Hornets 101-97 Timberwolves (9 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

17-33, 9-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	31	21	28	17	97
NO	24	25	27	25	101

New Orleans Hornets

30-18, 18-8 home

101

Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot two point shot
Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
Ryan Bowen makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 14-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes two point shot (David West assists)
David West misses 7-foot hook shot
Antonio Daniels misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 9-foot running jumper
Sean Marks makes 8-foot hook shot (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 20-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 14-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 7-foot jumper
Kevin Love blocks Devin Brown's layup
David West makes driving layup (Devin Brown assists)
David West makes 18-foot two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
David West makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 17-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 9-foot hook shot
Antonio Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks makes dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 24-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Ryan Bowen misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 14-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes jumper
Sean Marks makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)
Sean Marks misses 18-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes dunk
Antonio Daniels makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels misses 18-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes driving layup
Sean Marks makes 23-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Rasual Butler makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 10-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright misses layup
Devin Brown misses 10-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 13-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 23-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Rasual Butler makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 10-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes dunk
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen blocks Randy Foye's layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
Kevin Love makes dunk (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 17-foot jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 37-foot three point jumper
Brian Cardinal misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 19-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses layup
Rashad McCants makes tip shot
Kevin Love misses layup
Brian Cardinal misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Rodney Carney misses layup
Rodney Carney misses layup
Rodney Carney makes two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper
Rodney Carney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Rodney Carney misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Ryan Gomes misses jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 15-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses hook shot
Al Jefferson makes 14-foot two point shot
Sebastian Telfair makes 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses layup
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Rasual Butler blocks Ryan Gomes's layup
Kevin Love misses 13-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 23-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson makes 12-foot two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Carney misses 23-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 21-foot jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Brian Cardinal's layup
Randy Foye misses layup
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 11-foot two point shot
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
Sean Marks blocks Randy Foye's layup
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses tip shot
Ryan Gomes makes layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 46-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. David West (Sebastian Telfair gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Sebastian Telfair shooting foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)	0	0
11:22	Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:22	Antonio Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:11	Kevin Love makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)	2	2
10:52	Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)	2	5
10:23	Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper	5	5
10:00	Rasual Butler makes 13-foot two point shot	5	7
9:38	Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper	5	7
9:37	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	5	7
9:26	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:25	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	5	7
9:19	Ryan Bowen blocks Randy Foye's layup	5	7
9:18	Kevin Love offensive rebound	7	7
9:18	Kevin Love makes tip shot	7	7
9:03	David West misses 16-foot jumper	7	7
9:02	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	7	7
8:48	Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper	9	7
8:22	shot clock violation	9	7
8:15	Randy Foye makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)	11	7
7:50	Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper	11	7
7:50	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	11	7
7:41	Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper	11	7
7:41	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	11	7
7:28	Rasual Butler makes 17-foot two point shot	11	9
7:05	Al Jefferson makes layup	13	9
6:43	Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Antonio Daniels assists)	13	11
6:31	Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot two point shot	15	11
6:24	Ryan Bowen makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)	15	13
6:01	Ryan Bowen shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	15	13
6:01	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
6:01	Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
5:48	Kevin Love shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	17	13
5:48	New Orleans full timeout	17	13
5:48	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	17	14
5:48	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	17	14
5:48	Kevin Love defensive rebound	17	14
5:31	Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot	19	14
5:15	Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)	19	14
5:15	Mike Miller enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	19	14
5:00	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:58	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	19	14
4:43	Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)	21	14
4:33	David West misses 18-foot jumper	21	14
4:31	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	21	14
4:20	Ryan Bowen personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	21	14
4:20	James Posey enters the game for Ryan Bowen	21	14
4:05	shot clock violation	21	14
3:47	Peja Stojakovic makes 14-foot two point shot	21	16
3:31	Al Jefferson bad pass (David West steals)	21	16
3:26	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)	21	18
3:12	Kevin Love makes dunk (Mike Miller assists)	23	18
2:56	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	18
2:55	Mike Miller defensive rebound	23	18
2:43	Mike Miller bad pass (Peja Stojakovic steals)	23	18
2:39	Rasual Butler makes two point shot (David West assists)	23	20
2:27	Minnesota full timeout	23	20
2:27	Rodney Carney enters the game for Ryan Gomes	23	20
2:27	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Kevin Love	23	20
2:27	Sean Marks enters the game for Rasual Butler	23	20
2:11	Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper	23	20
2:10	James Posey defensive rebound	23	20
1:53	David West misses 7-foot hook shot	23	20
1:52	Brian Cardinal defensive rebound	23	20
1:37	Randy Foye makes 17-foot jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)	25	20
1:23	Antonio Daniels misses 15-foot jumper	25	20
1:22	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	25	20
1:15	Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	20
1:14	David West defensive rebound	25	20
51.9	Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper	25	20
51.2	Brian Cardinal defensive rebound	25	20
38.2	Mike Miller makes driving layup	27	20
38.2	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)	27	20
38.2	Devin Brown enters the game for Antonio Daniels	27	20
38.2	Mike Miller makes free throw 1 of 1	28	20
30.2	Devin Brown makes 9-foot running jumper	28	22
17.0	Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)	30	22
17.0	James Posey shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	30	22
17.0	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1	31	22
3.3	Sean Marks makes 8-foot hook shot (Devin Brown assists)	31	24
0.0	Randy Foye misses 37-foot three point jumper	31	24
0.0	Minnesota offensive rebound	31	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	24

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

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

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 9 February 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,046

Referees:
Greg Willard
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Jason Phillips

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	31	6	.838	-	W1
Denver	21	15	.583	9.5	W1
Minnesota	20	17	.541	11	W3
Portland	13	24	.351	18	L1
Utah	9	27	.250	21.5	L2

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