Hornets 95-89 Timberwolves (11 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

10-31, 6-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	24	25	21	25	95
MIN	24	20	21	24	89

Minnesota Timberwolves

21-21, 12-12 home

Chris Kaman blocks Martell Webster's two point shot
Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses driving layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (Martell Webster assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
Wesley Johnson misses layup
Martell Webster makes 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 14-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Derrick Williams misses layup
Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
Martell Webster misses three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 7-foot jumper
Malcolm Lee misses driving layup
Derrick Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses layup
Malcolm Lee misses tip shot
Wayne Ellington makes layup (Derrick Williams assists)
Kevin Love misses 9-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot two point shot
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Williams assists)
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Martell Webster assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot hook shot
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses layup
Michael Beasley makes 21-foot jumper (Derrick Williams assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Luke Ridnour's jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup
Kevin Love misses 31-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses driving layup
Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Derrick Williams makes 14-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 6-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 2-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli misses driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 7-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes two point shot
Chris Kaman makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry misses 12-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)
Xavier Henry misses layup
Lance Thomas misses layup
Greivis Vasquez makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Xavier Henry assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot jumper
Malcolm Lee blocks Marco Belinelli's 23-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 13-foot two point shot
Malcolm Lee blocks Lance Thomas's layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving layup
Lance Thomas makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Lance Thomas makes 9-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Nikola Pekovic blocks Jeff Foote's layup
Chris Kaman makes 11-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Gustavo Ayon misses layup
Chris Kaman misses 7-foot hook shot
Marco Belinelli makes two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses layup
Chris Kaman makes tip shot
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Wesley Johnson blocks Gustavo Ayon's 5-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot hook shot
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Lance Thomas misses 2-foot hook shot
Chris Kaman misses layup
Chris Kaman misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 12-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Lance Thomas misses layup
Xavier Henry makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 21-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 12-foot running jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 5-foot running jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 3-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses 4-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses layup
Jarrett Jack misses layup

HORNETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		NO	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. Nikola Pekovic (Luke Ridnour gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luke Ridnour bad pass (Chris Kaman steals)	0	0
11:29	Chris Kaman makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	2	0
11:17	Chris Kaman blocks Martell Webster's two point shot	2	0
11:15	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Jarrett Jack traveling	2	0
10:51	Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)	2	2
10:30	Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
10:29	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	2
10:12	Nikola Pekovic makes layup	2	4
9:59	Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
9:57	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	4
9:49	Nikola Pekovic traveling	2	4
9:40	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)	4	4
9:26	Gustavo Ayon personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	4	4
9:18	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:18	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	4	4
9:17	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	4	4
9:15	Martell Webster offensive rebound	4	4
9:15	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Martell Webster draws the foul)	4	4
9:02	Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	4	4
9:00	Minnesota defensive team rebound	4	4
8:48	Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper	4	4
8:48	Martell Webster defensive rebound	4	4
8:36	Luke Ridnour misses 14-foot jumper	4	4
8:34	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	4
8:22	Trevor Ariza misses 2-foot two point shot	4	4
8:22	Martell Webster defensive rebound	4	4
8:14	Luke Ridnour bad pass (Chris Kaman steals)	4	4
8:08	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	6	4
7:41	Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper	6	4
7:41	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	6	6
7:41	Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot	6	6
7:26	Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper	6	6
7:24	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	6	6
7:16	Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	6
7:15	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	6	6
7:09	Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	8	6
6:50	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	8	6
6:50	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
6:50	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
6:35	Trevor Ariza lost ball (Wesley Johnson steals)	8	8
6:31	Luke Ridnour misses driving layup	8	8
6:30	Kevin Love offensive rebound	8	10
6:30	Kevin Love makes tip shot	8	10
6:11	Marco Belinelli misses driving layup	8	10
6:11	Martell Webster defensive rebound	8	10
6:00	Luke Ridnour bad pass (Gustavo Ayon steals)	8	10
5:54	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)	10	10
5:35	Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)	10	12
5:18	Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper	10	12
5:18	Martell Webster defensive rebound	10	12
5:03	Kevin Love makes layup (Martell Webster assists)	10	14
4:58	New Orleans full timeout	10	14
4:48	Chris Kaman makes 7-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	12	14
4:31	Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper	12	14
4:30	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	12	14
4:24	Nikola Pekovic personal foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	12	14
4:24	Wesley Johnson kicked ball	12	14
4:18	Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper	14	14
4:01	Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper	14	14
4:01	Wesley Johnson offensive rebound	14	14
3:56	Kevin Love misses layup	14	14
3:54	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	14	16
3:54	Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot	14	16
3:46	Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper	14	16
3:45	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	14	16
3:43	Chris Kaman makes layup	16	16
3:30	Wesley Johnson misses layup	16	16
3:28	Kevin Love offensive rebound	16	16
3:27	Kevin Love out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	16
3:27	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	16	16
3:16	Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	18	16
3:01	Martell Webster makes 16-foot jumper	18	18
2:43	Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper	20	18
2:27	Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)	20	20
2:08	Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper	20	20
2:06	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	20
1:58	Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	20
1:55	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	20	20
1:44	Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper	20	20
1:43	Martell Webster defensive rebound	20	20
1:34	Gustavo Ayon personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	20	20
1:34	Minnesota full timeout	20	20
1:34	Derrick Williams enters the game for Kevin Love	20	20
1:34	Michael Beasley enters the game for Wesley Johnson	20	20
1:34	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	20	20
1:34	Lance Thomas enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	20	20
1:23	Luke Ridnour misses 14-foot jumper	20	20
1:22	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	20	20
1:08	Trevor Ariza traveling	20	20
54.0	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)	20	22
33.2	Greivis Vasquez makes two point shot	22	22
15.9	Derrick Williams misses layup	22	22
14.5	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	22	24
14.5	Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot	22	24
0.6	Chris Kaman makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)	24	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	24

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

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

Target Center

1:00 AM, 11 March 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 20,123

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Zach Zarba
Tony Brown

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	6	.571	3	L1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	10	.375	6	L2
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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