Timberwolves 116-108 Hornets (24 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

26-14, 12-9 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	30	26	25	27	108
MIN	25	26	28	37	116

Minnesota Timberwolves

14-27, 7-13 home

116

Ryan Gomes misses 12-foot two point shot
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 22-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 10-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith makes two point shot
Craig Smith misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Craig Smith assists)
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup
Craig Smith misses 5-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks blocks Randy Foye's 6-foot jumper
Rodney Carney misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes 4-foot two point shot
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes driving layup
Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Julian Wright blocks Rodney Carney's layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 7-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Mike Miller misses driving layup
Randy Foye misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Ryan Gomes misses 7-foot jumper
James Posey blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Randy Foye misses 7-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes layup
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Randy Foye makes 7-foot two point shot
Melvin Ely blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes 3-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses dunk
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk
Randy Foye misses driving layup
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson makes running jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper
James Posey blocks Randy Foye's 4-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Rodney Carney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 10-foot jumper
Rodney Carney makes 18-foot two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
Rodney Carney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three pointer
Sebastian Telfair misses three point jumper
Rodney Carney makes slam dunk
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes jumper
Rodney Carney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Kevin Love makes layup
Rasual Butler makes 14-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Sean Marks makes 18-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Sean Marks makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses driving layup
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
James Posey misses layup
Sean Marks makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Al Jefferson blocks James Posey's 4-foot jumper
James Posey misses 15-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely makes jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Melvin Ely misses two point shot
Morris Peterson makes 20-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 11-foot jumper
Kevin Love blocks James Posey's layup
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Sean Marks makes layup
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
James Posey misses 1-foot two point shot
Ryan Bowen misses 19-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 17-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes jumper
Sean Marks misses 21-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 10-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Chris Paul's 5-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup
Sean Marks misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three pointer
Rasual Butler misses 13-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
James Posey misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 12-foot running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 14-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye blocks Peja Stojakovic's 18-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses driving layup
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot

HORNETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		NO	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Sean Marks vs. Al Jefferson (Craig Smith gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Ryan Gomes misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:40	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Rasual Butler makes 14-foot two point shot	2	0
11:08	Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:07	Sean Marks defensive rebound	2	0
10:45	Peja Stojakovic 3 second	2	0
10:22	Ryan Gomes makes 22-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	2	2
10:04	Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)	5	2
9:45	Randy Foye misses 10-foot two point shot	5	2
9:45	Chris Paul defensive rebound	5	2
9:38	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	7	2
9:25	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	7	2
9:25	Craig Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	7	2
9:25	Minnesota offensive rebound	7	2
9:25	Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	7	3
9:11	Chris Paul misses layup	7	3
9:10	Melvin Ely offensive rebound	7	3
9:06	Sean Marks makes 18-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)	9	3
8:44	Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)	9	5
8:29	Sean Marks makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	5
8:07	Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper	11	5
8:07	Randy Foye offensive rebound	11	5
8:00	Melvin Ely personal foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)	11	5
8:00	James Posey enters the game for Melvin Ely	11	5
7:50	Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)	11	8
7:28	Chris Paul misses driving layup	11	8
7:26	New Orleans defensive rebound	11	8
7:26	Sean Marks loose ball foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	11	8
7:13	Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Randy Foye assists)	11	10
6:47	James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	10
6:46	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	11	10
6:41	Craig Smith turnover	11	10
6:28	Chris Paul makes driving layup	13	10
6:11	Craig Smith makes two point shot	13	12
5:54	James Posey misses layup	13	12
5:52	Sean Marks offensive rebound	15	12
5:52	Sean Marks makes two point shot	15	12
5:35	Craig Smith misses jumper	15	12
5:33	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	15	12
5:30	Al Jefferson makes dunk (Craig Smith assists)	15	14
5:15	Sebastian Telfair shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	15	14
5:15	Minnesota full timeout	15	14
5:15	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	16	14
5:15	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	17	14
4:54	Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	17	17
4:37	Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	17
4:18	Sean Marks shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	19	17
4:18	Craig Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	19	17
4:18	Minnesota offensive rebound	19	17
4:18	Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	19	18
4:01	Al Jefferson blocks James Posey's 4-foot jumper	19	18
4:00	New Orleans offensive rebound	19	18
3:57	James Posey misses 15-foot jumper	19	18
3:56	Randy Foye defensive rebound	19	18
3:47	Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)	19	20
3:32	Sean Marks makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	21	20
3:15	Al Jefferson makes layup	21	22
2:53	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	21	22
2:51	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	21	22
2:43	Craig Smith misses 5-foot jumper	21	22
2:42	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	21	22
2:42	Al Jefferson misses tip shot	21	22
2:41	Sean Marks defensive rebound	21	22
2:35	Chris Paul lost ball (Sebastian Telfair steals)	21	22
2:25	Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper	21	22
2:24	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	21	22
2:20	Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper	21	22
2:19	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	21	22
2:10	Sebastian Telfair bad pass	21	22
2:10	New Orleans full timeout	21	22
2:10	Kevin Love enters the game for Al Jefferson	21	22
2:10	Mike Miller enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	21	22
1:49	Rasual Butler makes two point shot	23	22
1:28	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	23	22
1:27	Sean Marks defensive rebound	23	22
1:09	Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper	25	22
56.8	Craig Smith makes driving layup	25	24
56.8	Chris Paul shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	25	24
56.8	Julian Wright enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	25	24
56.8	Rodney Carney enters the game for Ryan Gomes	25	24
56.8	Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 1	25	25
39.9	Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper	27	25
31.9	Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	25
31.4	Sean Marks defensive rebound	27	25
10.2	Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	30	25
0.4	Sean Marks blocks Randy Foye's 6-foot jumper	30	25
0.0	Minnesota offensive rebound	30	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	25

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Hornets
108
Timberwolves
116

Game 1

24/1

Hornets
108
Timberwolves
116

Game 2

24/1

Timberwolves
97
Hornets
101

Game 3

9/2

Timberwolves
97
Hornets
101

Game 4

9/2

Timberwolves
93
Hornets
94

Game 5

19/3

Timberwolves
93
Hornets
94

Game 6

19/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 24 January 2009

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 18,224

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
James Capers
Ron Olesiak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	31	6	.838	-	W1
Denver	22	15	.595	9	W2
Minnesota	20	17	.541	11	W3
Portland	13	24	.351	18	L1
Utah	9	27	.250	21.5	L2

Washington takes on Oklahoma City, seeks to stop 5-game slide

Oklahoma City Thunder (31-6, first in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (6-30, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland faces Indiana following Garland's 40-point showing

Indiana Pacers (21-18, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago faces Sacramento, aims for 5th straight home win

Sacramento Kings (19-19, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (18-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

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