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Oubre, Hornets blister Timberwolves from long range, 133-115
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kelly Oubre Jr. matched a career high with seven 3-pointers and had 27 points off the bench, helping the surging Charlotte Hornets snap the Minnesota Timberwolves' five-game winning streak with a 133-115 victory Friday night.
Miles Bridges and Gordon Hayward each had 18 points, and LaMelo Ball had 10 points and 13 assists. The Hornets have won eight of their last nine games.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points for Minnesota, and D'Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley each added 18 points.
Oubre said the key for the Hornets during their current streak is the team's eagerness to get better.
''It's the willingness to grow and learn,'' Oubre said. ''We're a young team, but we show up each and every day. We show up ready to work and ready to get better and grow closer as a unit.''
The Hornets (13-8) tied a franchise record with 23 3-pointers and shot 57.5% from beyond the arc against the NBA's top-ranked 3-point defense. The Timberwolves (9-10) had held their opponents to 30.1% shooting from 3-point range entering the game.
''The ball was moving,'' Hornets coach James Borrego said, citing his team's 32 assists. ''The unselfish spirit was there.''
Borrego said he felt Ball got the effort going early with nine assists in the first half, including a full-court baseball pass to Bridges for a transition layup as he was falling out of bounds.
''He got downhill and created for himself and for others,'' Borrego said. ''I thought he was fantastic.''
Hayward was also effective driving to the rim, which Borrego said is one of the keys to the Hornets moving up the standings.
''We have so many weapons. We have so many guys who can throw it up,'' Hayward said.
Towns said allowing the Hornets to shoot 23 of 40 from 3-point range is ''unacceptable.''
''We were just not matching up with anybody,'' Towns said. ''We were having two people guarding the ball, and leaving guys on the wing ready to shoot. ... Kelly Oubre was feasting off of that tonight.''
The Hornets improved to 7-2 at home.
Charlotte took a 68-58 lead at halftime behind 15 points from Oubre.
Charlotte broke open the game late in the third quarter behind the left-handed shooting Oubre, who made four 3-pointers in the final 3:58 of the quarter to push the lead to 19. Minnesota could never make a run in the fourth and Minnesota coach Chris Finch yanked his starters with about six minutes to play with his team down 20.
OUBRE'S HOT HAND
This marked the second time this month Oubre has knocked down seven 3s in a game, with most of them coming Friday night on catch-and-shoot jumpers from the left corner.
The free agent pickup is shooting a career-best 36.6% from 3-point range in his first season with the Hornets. His previous high was 35.2% in 2019 with the Phoenix Suns.
NOT A STEP BACK
Towns said the loss was a ''trip,'' not a ''step back'' for the Timberwolves.
''I anything we have shown that we are here to play this season,'' Towns said. ''This is one of those days where you have to chalk it up and say, `we got humbled.' But this is not how we play. We can't expect that because we have a five-game winning streak it is just going to translate to a six- or seven-game winning streak. The more wins we get, the more teams are going to want to beat us.''
WASHINGTON'S ADDITION
P.J. Washington had 17 points in his second game back from a shoulder injury.
He got his first start of the season with Mason Plumlee out with a calf injury.
Borrego said when Washington plays at the 5-spot ''the floor opens up offensively for us because he creates more space for us, especially when he is hitting shots.''
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: G Patrick Beverly (left adductor strain) did not play. ... Shot just 31.4% from 3-point range.
