Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets
25-32, 12-18 Away
90
25-32, 12-18 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 21 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 90 |
NO | 20 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 99 |
15-41, 7-21 Home
99
15-41, 7-21 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 10-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza blocks Martell Webster's layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 9-foot hook shot
- Jason Smith makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Eric Gordon makes layup
- Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 4-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses tip shot
- Jason Smith makes tip shot
- Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
- Greivis Vasquez misses layup
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's 3-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Martell Webster misses 17-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
- Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Jason Smith makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 13-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Greivis Vasquez's 7-foot jumper
- Martell Webster misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman makes tip shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 6-foot hook shot
- Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot two point shot
- Xavier Henry makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses layup
- Kevin Love makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper
- Lance Thomas misses 3-foot two point shot
- Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Jose Juan Barea's 4-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley blocks Carl Landry's 8-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes technical free throw
- Xavier Henry misses 21-foot two point shot
- Derrick Williams makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry makes 5-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 19-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 6-foot two point shot (Malcolm Lee assists)
- Jason Smith makes 16-foot two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)
- Anthony Randolph makes dunk (Malcolm Lee assists)
- Jason Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 6-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 10-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
- Jason Smith makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Martell Webster makes free throw 1 of 2
- Martell Webster makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes 6-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Kevin Love misses technical free throw
- Martell Webster misses 36-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez makes 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot jumper
- Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Martell Webster misses free throw 1 of 2
- Martell Webster misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Jason Smith makes 4-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Kevin Love makes 22-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 14-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's 4-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Derrick Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 7-foot jumper
- Carl Landry blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Greivis Vasquez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 16-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Xavier Henry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses layup
- Kevin Love misses tip shot
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith misses 9-foot running jumper
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Malcolm Lee assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 13-foot jumper
- Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Malcolm Lee makes driving layup
- Anthony Randolph blocks Eric Gordon's 5-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 6-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington misses layup
- Michael Beasley makes tip shot
- Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes three point jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)
- Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
- Anthony Tolliver misses 7-foot jumper
- Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes tip shot
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 13-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman makes 2-foot two point shot
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Wayne Ellington blocks Eric Gordon's layup
- Greivis Vasquez makes 3-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Greivis Vasquez misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 20-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses layup
- Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nikola Pekovic vs. Jason Smith (Kevin Love gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Eric Gordon misses 10-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Trevor Ariza blocks Martell Webster's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Jason Smith offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Greivis Vasquez offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Greivis Vasquez turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 10:42 | | Kevin Love makes 9-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:22 | | Jason Smith makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:07 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:04 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Chris Kaman blocks Kevin Love's layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:53 | | Eric Gordon makes layup | 2 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:23 | | Eric Gordon misses 4-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Eric Gordon misses tip shot | 4 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Eric Gordon offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Jason Smith makes tip shot | 4 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Jason Smith offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 9:03 | | Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup | 4 | 6 |
| 9:02 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Greivis Vasquez misses layup | 4 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Martell Webster defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists) | 7 | 6 |
| 8:47 | | New Orleans 20 Sec. timeout | 7 | 6 |
| 8:47 | | Marco Belinelli enters the game for Eric Gordon | 7 | 6 |
| 8:36 | | Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot | 7 | 8 |
| 8:19 | | Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 8:18 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's 3-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 8:06 | | Marco Belinelli defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:00 | | Trevor Ariza misses layup | 7 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 7:50 | | Martell Webster misses 17-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 7:48 | | Jason Smith defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 7:33 | | Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists) | 7 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper | 7 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Chris Kaman loose ball foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 7 | 10 |
| 7:09 | | Kevin Love makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Jason Smith makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists) | 9 | 12 |
| 6:31 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 13-foot jumper | 9 | 12 |
| 6:31 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 6:22 | | Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists) | 9 | 14 |
| 5:54 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists) | 11 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Jason Smith offensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | New Orleans full timeout | 11 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Jumpball: Kevin Love vs. Jason Smith (Greivis Vasquez gains possession) | 11 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Nikola Pekovic blocks Greivis Vasquez's 7-foot jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 5:11 | | Martell Webster misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 5:07 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup | 13 | 14 |
| 5:09 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 4:43 | | Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 |
| 4:41 | | Chris Kaman makes tip shot | 13 | 16 |
| 4:41 | | Chris Kaman offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:22 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists) | 15 | 16 |
| 3:54 | | Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists) | 15 | 18 |
| 3:38 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Jason Smith | 15 | 18 |
| 3:38 | | Xavier Henry enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Nikola Pekovic misses 18-foot jumper | 15 | 18 |
| 3:28 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 3:24 | | Kevin Love misses 6-foot hook shot | 15 | 18 |
| 3:23 | | Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 3:03 | | Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper | 15 | 18 |
| 3:01 | | Martell Webster defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 2:49 | | Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot two point shot | 17 | 18 |
| 2:24 | | Xavier Henry makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists) | 17 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Minnesota full timeout | 17 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Chris Kaman | 17 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Michael Beasley enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 17 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Derrick Williams enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 17 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Martell Webster | 17 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper | 17 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Greivis Vasquez offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul) | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Greivis Vasquez turnover | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Lance Thomas enters the game for Gustavo Ayon | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Greivis Vasquez | 17 | 20 |
| 1:22 | | Michael Beasley misses layup | 17 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Kevin Love makes 2-foot two point shot | 19 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 19 | 20 |
| 1:08 | | Xavier Henry out of bounds lost ball turnover | 19 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup | 21 | 20 |
| 40.9 | | Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper | 21 | 20 |
| 38.9 | | Lance Thomas offensive rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 25.8 | | Lance Thomas misses 3-foot two point shot | 21 | 20 |
| 23.8 | | New Orleans defensive team rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 7.9 | | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Jose Juan Barea's 4-foot jumper | 21 | 20 |
| 6.3 | | Xavier Henry defensive rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Michael Beasley blocks Carl Landry's 8-foot jumper | 21 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 20 | |
| 0.0 | | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 21 | 20 |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Jason Phillips
Referee:David Jones
Referee:Haywoode Workman
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
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