot jumper
Bracey Wright misses 16-foot running jumper
Ronald Murray blocks Mark Blount's layup
Mark Blount misses layup
Mike James misses tip shot
Mark Blount misses 10-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Ricky Davis makes 14-foot two point shot
Mike James misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 11-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Mike James makes 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper
Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 15-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses layup
Nazr Mohammed blocks Mark Blount's layup
Randy Foye makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Randy Foye misses 6-foot hook shot
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 17-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Randy Foye's layup
Ricky Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Randy Foye makes 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot hook shot
Trenton Hassell makes jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Kevin Garnett's 11-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
Mark Blount makes three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

PISTONS

TIME		MIN	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Dale Davis (Ronald Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Rasheed Wallace misses jumper	0	0
11:41	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Dale Davis illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	0	0
11:30	Kevin Garnett makes technical free throw	1	0
11:17	Trenton Hassell makes 18-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	3	0
11:06	Richard Hamilton misses 9-foot jumper	3	0
11:03	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	3	0
10:48	Mark Blount makes layup	5	0
10:30	Rasheed Wallace misses layup	5	0
10:29	Mike James defensive rebound	5	0
10:21	Ricky Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	8	0
10:04	Kevin Garnett illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	0
10:04	Richard Hamilton makes technical free throw	8	1
9:59	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Dale Davis draws the foul)	8	1
9:59	Dale Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	8	1
9:59	Detroit offensive rebound	8	1
9:59	Dale Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	2
9:51	Kevin Garnett misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:48	Dale Davis defensive rebound	8	2
9:37	Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper	8	2
9:36	Dale Davis offensive rebound	8	2
9:25	Ronald Murray misses 11-foot jumper	8	2
9:22	Mark Blount defensive rebound	8	2
9:15	Trenton Hassell bad pass (Ronald Murray steals)	8	2
9:11	Richard Hamilton makes layup (Ronald Murray assists)	8	4
8:59	Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	10	4
8:42	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	10	4
8:41	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	10	4
8:40	Tayshaun Prince makes tip shot	10	6
8:14	Rasheed Wallace bad pass (Ricky Davis steals)	10	6
8:04	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	12	6
7:48	Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper	12	6
7:47	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	12	6
7:41	Richard Hamilton bad pass (Ricky Davis steals)	12	6
7:35	Ricky Davis misses 13-foot jumper	12	6
7:33	Trenton Hassell offensive rebound	12	6
7:31	Trenton Hassell makes 12-foot jumper	14	6
7:24	Detroit full timeout	14	6
7:11	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)	14	8
6:52	Trenton Hassell misses 11-foot hook shot	14	8
6:50	Minnesota defensive rebound	14	8
6:28	Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	8
6:26	Trenton Hassell defensive rebound	14	8
6:16	Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	16	8
6:01	Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Dale Davis assists)	16	10
5:48	Dale Davis blocks Ricky Davis's layup	16	10
5:47	Ricky Davis offensive rebound	16	10
5:47	Dale Davis shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	16	10
5:47	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Dale Davis	16	10
5:47	Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	17	10
5:47	Ricky Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	18	10
5:31	Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot	18	10
5:28	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	18	10
5:15	Kevin Garnett makes two point shot	20	10
5:00	Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)	20	12
4:39	Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper	20	12
4:37	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	20	12
4:22	Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)	20	14
3:55	shot clock violation	20	14
3:55	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	20	14
3:39	Richard Hamilton traveling	20	14
3:23	Ricky Davis misses 15-foot two point shot	20	14
3:19	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	20	14
3:06	Ronald Murray misses layup	20	14
3:04	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	20	14
3:02	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	20	16
2:57	Minnesota full timeout	20	16
2:48	Ronald Murray personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)	20	16
2:41	Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper	20	16
2:39	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	20	16
2:29	Nazr Mohammed makes 13-foot jumper	20	18
2:23	Nazr Mohammed personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	20	18
2:23	Randy Foye enters the game for Mike James	20	18
2:23	Craig Smith enters the game for Mark Blount	20	18
2:13	Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper	20	18
2:11	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	20	18
2:05	Ronald Murray misses layup	20	18
2:02	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	20	18
2:01	Antonio McDyess makes tip shot	20	20
1:49	Randy Foye misses layup	20	20
1:47	Craig Smith offensive rebound	20	20
1:47	Craig Smith makes layup	22	20
1:47	Nazr Mohammed shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	22	20
1:47	Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 1	23	20
1:31	Tayshaun Prince lost ball (Randy Foye steals)	23	20
1:28	Ricky Davis makes layup (Randy Foye assists)	25	20
1:12	Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)	25	22
50.3	Randy Foye turnover	25	22
39.9	Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper	25	22
37.9	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	25	22
31.9	Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	22
29.8	Randy Foye offensive rebound	25	22
17.8	Kevin Garnett makes driving layup	27	22
6.8	Ricky Davis personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	27	22
1.9	Richard Hamilton misses 9-foot running jumper	27	22
0.1	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	27	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	22

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Timberwolves
94
Pistons
90

Game 1

15/1

Pistons
104
Timberwolves
98

Game 2

20/1

The Palace of Auburn Hills

8:30 PM, 15 January 2007

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Bernie Fryer
David Jones
Derek Richardson

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

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