Hornets 110-76 Timberwolves (23 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-22, 1-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	20	18	15	23	76
NO	30	23	26	31	110

New Orleans Hornets

17-10, 8-5 home

110

Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks David West's 17-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses layup
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Bobby Jackson makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Hilton Armstrong misses two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Jannero Pargo misses 15-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo misses three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 12-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot two point shot
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 15-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 15-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes driving layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 11-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 20-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Vinicius misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Michael Doleac blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes driving layup
Marcus Vinicius makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 22-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes makes jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Corey Brewer misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Craig Smith's layup
Julian Wright blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
Craig Smith misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 14-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Julian Wright blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Gerald Green makes 19-foot running jumper
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Gerald Green misses layup
Al Jefferson makes dunk
Corey Brewer misses 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Al Jefferson's 11-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 10-foot jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes two point shot
Antoine Walker misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot hook shot
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 17-foot jumper
Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Ryan Gomes's layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot hook shot
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 9-foot jumper
Mark Madsen makes 12-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 9-foot two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot jumper
Mark Madsen misses layup
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Gerald Green misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 14-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 16-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 49-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Gerald Green assists)
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Antoine Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes layup (Antoine Walker assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Antoine Walker's layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes tip shot
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 19-foot jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Michael Doleac misses 17-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 17-foot two point shot
Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 16-foot jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:44	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper	2	0
11:19	Al Jefferson blocks David West's 17-foot jumper	2	0
11:18	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Corey Brewer bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	2	0
10:56	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:55	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	2	0
10:48	Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
10:22	Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	5	2
10:11	Morris Peterson misses layup	5	2
10:11	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	5	2
9:42	Sebastian Telfair makes 22-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	7	2
9:18	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	7	4
8:56	Ryan Gomes makes jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	9	4
8:41	David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	6
8:26	Sebastian Telfair lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	9	6
8:21	Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	9	8
8:06	Sebastian Telfair lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	9	8
8:02	Chris Paul makes layup	9	10
7:37	Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	10
7:37	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	9	10
7:31	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	13
7:31	Minnesota full timeout	9	13
7:18	Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)	12	13
6:58	David West makes two point shot	12	15
6:41	Corey Brewer misses 17-foot jumper	12	15
6:41	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	12	15
6:39	Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper	14	15
6:16	Morris Peterson misses 22-foot jumper	14	15
6:15	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	14	15
6:00	Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	16	15
5:35	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)	16	17
5:18	Ryan Gomes makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)	18	17
4:56	David West makes 17-foot jumper	18	19
4:30	Ryan Gomes misses layup	18	19
4:28	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	20	19
4:28	Al Jefferson makes two point shot	20	19
4:11	Chris Richard personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	20	19
4:11	Antoine Walker enters the game for Al Jefferson	20	19
4:11	Rasual Butler enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	20	19
3:59	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	20	19
3:57	David West offensive rebound	20	19
3:57	David West misses tip shot	20	19
3:56	Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound	20	19
3:49	Tyson Chandler blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup	20	19
3:48	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	20	19
3:44	Chris Paul makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)	20	21
3:21	Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	21
3:21	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	20	21
3:15	David West misses 18-foot jumper	20	21
3:14	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	20	21
2:49	Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	21
2:47	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	20	21
2:43	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	20	23
2:28	David West personal foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)	20	23
2:28	Craig Smith enters the game for Chris Richard	20	23
2:28	Gerald Green enters the game for Corey Brewer	20	23
2:28	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	20	23
2:28	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	20	23
2:28	New Orleans full timeout	21	33
2:15	Sebastian Telfair misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	23
2:15	David West defensive rebound	20	23
2:06	Antoine Walker shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	20	23
2:06	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2	20	23
2:06	New Orleans offensive rebound	20	23
2:06	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
1:57	Sebastian Telfair bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	20	24
1:53	Chris Paul makes two point shot	20	26
1:23	Antoine Walker lost ball (Hilton Armstrong steals)	20	26
1:15	Bobby Jackson makes 17-foot jumper	20	28
59.9	Gerald Green bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	20	28
56.2	Chris Paul makes layup	20	30
42.3	Gerald Green traveling	20	30
26.9	Hilton Armstrong misses two point shot	20	30
25.5	Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound	20	30
1.9	David West blocks Craig Smith's layup	20	30
1.0	David West defensive rebound	20	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	30

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

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, 23 December 2007

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 11,257

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Scott Wall
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Minnesota	4	3	.571	3	W1
Denver	3	3	.500	3.5	W1
Portland	3	5	.375	4.5	W1
Utah	1	6	.143	6	W1

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