Hornets 98-89 Timberwolves (5 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

2-17, 1-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	27	16	24	89
NO	20	27	28	23	98

New Orleans Hornets

8-11, 7-2 home

David West misses layup
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West misses jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Hilton Armstrong misses two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses 20-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 11-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Emeka Okafor's jumper
Devin Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot
David West misses 9-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (David West assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darren Collison makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
Darius Songaila misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
Devin Brown makes 21-foot jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
Damien Wilkins misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Jonny Flynn makes 9-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Corey Brewer's layup
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes three point jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Ryan Gomes's 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 15-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 18-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot
Wayne Ellington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Wayne Ellington makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Hollins misses 9-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Hollins makes 8-foot hook shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Kevin Love misses 16-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper
Ryan Hollins makes slam dunk (Jonny Flynn assists)
Chris Paul blocks Ryan Hollins's layup
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn misses layup
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 16-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
David West blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Damien Wilkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
David West blocks Kevin Love's 13-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Hollins misses 17-foot jumper
David West blocks Kevin Love's 12-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 14-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 19-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
Kevin Love makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Wayne Ellington makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Hollins misses 14-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Wayne Ellington misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 13-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot two point shot (Wayne Ellington assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ramon Sessions misses layup
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Emeka Okafor (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:42	David West misses layup	0	0
11:41	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:08	Damien Wilkins defensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	2	0
10:38	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
10:14	Emeka Okafor blocks Jonny Flynn's layup	2	2
10:11	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	2
10:07	Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	2	4
9:48	Damien Wilkins misses layup	2	4
9:48	David West defensive rebound	2	4
9:41	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	2	6
9:06	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	2	6
9:04	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	2	6
9:03	Al Jefferson makes 8-foot jumper	4	6
8:40	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	4	9
8:23	Jonny Flynn lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	4	9
8:18	Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper	4	9
8:17	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	4	9
8:11	Corey Brewer misses layup	4	9
8:11	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	9
7:52	Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	4	12
7:33	Jonny Flynn makes 9-foot two point shot	6	12
7:20	Ryan Gomes illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	6	12
7:20	Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw	6	12
7:20	New Orleans offensive rebound	6	12
7:20	Corey Brewer inbound foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	6	12
7:20	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	6	13
7:20	Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	6	13
7:18	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	6	13
7:05	Emeka Okafor blocks Corey Brewer's layup	6	13
7:05	Devin Brown defensive rebound	6	13
6:52	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot	6	13
6:50	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	6	13
6:43	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	6	13
6:41	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	13
6:31	Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	6	16
6:20	Minnesota full timeout	6	16
6:20	Kevin Love enters the game for Damien Wilkins	6	16
6:11	Corey Brewer bad pass	6	16
6:03	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	6	16
6:01	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	16
5:50	Jonny Flynn makes three point jumper	9	16
5:39	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Kevin Love steals)	9	16
5:31	Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	16
5:30	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	9	16
5:20	Devin Brown bad pass (Jonny Flynn steals)	9	16
5:20	David West personal foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul)	9	16
5:20	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn	9	16
5:07	Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper	9	16
5:07	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	16
5:03	Chris Paul bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	9	16
4:58	Al Jefferson makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)	11	16
4:37	Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper	11	16
4:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	16
4:30	Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper	11	16
4:28	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	16
4:22	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	11	18
4:22	Kevin Love shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	11	18
4:22	Nathan Jawai enters the game for Al Jefferson	11	18
4:22	David West misses free throw 1 of 1	11	18
4:20	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	18
4:09	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	11	18
4:07	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	11	18
3:51	Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	18
3:50	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	11	18
3:34	Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	11	18
3:33	Ryan Gomes bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	11	18
3:24	David West misses 16-foot jumper	11	18
3:23	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	18
3:13	Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper	11	18
3:11	Nathan Jawai offensive rebound	11	18
3:02	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Nathan Jawai draws the foul)	11	18
3:02	Nathan Jawai makes free throw 1 of 2	12	18
3:02	Nathan Jawai makes free throw 2 of 2	13	18
2:55	Devin Brown bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	13	18
2:51	Devin Brown shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)	13	18
2:51	New Orleans full timeout	13	18
2:51	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	13	18
2:51	Darren Collison enters the game for Devin Brown	13	18
2:51	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Corey Brewer	13	18
2:51	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2	14	18
2:51	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2	15	18
2:27	David West misses jumper	15	18
2:26	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	15	18
2:12	Emeka Okafor blocks Ryan Gomes's 16-foot jumper	15	18
2:11	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	15	18
2:10	Ryan Gomes makes two point shot	17	18
1:49	James Posey bad pass (Ramon Sessions steals)	17	18
1:46	James Posey shooting foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	17	18
1:46	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Ryan Gomes	17	18
1:46	Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
1:46	Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2	18	18
1:43	Chris Paul defensive rebound	18	18
1:31	Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (James Posey draws the foul)	18	18
1:23	David West misses jumper	18	18
1:21	David West offensive rebound	18	18
1:19	David West makes 9-foot two point shot	18	20
1:01	Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	20
1:00	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	18	20
51.9	David West misses layup	18	20
50.5	Nathan Jawai defensive rebound	18	20
46.7	Wayne Ellington makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)	20	20
32.9	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	20	20
30.9	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	20	20
28.5	Emeka Okafor 3 second	20	20
28.5	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Emeka Okafor	20	20
8.1	Ramon Sessions makes 15-foot jumper	22	20
0.9	Chris Paul misses jumper	22	20
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	22	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	20

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Timberwolves
89
Hornets
98

Game 1

5/12

Timberwolves
89
Hornets
98

Game 2

5/12

Hornets
97
Timberwolves
96

Game 3

10/12

Hornets
97
Timberwolves
96

Game 4

10/12

Hornets
96
Timberwolves
94

Game 5

23/1

Hornets
96
Timberwolves
94

Game 6

23/1

Timberwolves
86
Hornets
114

Game 7

12/4

Timberwolves
86
Hornets
114

Game 8

12/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 5 December 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,720

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Marc Davis
Derrick Collins

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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