Hornets 95-81 Timberwolves (26 Feb, 2011) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

35-25, 14-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	35	20	24	16	95
MIN	26	17	18	20	81

Minnesota Timberwolves

13-46, 9-21 home

Michael Beasley makes layup
Darko Milicic makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 12-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Kevin Love makes 4-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Wesley Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward makes 20-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Trevor Ariza blocks Michael Beasley's 10-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 17-foot jumper (Lazar Hayward assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 12-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward misses 65-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Lazar Hayward misses 18-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Darko Milicic misses 8-foot hook shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Darko Milicic's layup
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Michael Beasley's 5-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks Michael Beasley's layup
Wesley Johnson makes 19-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack blocks Kevin Love's layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Michael Beasley's driving dunk
Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes tip shot
Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses 10-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Trevor Ariza blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Kevin Love's 3-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Nikola Pekovic's hook shot
Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Anthony Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot hook shot
Luke Ridnour misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lazar Hayward makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lazar Hayward makes 6-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 14-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley makes driving layup
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 19-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot (Lazar Hayward assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes driving layup
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Jason Smith makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Willie Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 7-foot running jumper
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot three point jumper (Willie Green assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Aaron Gray makes 10-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes dunk
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Darko Milicic blocks Jason Smith's driving layup
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 1-foot two point shot (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Gray misses layup
Aaron Gray makes two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot hook shot
Darko Milicic blocks Emeka Okafor's 12-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Willie Green makes jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Willie Green misses 19-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson blocks Emeka Okafor's jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses dunk
Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Willie Green makes driving layup
Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Quincy Pondexter makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 11-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 11-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver blocks Carl Landry's 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Love blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot running jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		NO	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Darko Milicic (Michael Beasley gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Michael Beasley makes layup	0	2
11:26	Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)	2	2
11:11	Darko Milicic makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	2	4
10:51	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup	4	4
10:34	Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	4	7
10:15	Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper	4	7
10:14	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	4	7
9:56	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:56	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	7
9:41	Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	6	7
9:29	Michael Beasley traveling	6	7
9:17	Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper	6	7
9:15	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	6	7
9:11	Trevor Ariza offensive charge (Kevin Love draws the foul)	6	7
9:11	Trevor Ariza turnover	6	7
8:55	Michael Beasley bad pass	6	7
8:40	Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	9	7
8:30	Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	7
8:29	Minnesota defensive team rebound	9	7
8:22	Chris Paul bad pass (Kevin Love steals)	9	7
8:17	Luke Ridnour makes 12-foot two point shot	9	9
8:00	Jason Smith makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	9
7:45	Michael Beasley misses jumper	11	9
7:43	Kevin Love offensive rebound	11	9
7:41	Kevin Love makes 4-foot jumper	11	11
7:31	Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:28	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	11
7:22	Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:20	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	11	11
7:11	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:09	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	11	11
7:01	Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Wesley Johnson assists)	11	13
6:35	Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	13
6:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	13
6:18	Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	11	16
6:11	New Orleans full timeout	11	16
6:01	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	14	16
5:46	Luke Ridnour makes driving layup	14	18
5:22	Willie Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	17	18
5:11	Willie Green personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	17	18
5:11	Carl Landry enters the game for Jason Smith	17	18
5:11	Aaron Gray enters the game for Emeka Okafor	17	18
5:07	Wesley Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)	17	20
4:43	Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper	17	20
4:41	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	17	20
4:37	Trevor Ariza kicked ball	17	20
4:33	Luke Ridnour bad pass	17	20
4:16	Carl Landry makes 7-foot running jumper	19	20
4:03	Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper	19	20
4:01	Kevin Love offensive rebound	19	20
4:01	Kevin Love misses tip shot	19	20
3:58	Carl Landry defensive rebound	19	20
3:44	Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	22	20
3:31	Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	22	20
3:29	Carl Landry defensive rebound	22	20
3:23	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	24	20
3:15	Minnesota full timeout	24	20
3:15	Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour	24	20
3:15	Lazar Hayward enters the game for Wesley Johnson	24	20
3:03	Lazar Hayward makes 20-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)	24	22
2:36	Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot three point jumper (Willie Green assists)	27	22
2:23	Trevor Ariza blocks Michael Beasley's 10-foot jumper	27	22
2:20	Chris Paul defensive rebound	27	22
2:15	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	29	22
1:57	Darko Milicic offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	29	22
1:57	Darko Milicic turnover	29	22
1:57	Marco Belinelli enters the game for Willie Green	29	22
1:57	Wesley Johnson enters the game for Michael Beasley	29	22
1:57	Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic	29	22
1:37	Aaron Gray makes 10-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	31	22
1:23	Kevin Love makes 17-foot jumper (Lazar Hayward assists)	31	24
1:02	Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot	33	24
57.8	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Kevin Love	33	24
52.9	Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper	33	24
51.2	Minnesota offensive team rebound	33	24
51.2	Carl Landry loose ball foul (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul)	33	24
42.7	Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot two point shot	33	26
31.9	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	26
30.9	Lazar Hayward defensive rebound	33	26
11.9	Jonny Flynn misses 12-foot jumper	33	26
10.6	Carl Landry defensive rebound	33	26
1.4	Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot two point shot	35	26
0.3	Lazar Hayward misses 65-foot three point jumper	35	26
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	35	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	26

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Hornets
98
Timberwolves
113

Game 1

28/12

Timberwolves
104
Hornets
92

Game 2

8/2

Hornets
95
Timberwolves
81

Game 3

26/2

Target Center

1:00 AM, 26 February 2011

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 16,965

Referees:
David Jones
Ken Mauer
Brent Barnaky

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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