Timberwolves 87-80 Hornets (14 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-7, 2-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	16	21	26	24	87
NO	21	17	13	29	80

New Orleans Hornets

3-8, 1-5 home

Chris Kaman misses layup
Emeka Okafor misses jumper
DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Darko Milicic blocks Chris Kaman's 12-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes dunk
DaJuan Summers makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (DaJuan Summers assists)
DaJuan Summers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 13-foot running jumper
Carl Landry misses 7-foot running jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 12-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Carldell Johnson makes 13-foot two point shot
DaJuan Summers makes 19-foot jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Carldell Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot hook shot
Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot two point shot
DaJuan Summers misses tip shot
Emeka Okafor misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Jason Smith misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 14-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 8-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's layup
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's 7-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Greivis Vasquez misses jumper
Carldell Johnson misses 11-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes 3-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Carl Landry misses 14-foot jumper
DaJuan Summers makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Kevin Love blocks Gustavo Ayon's layup
Gustavo Ayon makes dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Carl Landry makes layup
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot two point shot
DaJuan Summers misses three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 10-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses layup
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 14-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses layup
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Darko Milicic's layup
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 10-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 22-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 13-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 17-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 9-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 16-foot running jumper
Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love makes 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio makes 17-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses jumper
Kevin Love makes 5-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 37-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 13-foot two point shot
Wayne Ellington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 11-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses layup
Kevin Love misses 8-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Anthony Tolliver's layup
Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		MIN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Darko Milicic vs. Emeka Okafor (Kevin Love gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Ricky Rubio offensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Darko Milicic misses layup	0	0
11:15	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
10:56	Chris Kaman misses layup	0	0
10:55	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
10:41	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
10:21	Emeka Okafor misses jumper	0	0
10:19	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
9:57	Darko Milicic misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
9:56	Kevin Love offensive rebound	0	0
9:52	Kevin Love misses layup	0	0
9:52	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	0	0
9:52	DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	0	2
9:52	Wesley Johnson shooting foul (DaJuan Summers draws the foul)	0	2
9:52	DaJuan Summers makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
9:41	Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper	0	3
9:41	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	0	3
9:36	DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	0	5
9:11	DaJuan Summers shooting foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)	0	5
9:11	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2	1	5
9:11	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
8:51	Darko Milicic blocks Chris Kaman's 12-foot jumper	2	5
8:49	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	5
8:42	Wesley Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	4	5
8:29	Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper	4	5
8:27	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	4	5
8:27	Kevin Love loose ball foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	4	5
8:19	Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot	4	7
8:06	Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper	4	7
8:06	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	7
7:54	Ricky Rubio personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	4	7
7:41	Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot	4	7
7:41	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	4	7
7:28	Jarrett Jack shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	4	7
7:28	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	5	7
7:28	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	6	7
7:16	Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper	6	7
7:16	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	7
7:01	Wesley Johnson lost ball (Marco Belinelli steals)	6	7
6:56	Marco Belinelli makes dunk	6	9
6:39	Darko Milicic bad pass (Chris Kaman steals)	6	9
6:35	DaJuan Summers makes layup	6	11
6:22	Luke Ridnour offensive charge (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	6	11
6:22	Luke Ridnour turnover	6	11
6:03	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot	6	13
5:45	Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	13
5:43	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	6	13
5:33	Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper	6	13
5:33	Darko Milicic defensive rebound	6	13
5:22	Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	9	13
5:16	New Orleans full timeout	9	13
5:05	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	13
5:05	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	9	13
4:45	Kevin Love bad pass (Jarrett Jack steals)	9	13
4:39	Marco Belinelli makes layup (DaJuan Summers assists)	9	15
4:24	Chris Kaman blocks Darko Milicic's layup	9	15
4:20	Kevin Love offensive rebound	9	15
4:16	Kevin Love lost ball (Jarrett Jack steals)	9	15
4:11	DaJuan Summers misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	15
4:11	Kevin Love defensive rebound	9	15
4:03	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	15
4:01	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	9	15
3:57	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	9	17
3:40	Jarrett Jack illegal defense foul	9	17
3:40	Luke Ridnour makes technical free throw	10	17
3:40	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Luke Ridnour	10	17
3:40	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for DaJuan Summers	10	17
3:40	Jason Smith enters the game for Chris Kaman	10	17
3:31	Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	12	17
3:19	Marco Belinelli offensive foul (Wayne Ellington draws the foul)	12	17
3:19	Marco Belinelli turnover	12	17
3:04	Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper	12	17
3:02	Minnesota offensive team rebound	12	17
2:51	Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)	14	17
2:31	Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	14	19
2:12	Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot jumper	16	19
1:59	Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot jumper	16	19
1:59	New Orleans defensive team rebound	16	19
1:59	Jason Smith loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	16	19
1:59	Minnesota full timeout	16	19
1:59	Anthony Randolph enters the game for Darko Milicic	16	19
1:34	Anthony Randolph misses 10-foot two point shot	16	19
1:32	Jason Smith defensive rebound	16	19
1:16	Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper	16	19
1:15	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	16	19
1:00	Kevin Love lost ball (Emeka Okafor steals)	16	19
52.9	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	16	19
50.9	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	16	19
49.2	Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot	16	21
41.9	Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper	16	21
41.2	Anthony Randolph offensive rebound	16	21
39.9	Anthony Randolph step out of bounds turnover	16	21
39.9	Carl Landry enters the game for Emeka Okafor	16	21
39.9	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	16	21
21.9	Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper	16	21
20.9	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	16	21
0.9	Jason Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	21
0.2	Jason Smith offensive rebound	16	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	21

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Timberwolves
87
Hornets
80

Game 1

14/1

Timberwolves
87
Hornets
80

Game 2

14/1

Hornets
95
Timberwolves
89

Game 3

11/3

Hornets
95
Timberwolves
89

Game 4

11/3

Timberwolves
90
Hornets
99

Game 5

8/4

Timberwolves
90
Hornets
99

Game 6

8/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 14 January 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,295

Referees:
John Goble
Dan Crawford
Brent Barnaky

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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