Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets
4-7, 2-2 Away
87
4-7, 2-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 16 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 87 |
NO | 21 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 80 |
3-8, 1-5 Home
80
3-8, 1-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darko Milicic misses layup
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses jumper
- Darko Milicic misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses layup
- DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
- DaJuan Summers makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- DaJuan Summers makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darko Milicic blocks Chris Kaman's 12-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes dunk
- DaJuan Summers makes layup
- Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (DaJuan Summers assists)
- Chris Kaman blocks Darko Milicic's layup
- DaJuan Summers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes technical free throw
- Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses 10-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez misses 13-foot running jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry misses 7-foot running jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 13-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour makes 17-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 12-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carldell Johnson makes 13-foot two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver misses 9-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams makes jumper
- DaJuan Summers makes 19-foot jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
- Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
- Carldell Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 9-foot hook shot
- Ricky Rubio makes 16-foot running jumper
- Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot
- Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 5-foot two point shot
- DaJuan Summers misses tip shot
- Anthony Tolliver misses three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 6-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 18-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 18-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson blocks Chris Kaman's layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot two point shot
- Jason Smith misses layup
- Emeka Okafor makes layup
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ricky Rubio makes 17-foot two point shot
- Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Darko Milicic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
- Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 14-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
- Darko Milicic makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Greivis Vasquez misses 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's 7-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Wesley Johnson misses jumper
- Greivis Vasquez misses jumper
- Darko Milicic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darko Milicic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes 5-foot jumper
- Carldell Johnson misses 11-foot jumper
- Gustavo Ayon makes 3-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 37-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
- Ricky Rubio misses 13-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot two point shot
- Derrick Williams misses three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 11-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Carl Landry misses 14-foot jumper
- DaJuan Summers makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love blocks Gustavo Ayon's layup
- Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses layup
- Gustavo Ayon makes dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Gustavo Ayon misses free throw 1 of 1
- Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
- Kevin Love misses 8-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- DaJuan Summers misses three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry misses 10-foot two point shot
- Gustavo Ayon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Gustavo Ayon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gustavo Ayon blocks Anthony Tolliver's layup
- Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gustavo Ayon misses layup
- Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Greivis Vasquez misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes 14-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli 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. 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 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper | 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 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Brent Barnaky
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 11 | .784 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 33 | 18 | .647 | 7 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 31 | 20 | .608 | 9 | L1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 17 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 24 | W1 |
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