New Orleans Hornets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
18-13, 5-10 Away
98
18-13, 5-10 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | 35 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 98 |
MIN | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 113 |
8-24, 6-7 Home
113
8-24, 6-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Darko Milicic blocks David West's layup
- Kevin Love misses three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Darko Milicic assists)
- David West makes 13-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 14-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk (David West assists)
- Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Love's layup
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot
- Darko Milicic misses jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 10-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes 12-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Darko Milicic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Darko Milicic makes driving dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Darko Milicic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Beasley makes jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses jumper
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Kevin Love misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes 6-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 22-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Smith blocks Martell Webster's layup
- Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
- Martell Webster makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer blocks Jason Smith's layup
- Jason Smith misses layup
- Martell Webster makes 16-foot jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes driving layup
- Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
- Martell Webster makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes driving dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
- David West misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 19-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses 8-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- David West misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
- Luke Ridnour makes running jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Marcus Thornton's 12-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic blocks David West's 10-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 14-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 20-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes 6-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
- David West makes 13-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 20-foot jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
- Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses dunk
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Martell Webster blocks Jarrett Jack's layup
- David West makes 15-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster makes 22-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Emeka Okafor blocks Michael Beasley's layup
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
- Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 3-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster misses 10-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 8-foot running jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 7-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk
- Michael Beasley misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses layup
- Michael Beasley misses 20-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kosta Koufos misses dunk
- Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Darko Milicic (Luke Ridnour gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Wesley Johnson bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Chris Paul misses driving layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Trevor Ariza makes tip shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 11:21 | | Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | David West misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Darko Milicic blocks David West's layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Darko Milicic defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Kevin Love misses three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:51 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Emeka Okafor misses jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | Darko Milicic defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:15 | | Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Emeka Okafor makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 9:52 | | Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Darko Milicic assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:33 | | David West makes 13-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Michael Beasley makes 14-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:04 | | Marco Belinelli misses jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Wesley Johnson makes three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists) | 6 | 7 |
| 8:37 | | Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:36 | | Emeka Okafor offensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:25 | | Darko Milicic illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 6 | 7 |
| 8:25 | | Chris Paul makes technical free throw | 7 | 7 |
| 8:22 | | Trevor Ariza makes dunk (David West assists) | 9 | 7 |
| 8:07 | | Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Love's layup | 9 | 7 |
| 8:06 | | Marco Belinelli defensive rebound | 9 | 7 |
| 7:56 | | David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 11 | 7 |
| 7:39 | | Darko Milicic makes 9-foot two point shot | 11 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | David West makes 15-foot two point shot | 13 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Darko Milicic misses jumper | 13 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | David West defensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| 6:41 | | Chris Paul makes driving layup | 15 | 9 |
| 6:35 | | Minnesota full timeout | 15 | 9 |
| 6:30 | | David West personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul) | 15 | 9 |
| 6:24 | | Luke Ridnour backcourt | 15 | 9 |
| 6:24 | | Luke Ridnour technical foul (1st technical foul) | 15 | 9 |
| 6:24 | | Chris Paul makes technical free throw | 16 | 9 |
| 6:09 | | Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper | 18 | 9 |
| 5:50 | | Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 9 |
| 5:48 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 18 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Trevor Ariza misses 10-foot two point shot | 18 | 9 |
| 5:33 | | David West offensive rebound | 18 | 9 |
| 5:24 | | Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 21 | 9 |
| 5:13 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul) | 21 | 9 |
| 5:13 | | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 10 |
| 5:13 | | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 11 |
| 4:58 | | David West makes 12-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists) | 23 | 11 |
| 4:43 | | Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Wesley Johnson draws the foul) | 23 | 11 |
| 4:43 | | Wesley Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Wesley Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 13 |
| 4:28 | | Wesley Johnson kicked ball | 23 | 13 |
| 4:16 | | Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot jumper | 23 | 13 |
| 4:15 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 23 | 13 |
| 4:11 | | Wesley Johnson makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists) | 23 | 15 |
| 3:59 | | David West misses 15-foot jumper | 23 | 15 |
| 3:58 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 23 | 15 |
| 3:50 | | Darko Milicic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists) | 23 | 17 |
| 3:34 | | Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 25 | 17 |
| 3:15 | | Darko Milicic makes layup (Kevin Love assists) | 25 | 19 |
| 2:54 | | Marco Belinelli bad pass (Wesley Johnson steals) | 25 | 19 |
| 2:48 | | Darko Milicic makes driving dunk (Wesley Johnson assists) | 25 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | New Orleans full timeout | 25 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | Marcus Thornton enters the game for Marco Belinelli | 25 | 21 |
| 2:41 | | Martell Webster enters the game for Kevin Love | 25 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Emeka Okafor makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists) | 27 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Darko Milicic shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul) | 27 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 1 | 28 | 21 |
| 2:14 | | Darko Milicic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists) | 28 | 23 |
| 1:54 | | Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper | 30 | 23 |
| 1:37 | | Luke Ridnour makes two point shot | 30 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 32 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | Michael Beasley shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 32 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 32 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour | 32 | 25 |
| 1:17 | | David West makes free throw 1 of 1 | 33 | 25 |
| 1:06 | | Michael Beasley makes jumper (Jonny Flynn assists) | 33 | 27 |
| 52.8 | | Chris Paul misses layup | 33 | 27 |
| 51.9 | | Jonny Flynn defensive rebound | 33 | 27 |
| 43.9 | | Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper | 33 | 27 |
| 42.5 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 33 | 27 |
| 42.5 | | Kevin Love enters the game for Darko Milicic | 33 | 27 |
| 42.5 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 33 | 27 |
| 42.5 | | Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Paul | 33 | 27 |
| 42.5 | | Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor | 33 | 27 |
| 37.8 | | Quincy Pondexter personal foul (Martell Webster draws the foul) | 33 | 27 |
| 25.9 | | Jonny Flynn misses jumper | 33 | 27 |
| 24.9 | | Quincy Pondexter defensive rebound | 33 | 27 |
| 3.0 | | Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists) | 35 | 27 |
| 0.4 | | Kevin Love misses 65-foot three point jumper | 35 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 35 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 35 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
Referee:Bennie Adams
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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