Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets
12-39, 3-23 Away
104
12-39, 3-23 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 23 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 104 |
NO | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 92 |
32-21, 20-7 Home
92
32-21, 20-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper
- David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 25-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)
- Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley blocks Quincy Pondexter's 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
- Michael Beasley makes jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love blocks David West's layup
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Lazar Hayward assists)
- Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn blocks Chris Paul's jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lazar Hayward blocks Sasha Pavlovic's 16-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 3-foot two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- David Andersen makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Lazar Hayward misses 4-foot jumper
- Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 14-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- D.J. Mbenga misses tip shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
- Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
- D.J. Mbenga blocks Michael Beasley's 4-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
- David West makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- David West blocks Kevin Love's 4-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn makes layup
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 12-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic blocks Michael Beasley's 13-foot jumper
- Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes running jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- David West misses 4-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray makes tip shot
- Aaron Gray misses tip shot
- Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic blocks Michael Beasley's 17-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- D.J. Mbenga makes tip shot
- Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
- D.J. Mbenga blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 14-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- David West misses 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
- 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
- Kevin Love makes technical free throw
- Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 7-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Andersen misses 15-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Andersen makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- David Andersen blocks Michael Beasley's 6-foot jumper
- David Andersen misses 20-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
- Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 9-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley makes dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- David West makes layup
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Wesley Johnson blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
- Jason Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
- Willie Green makes layup (David West assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 7-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Smith blocks Wayne Ellington's jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver misses 20-foot jumper
- Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses layup
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Willie Green assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
- Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 20 |
| 31.5 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 20 |
| 31.5 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 31.5 | | D.J. Mbenga loose ball foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 21 | 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 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Rodney Mott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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