Hornets 99-90 Timberwolves (8 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

25-32, 12-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	21	20	26	23	90
NO	20	26	33	20	99

New Orleans Hornets

15-41, 7-21 home

Eric Gordon misses 10-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Eric Gordon makes layup
Eric Gordon misses 4-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses tip shot
Jason Smith makes tip shot
Greivis Vasquez misses layup
Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Jason Smith makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Greivis Vasquez's 7-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes tip shot
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper
Lance Thomas misses 3-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley blocks Carl Landry's 8-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 21-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 5-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 16-foot two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)
Jason Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 6-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Kevin Love blocks Carl Landry's layup
Chris Kaman makes 6-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 21-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Martell Webster blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 4-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 24-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jason Smith makes 4-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Carl Landry misses 7-foot jumper
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
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Derrick Williams blocks Carl Landry's layup
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Jason Smith misses 9-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Eric Gordon's 5-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 6-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes tip shot
Jason Smith misses 6-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 13-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes 2-foot two point shot
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)
Greivis Vasquez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Martell Webster's layup
Kevin Love makes 9-foot hook shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's 3-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 13-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Martell Webster misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 6-foot hook shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot two point shot
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 blocks Jose Juan Barea's 4-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Derrick Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 19-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 6-foot two point shot (Malcolm Lee assists)
Anthony Randolph makes dunk (Malcolm Lee assists)
Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 14-foot jumper
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 10-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Martell Webster misses 36-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes 22-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Chris Kaman blocks Nikola Pekovic's 4-foot jumper
Derrick Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses layup
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Malcolm Lee assists)
Michael Beasley misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
Malcolm Lee makes driving layup
Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses layup
Michael Beasley makes tip shot
Michael Beasley makes three point jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 7-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 20-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses layup

TIMBERWOLVES

HORNETS

TIME		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 offensive rebound	4	4
9:22	Eric Gordon misses tip shot	4	4
9:22	Jason Smith offensive rebound	4	6
9:22	Jason Smith makes tip shot	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
5:09	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	13	14
5:07	Nikola Pekovic makes layup	13	14
4:43	Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	14
4:41	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	13	16
4:41	Chris Kaman makes tip shot	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 offensive rebound	19	20
1:21	Kevin Love makes 2-foot two point shot	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	New Orleans offensive team rebound	21	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	20

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

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, 8 April 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,520

Referees:
Jason Phillips
David Jones
Haywoode Workman

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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