Hornets: First-round draft pick Kai Jones scored his first NBA points on a late dunk.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: At Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Hornets: Open four-game trip at Houston on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. P.J. Washington (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 |  | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:55 | | P.J. Washington kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:55 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:55 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:40 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:31 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:58 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:52 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point finger roll layup | 8-9 |
| 8:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 8:33 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point dunk | ||
| 8:27 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point step back jump shot | 10-9 |
| 7:57 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 10-12 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot | 12-12 |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup | 14-15 |
| 6:49 | | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Gordon Hayward's two point layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 16-15 |
| 6:27 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point dunk (Gordon Hayward assists) | 16-17 |
| 6:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 16-19 |
| 5:14 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:14 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 16-21 |
| 4:48 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 16-24 |
| 4:18 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point step back jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 19-24 |
| 4:00 | | Taurean Prince blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Cody Martin misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Nick Richards blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 21-24 |
| 3:12 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point finger roll layup | 23-24 |
| 2:47 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 23-27 |
| 2:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:30 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot | 26-27 |
| 1:40 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Taurean Prince misses two point layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point floating jump shot | 28-27 |
| 0:04 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 28-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Naz Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Terry Rozier turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup | 30-30 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving layup (Cody Martin assists) | 30-32 |
| 10:37 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Charge) (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 33-32 |
| 9:57 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-33 |
| 9:57 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-34 |
| 9:50 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-34 |
| 9:50 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point step back jump shot | 35-36 |
| 9:12 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point layup | 35-38 |
| 9:08 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-39 |
| 8:58 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Loose ball) (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point step back jump shot | 35-42 |
| 8:30 | | Gordon Hayward blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:28 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 35-45 |
| 8:16 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 37-45 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point step back jump shot | 37-47 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 39-47 |
| 7:05 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 6:25 | | Terry Rozier misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 39-50 |
| 5:46 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 42-50 |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 42-53 |
| 5:20 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point reverse layup | 42-55 |
| 4:42 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 42-57 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point reverse layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 44-57 |
| 3:56 | | LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 46-57 |
| 3:37 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:23 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk | 48-57 |
| 2:57 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Gordon Hayward offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point layup (Gordon Hayward assists) | 48-59 |
| 2:32 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 48-62 |
| 2:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point layup | ||
| 2:05 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | P.J. Washington misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 1:59 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jalen McDaniels personal foul (Take) (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 50-62 |
| 1:44 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 50-64 |
| 1:44 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-65 |
| 1:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-66 |
| 1:12 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 52-66 |
| 1:05 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 53-66 |
| 1:05 | | Terry Rozier technical foul | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Malik Beasley makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 54-66 |
| 0:57 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 57-66 |
| 0:32 | | Miles Bridges misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-66 |
| 0:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:28 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 0:06 | | Gordon Hayward blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point layup | ||
| 0:03 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 58-68 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:02 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | P.J. Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 10:50 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:48 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-68 |
| 10:35 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 10:00 | | Gordon Hayward blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point layup | ||
| 9:57 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point finger roll layup | 61-68 |
| 9:32 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks P.J. Washington's two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 61-70 |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 63-70 |
| 8:38 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 63-73 |
| 8:27 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 65-73 |
| 7:52 | | Terry Rozier misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Gordon Hayward offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 65-76 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 67-76 |
| 7:29 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 68-76 |
| 7:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-77 |
| 7:18 | | Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:45 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-77 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-77 |
| 6:26 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point reverse layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 72-77 |
| 5:51 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 72-80 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 74-80 |
| 5:19 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | ||
| 5:16 | | Miles Bridges blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point reverse layup | 74-82 |
| 4:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Nick Richards personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:34 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-82 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 75-84 |
| 4:10 | | Malik Beasley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-84 |
| 4:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-84 |
| 3:58 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 77-87 |
| 3:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:41 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:37 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-88 |
| 3:23 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 77-91 |
| 2:58 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. blocks Malik Beasley's two point layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 77-94 |
| 2:08 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:51 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 80-94 |
| 1:38 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point finger roll layup | 80-96 |
| 1:11 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 80-99 |
| 0:48 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 83-99 |
| 0:00 | | Naz Reid blocks Nick Richards's two point dunk | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 11:46 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 11:46 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-100 |
| 11:46 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-101 |
| 11:31 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 85-101 |
| 11:19 | | Gordon Hayward offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-101 |
