Hornets 90-83 Timberwolves (3 Feb, 2007) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

22-24, 9-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	23	16	22	83
NO	29	19	18	24	90

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

20-26, 14-11 home

Desmond Mason makes 6-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Desmond Mason misses 6-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Devin Brown assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup
Desmond Mason misses jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)
David West misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes running jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 7-foot two point shot
Bobby Jackson misses 12-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 5-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Linton Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes dunk
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes jumper
Linton Johnson misses layup
Jannero Pargo makes 5-foot running jumper
Devin Brown misses 14-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 14-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses two point shot
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Desmond Mason misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 14-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Devin Brown's jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Desmond Mason's 13-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 3-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 22-foot jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Desmond Mason makes 4-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 20-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 21-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Trenton Hassell blocks Desmond Mason's 7-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Devin Brown makes 6-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Desmond Mason misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses tip shot
Ricky Davis misses 8-foot jumper
Mike James misses layup
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Trenton Hassell's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Mike James misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount makes tip shot
Marko Jaric makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Mark Blount makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Mark Blount misses 12-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Linton Johnson blocks Mark Blount's layup
Ricky Davis misses 22-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Mark Blount's layup
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Randy Foye misses 22-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 4-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
Mike James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Craig Smith misses layup
Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason blocks Trenton Hassell's 12-foot jumper
Mike James makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes hook shot
Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mike James makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 23-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Ricky Davis's 12-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Mike James's layup
Mark Blount makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Trenton Hassell misses jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Marko Jaric misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Linton Johnson blocks Randy Foye's layup
Marko Jaric misses 18-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Randy Foye's layup
Randy Foye makes layup
Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 15-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes dunk
Mark Blount misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses jumper
Marko Jaric misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Tyson Chandler (Mike James gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Ricky Davis misses 8-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Desmond Mason makes 6-foot two point shot	0	2
11:15	Mike James misses layup	0	2
11:14	David West defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	0	5
10:44	Mike James misses 18-foot jumper	0	5
10:41	David West defensive rebound	0	5
10:27	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	0	8
10:10	Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	2	8
9:51	Desmond Mason misses 6-foot jumper	2	8
9:48	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	2	8
9:37	David West shooting foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	2	8
9:37	Mark Blount makes free throw 1 of 2	3	8
9:37	Mark Blount misses free throw 2 of 2	3	8
9:37	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	3	8
9:15	Devin Brown misses 15-foot jumper	3	8
9:15	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	3	8
9:04	Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper	3	8
9:03	Chris Paul defensive rebound	3	8
8:41	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	8
8:40	Mark Blount defensive rebound	3	8
8:32	Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper	3	8
8:30	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	3	8
8:21	Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper	3	8
8:18	David West defensive rebound	3	8
8:06	Desmond Mason misses 12-foot jumper	3	8
8:03	David West offensive rebound	3	8
8:02	David West makes layup	3	10
7:52	Tyson Chandler blocks Kevin Garnett's layup	3	10
7:50	Devin Brown defensive rebound	3	10
7:45	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Devin Brown assists)	3	12
7:37	Minnesota full timeout	3	12
7:26	Ricky Davis makes 19-foot jumper	5	12
7:13	Mike James personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	5	12
7:05	Desmond Mason makes layup	5	14
7:05	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	5	14
7:05	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 1	5	14
7:03	Mark Blount defensive rebound	5	14
6:43	Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper	7	14
6:18	Desmond Mason misses jumper	7	14
6:16	Mike James defensive rebound	7	14
6:07	Tyson Chandler blocks Trenton Hassell's 4-foot jumper	7	14
6:05	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	7	14
6:00	Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)	7	16
5:48	Kevin Garnett misses layup	7	16
5:48	Minnesota offensive rebound	7	16
5:48	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Devin Brown	7	16
5:43	Mike James misses 20-foot jumper	7	16
5:41	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	7	16
5:20	David West misses 4-foot hook shot	7	16
5:16	Trenton Hassell defensive rebound	7	16
5:13	Trenton Hassell bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	7	16
5:07	Chris Paul makes running jumper	7	18
4:54	Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper	9	18
4:54	Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	9	18
4:54	Randy Foye enters the game for Mike James	9	18
4:54	Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	10	18
4:43	Kevin Garnett illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	10	18
4:43	David West makes technical free throw	10	19
4:37	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	10	19
4:37	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	19
4:24	Ricky Davis makes jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)	12	19
4:11	Bobby Jackson makes 7-foot two point shot	12	21
3:54	Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	14	21
3:31	Bobby Jackson misses 12-foot jumper	14	21
3:30	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	14	21
3:17	Chris Paul personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	14	21
3:17	Linton Johnson enters the game for David West	14	21
3:14	Bobby Jackson personal foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	14	21
2:59	Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	21
2:58	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	14	21
2:51	Linton Johnson misses 5-foot jumper	14	21
2:49	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	14	21
2:46	Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	21
2:44	Randy Foye offensive rebound	14	21
2:41	Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	16	21
2:17	Bobby Jackson misses layup	16	21
2:16	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	16	21
2:15	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	16	23
2:04	Desmond Mason shooting foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	16	23
2:04	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	16	23
2:04	Rasual Butler enters the game for Bobby Jackson	16	23
2:04	Mark Madsen enters the game for Kevin Garnett	16	23
2:04	Mark Blount makes free throw 1 of 2	17	23
2:04	Mark Blount makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
1:46	Linton Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	25
1:30	Randy Foye bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	18	25
1:27	Chris Paul makes dunk	18	27
1:05	Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	27
1:04	Mark Blount offensive rebound	18	27
1:02	Mark Blount makes tip shot	20	27
42.9	Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper	20	27
40.9	Trenton Hassell defensive rebound	20	27
34.8	Chris Paul personal foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul)	20	27
34.8	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 1 of 2	21	27
34.8	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 2 of 2	22	27
13.8	Linton Johnson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	22	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	29

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

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, 3 February 2007

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,032

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Tony Brothers
Kevin Fehr

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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