Timberwolves 104-92 Hornets (8 Feb, 2011) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

12-39, 3-23 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	37	22	22	104
NO	23	23	24	22	92

New Orleans Hornets

32-21, 20-7 home

David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Aaron Gray's 13-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Michael Beasley blocks Quincy Pondexter's 4-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Kevin Love blocks David West's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jonny Flynn blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Lazar Hayward blocks Sasha Pavlovic's 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 3-foot two point shot
David Andersen makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 14-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
D.J. Mbenga misses tip shot
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
David West makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
David West makes driving layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes 3-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 16-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes tip shot
Aaron Gray misses tip shot
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
D.J. Mbenga makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
David Andersen misses 15-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
David Andersen makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
David Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 9-foot two point shot
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)
Wesley Johnson blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Jason Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jason Smith makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
Willie Green makes layup (David West assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Willie Green assists)
Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes jumper
Kevin Love misses jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Lazar Hayward assists)
Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Lazar Hayward misses 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Wayne Ellington misses three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
D.J. Mbenga blocks Michael Beasley's 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
David West blocks Kevin Love's 4-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses jumper
Wayne Ellington makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 17-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn makes layup
Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 12-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Michael Beasley's 13-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes running jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 41-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Michael Beasley's 17-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Jonny Flynn misses layup
Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
D.J. Mbenga blocks Kevin Love's layup
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Andersen blocks Michael Beasley's 6-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 16-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn misses layup
Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks Wayne Ellington's jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 20-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Darko Milicic vs. Aaron Gray (Jonny Flynn gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)	2	0
11:26	David West offensive foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul)	2	0
11:26	David West turnover	2	0
11:07	Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper	4	0
10:48	David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	2
10:33	Jonny Flynn bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)	4	2
10:23	David West makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	4	4
10:07	Quincy Pondexter shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)	4	4
10:07	Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2	5	4
10:07	Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:48	Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper	6	4
9:45	Aaron Gray offensive rebound	6	4
9:38	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
9:26	Corey Brewer bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	6	6
9:18	Darko Milicic personal foul (David West draws the foul)	6	6
9:08	Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:07	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	6
9:02	Corey Brewer traveling	6	6
8:49	David West traveling	6	6
8:42	Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper	9	6
8:26	Quincy Pondexter misses 21-foot jumper	9	6
8:23	Jonny Flynn defensive rebound	9	6
8:18	Michael Beasley traveling	9	6
8:04	Darko Milicic personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	9	6
8:04	Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic	9	6
7:58	Chris Paul misses jumper	9	6
7:56	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	9	6
7:48	Jonny Flynn bad pass	9	6
7:31	Nikola Pekovic blocks Aaron Gray's 13-foot jumper	9	6
7:30	Kevin Love defensive rebound	9	6
7:22	Nikola Pekovic 3 second	9	6
7:16	Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	9
7:01	Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper	9	9
7:01	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	9
6:54	Michael Beasley blocks Quincy Pondexter's 4-foot two point shot	9	9
6:50	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	9	9
6:48	Aaron Gray shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	9	9
6:48	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	10	9
6:48	Aaron Gray lane violation	10	9
6:48	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
6:33	Marco Belinelli makes driving layup	11	11
6:15	Michael Beasley makes jumper	13	11
6:03	David West misses 19-foot jumper	13	11
6:01	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	13	11
5:52	Kevin Love misses jumper	13	11
5:50	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	13	11
5:47	Chris Paul bad pass (Jonny Flynn steals)	13	11
5:41	Jonny Flynn lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	13	11
5:26	Quincy Pondexter makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	13	13
5:18	Minnesota full timeout	13	13
5:18	Jason Smith enters the game for Aaron Gray	13	13
5:11	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:09	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	13	13
5:00	Kevin Love blocks David West's layup	13	13
4:58	Jonny Flynn defensive rebound	13	13
4:39	Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
4:37	Jason Smith defensive rebound	13	13
4:24	Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper	13	13
4:22	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	13	13
4:03	Jonny Flynn makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)	15	13
3:44	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	15	15
3:31	Kevin Love lost ball (Quincy Pondexter steals)	15	15
3:27	Michael Beasley shooting foul (Quincy Pondexter draws the foul)	15	15
3:27	Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
3:27	Wesley Johnson enters the game for Michael Beasley	15	16
3:27	Lazar Hayward enters the game for Corey Brewer	15	16
3:27	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	15	16
3:27	Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2	15	17
3:13	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Lazar Hayward assists)	17	17
2:51	Wesley Johnson personal foul (David West draws the foul)	17	17
2:51	New Orleans full timeout	17	17
2:51	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Quincy Pondexter	17	17
2:38	Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	20
2:11	Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	20
2:10	Jason Smith defensive rebound	17	20
2:04	Jonny Flynn blocks Chris Paul's jumper	17	20
1:58	Kevin Love defensive rebound	17	20
1:55	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Kevin Love	17	20
1:46	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)	19	20
1:24	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	20
1:23	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	19	20
1:09	Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper	19	20
1:08	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	19	20
1:08	Jason Smith shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	19	20
1:08	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
1:08	Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Jonny Flynn	20	20
1:08	David Andersen enters the game for David West	20	20
1:08	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	21	20
50.9	Willie Green bad pass (Sebastian Telfair steals)	21	20
45.5	Sasha Pavlovic blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup	21	20
45.5	Minnesota offensive team rebound	21	20
45.5	D.J. Mbenga enters the game for Jason Smith	21	20
31.9	Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	20
31.5	Minnesota offensive team rebound	21	20
31.5	D.J. Mbenga loose ball foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	21	20
31.5	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	22	20
31.5	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	23	20
15.3	Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	23	22
4.9	Nikola Pekovic offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	23	22
4.9	Nikola Pekovic turnover	23	22
1.2	Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Willie Green draws the foul)	23	22
1.2	Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2	23	23
1.2	Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2	23	23
0.7	David Andersen offensive rebound	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	23

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 3-0

Hornets
98
Timberwolves
113

Game 1

28/12

Hornets
98
Timberwolves
113

Game 2

28/12

Timberwolves
104
Hornets
92

Game 3

8/2

Timberwolves
104
Hornets
92

Game 4

8/2

Hornets
95
Timberwolves
81

Game 5

26/2

Hornets
95
Timberwolves
81

Game 6

26/2

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 8 February 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,401

Referees:
Violet Palmer
Dan Crawford
Rodney Mott

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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