| 11:06 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:03 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point step back jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 86-104 |
| 10:29 | | Terry Rozier blocks Naz Reid's two point layup | ||
| 10:29 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point layup | 86-106 |
| 10:26 | | +1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 86-107 |
| 10:11 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Malik Beasley misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Taurean Prince blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 9:50 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 89-107 |
| 9:31 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup | 89-109 |
| 9:18 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Charge) (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Terry Rozier misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 91-109 |
| 8:42 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:40 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 8:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point layup | 91-111 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 93-111 |
| 7:53 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 93-114 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup | 95-114 |
| 7:21 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot | 95-117 |
| 7:05 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point jump shot | 97-117 |
| 6:28 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point dunk | ||
| 6:20 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Jake Layman blocks P.J. Washington's two point layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Jake Layman turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point layup | 97-119 |
| 5:38 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Naz Reid misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-119 |
| 5:37 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:35 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 98-122 |
| 5:15 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:07 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Jake Layman offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jake Layman makes two point putback layup | 100-122 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point turnaround jump shot | 100-124 |
| 4:09 | | Hornets delay of game violation | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 102-124 |
| 3:55 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point step back jump shot | 102-126 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 104-126 |
| 3:05 | | Leandro Bolmaro personal foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Ish Smith turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point layup | 106-126 |
| 2:35 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (James Bouknight assists) | 106-129 |
| 2:08 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Leandro Bolmaro offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Leandro Bolmaro misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 108-129 |
| 1:31 | | Ish Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Jake Layman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Leandro Bolmaro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Kai Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | James Bouknight misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Leandro Bolmaro assists) | 111-129 |
| 0:42 | | Leandro Bolmaro personal foul (James Bouknight draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | James Bouknight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-130 |
| 0:42 | | +1 | James Bouknight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-131 |
| 0:32 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Leandro Bolmaro offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Leandro Bolmaro makes two point putback layup | 113-131 |
| 0:21 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point dunk (James Bouknight assists) | 113-133 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Nathan Knight makes two point reverse layup (Leandro Bolmaro assists) | 115-133 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Nathan Knight makes two point reverse layup (Leandro Bolmaro assists) | 0:11 |
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+ 2 | Kai Jones makes two point dunk (James Bouknight assists) | 0:21 |
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+ 2 | Leandro Bolmaro makes two point putback layup | 0:29 |
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Leandro Bolmaro offensive rebound | 0:29 |
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Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | 0:32 |
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+ 1 | James Bouknight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:42 |
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+ 1 | James Bouknight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:42 |
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Leandro Bolmaro personal foul (James Bouknight draws the foul) | 0:42 |
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+ 3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Leandro Bolmaro assists) | 0:53 |
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Timberwolves defensive rebound | 1:07 |
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James Bouknight misses two point reverse layup | 1:09 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 115 | 133 |
| Field Goals | 45-100 (45.0%) | 49-88 (55.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-35 (31.4%) | 23-40 (57.5%) |
| Free Throws | 14-19 (73.7%) | 12-15 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 50 |
| Offensive | 15 | 7 |
| Defensive | 30 | 37 |
| Team | 7 | 6 |
| Assists | 24 | 32 |
| Steals | 8 | 5 |
| Blocks | 6 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 15 |
| Fouls | 20 | 21 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 25 | 7 | 6 | 9/18 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 42 |
| D. Russell | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8/15 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 32 |
| A. Edwards | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -15 | 19 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| J. McDaniels | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -19 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 25 | 7 | 6 | 9/18 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 42 |
| D. Russell | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8/15 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 32 |
| A. Edwards | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -15 | 19 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| J. McDaniels | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -19 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Beasley | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6/14 | 5/11 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 19 |
| J. Nowell | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4/9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 11 |
| T. Prince | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -14 | 17 |
| N. Reid | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -14 | 15 |
| J. Okogie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| J. Layman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| J. McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 11 |
| N. Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 2 |
| L. Bolmaro | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| P. Beverley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Wright IV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 45 | 24 | 45/100 | 11/35 | 14/19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 30 | -90 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Hayward | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7/13 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 34 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5/9 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +9 | 28 |
| P. Washington | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +9 | 23 |
| T. Rozier | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6/9 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 24 |
| L. Ball | 10 | 6 | 13 | 4/10 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +9 | 39 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Hayward | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7/13 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 34 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5/9 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +9 | 28 |
| P. Washington | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +9 | 23 |
| T. Rozier | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6/9 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 24 |
| L. Ball | 10 | 6 | 13 | 4/10 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +9 | 39 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Oubre Jr. | 27 | 1 | 0 | 10/17 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 29 |
| J. McDaniels | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +14 | 24 |
| C. Martin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 22 |
| I. Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| N. Richards | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Bouknight | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| K. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| M. Plumlee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Kulboka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Carey Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Thor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 133 | 44 | 32 | 49/88 | 23/40 | 12/15 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 37 | +90 | - |
