Timberwolves 103-94 Hornets (27 Nov, 2007) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

2-10, 1-4 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	29	18	27	103
NO	19	18	24	33	94

New Orleans Hornets

10-6, 3-4 home

David West misses 7-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
David West makes 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot hook shot
Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Peja Stojakovic's layup
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot
David West misses jumper
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Chris Paul misses 29-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses layup
David West misses tip shot
David West misses tip shot
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Craig Smith blocks Rasual Butler's layup
Bobby Jackson makes jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants makes dunk (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
David West blocks Rashad McCants's jumper
Al Jefferson makes jumper
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup
Marko Jaric misses 17-foot jumper
Antoine Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Antoine Walker makes three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants makes 17-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses layup
Antoine Walker makes layup
Antoine Walker misses 7-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes layup
Marko Jaric makes 23-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Craig Smith makes 11-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Antoine Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
Greg Buckner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Craig Smith makes 8-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Marko Jaric makes jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Craig Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 10-foot jumper
Greg Buckner makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker makes two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes layup
Rashad McCants misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses jumper
Marko Jaric makes 6-foot jumper
Mark Madsen misses 8-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes 21-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Craig Smith misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Marko Jaric makes dunk (Al Jefferson assists)
Greg Buckner misses 22-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 10-foot jumper
Antoine Walker makes three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 7-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 9-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
Antoine Walker makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antoine Walker assists)
Rashad McCants misses 17-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 6-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 17-foot jumper
Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Al Jefferson's dunk
Antoine Walker misses layup
Antoine Walker makes tip shot

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Tyson Chandler (Peja Stojakovic gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Al Jefferson steals)	0	0
11:18	Al Jefferson makes dunk	2	0
10:59	Peja Stojakovic lost ball (Ryan Gomes steals)	2	0
10:45	Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:45	Minnesota offensive rebound	2	0
10:45	Tyson Chandler loose ball foul (Marko Jaric draws the foul)	2	0
10:38	Rashad McCants offensive foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	2	0
10:38	Rashad McCants turnover	2	0
10:22	David West misses 7-foot jumper	2	0
10:22	Mark Madsen defensive rebound	2	0
10:08	Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:07	David West defensive rebound	2	0
10:00	Morris Peterson misses three point jumper	2	0
9:59	New Orleans defensive rebound	2	0
9:45	Ryan Gomes turnover	2	0
9:34	Mark Madsen shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	0
9:34	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
9:34	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
9:21	Rashad McCants makes dunk (Al Jefferson assists)	4	2
9:03	David West makes 22-foot jumper	4	4
8:37	Ryan Gomes lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	4	4
8:32	Peja Stojakovic misses jumper	4	4
8:30	New Orleans defensive rebound	4	4
8:15	Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper	4	4
8:12	Mark Madsen offensive rebound	4	4
8:03	Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)	7	4
7:47	David West misses 20-foot jumper	7	4
7:46	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	7	4
7:37	David West shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	7	4
7:37	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	4
7:37	Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	9	4
7:20	Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot hook shot	9	4
7:18	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	9	4
7:05	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	9	4
7:05	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	9	4
6:58	Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot jumper	9	4
6:56	David West defensive rebound	9	4
6:41	David West lost ball (Marko Jaric steals)	9	4
6:37	Rashad McCants makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)	11	4
6:35	New Orleans full timeout	11	4
6:35	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	11	4
6:20	Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot hook shot	11	4
6:18	Mark Madsen defensive rebound	11	4
6:07	David West blocks Rashad McCants's jumper	11	4
6:07	Minnesota defensive rebound	11	4
6:03	David West offensive foul (Mark Madsen draws the foul)	11	4
6:03	David West turnover	11	4
5:48	Al Jefferson makes jumper	13	4
5:41	Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper	13	6
5:24	Al Jefferson makes 10-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	15	6
5:09	Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper (David West assists)	15	8
4:58	Al Jefferson lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	15	8
4:54	Chris Paul makes layup	15	10
4:30	Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper	15	10
4:28	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	15	10
4:18	Chris Paul lost ball (Ryan Gomes steals)	15	10
4:11	Ryan Gomes makes layup	17	10
3:55	Mark Madsen shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	17	10
3:55	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	17	11
3:55	Antoine Walker enters the game for Mark Madsen	17	11
3:55	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	17	12
3:39	Chris Paul personal foul (Rashad McCants draws the foul)	17	12
3:39	Melvin Ely enters the game for David West	17	12
3:33	Marko Jaric misses 17-foot jumper	17	12
3:32	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	17	12
3:18	Chris Paul makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	17	14
3:08	Marko Jaric traveling	17	14
3:08	Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Marko Jaric	17	14
2:49	Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper	17	14
2:49	New Orleans offensive rebound	17	14
2:49	Antoine Walker loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	17	14
2:49	Minnesota full timeout	17	14
2:49	David West enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	17	14
2:34	Antoine Walker shooting foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	17	14
2:34	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	17	15
2:34	Greg Buckner enters the game for Ryan Gomes	17	15
2:34	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
2:23	Antoine Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	20	16
2:12	Chris Paul misses layup	20	16
2:10	Antoine Walker defensive rebound	20	16
2:00	Sebastian Telfair makes jumper (Greg Buckner assists)	22	16
1:46	Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper	22	16
1:45	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	22	16
1:37	Antoine Walker makes three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)	25	16
1:24	Bobby Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	25	18
1:01	Rashad McCants makes 17-foot jumper	27	18
38.9	Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	18
38.0	Greg Buckner defensive rebound	27	18
29.9	Rashad McCants misses layup	27	18
29.7	Minnesota defensive rebound	27	18
29.7	Rashad McCants loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	27	18
29.7	Melvin Ely makes free throw 1 of 2	27	19
29.7	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for David West	27	19
29.7	Marko Jaric enters the game for Rashad McCants	27	19
29.7	Melvin Ely misses free throw 2 of 2	27	19
29.7	Mark Madsen enters the game for Al Jefferson	27	19
26.9	Mark Madsen defensive rebound	27	19
6.4	Antoine Walker makes layup	29	19
2.0	Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper	29	19
0.5	Greg Buckner defensive rebound	29	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	19

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Hornets
100
Timberwolves
82

Game 1

18/11

Hornets
100
Timberwolves
82

Game 2

18/11

Timberwolves
103
Hornets
94

Game 3

27/11

Timberwolves
103
Hornets
94

Game 4

27/11

Timberwolves
76
Hornets
110

Game 5

23/12

Timberwolves
76
Hornets
110

Game 6

23/12

Hornets
122
Timberwolves
90

Game 7

10/4

Hornets
122
Timberwolves
90

Game 8

10/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 27 November 2007

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 8,393

Referees:
Dan Crawford
David Jones
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	10	.375	6	L2
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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