Hornets win their 4th straight behind 35 points from LaMelo Ball, beat the Timberwolves 122-108
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
Coby White had 17 points for the Hornets (43-36), who shot 48.9% from the floor (45 for 92) on the way to their fourth straight win. They're a half-game out of sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Ball was 7 for 14 from deep, his league -leading eighth game this season with at least seven 3-pointers. This was also Ball's 20th game with five-plus 3s.
Charlotte, which is 9-2 since mid-March and 39-22 since Thanksgiving Day, has not made the playoffs in 10 years. At this rate, the Hornets might even be able to skip the play-in games and secure a first round spot.
The Timberwolves (46-32) have yet to do so, having lost four of five games since ace defender and third-leading scorer Jaden McDaniels was sidelined by a left knee injury. They also played without star Anthony Edwards for the eighth time in their last 10 games due to lingering pain in his right knee.
Coach Chris Finch said before the game he doesn't believe “there's any great concern for anything longer-term,” but Edwards' status remains uncertain.
Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 26 points, and Bones Hyland provided their biggest boost off the bench with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Minnesota is in sixth place in the Western Conference, three games ahead of Phoenix (43-35) above the play-in cut with four games to play.
Hyland hit a 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer that gave the Timberwolves a 60-55 lead, but Bridges and the Hornets burst out in the third quarter and were up by 10 by the end of that period.
Hornets: Visit Boston on Tuesday.
Timberwolves: Visit Indiana on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Moussa Diabate vs. Rudy Gobert (Miles Bridges gains possession) | |||
| 11:40 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:37 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 11:24 | Kon Knueppel misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 11:22 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:58 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 10:49 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 3-0 | |
| 10:36 | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:34 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 10:28 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-0 | |
| 10:10 | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 5-3 | |
| 10:02 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 7-3 | |
| 9:47 | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 7-6 | |
| 9:38 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:34 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
| 9:27 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 7-9 | |
| 9:12 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 9-9 | |
| 8:58 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 9-12 | |
| 8:48 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-12 | |
| 8:23 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:18 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 8:18 | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 8:01 | Miles Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:00 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | |||
| 8:00 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point putback layup | 14-12 | |
| 8:00 | Mike Conley shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 8:00 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-12 | |
| 7:45 | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 15-15 | |
| 7:34 | Kon Knueppel misses two point reverse layup | |||
| 7:32 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Rudy Gobert turnover (3-second violation) | |||
| 7:08 | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 6:57 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:55 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
| 6:54 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:41 | Mike Conley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 6:18 | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
| 6:13 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | |||
| 6:10 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 18-15 | |
| 5:56 | Julius Randle misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:54 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 5:50 | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | |||
| 5:31 | Julius Randle turnover (back court violation) | |||
| 5:21 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:19 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 5:04 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 5:03 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
| 5:02 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:01 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 4:47 | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:44 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 4:27 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 21-15 | |
| 4:11 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup (Naz Reid assists) | 21-17 | |
| 4:02 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:00 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 3:52 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:48 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 3:42 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:40 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 3:37 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 24-17 | |
| 3:14 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 3:11 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
| 3:11 | Rudy Gobert misses two point tip layup | |||
| 3:11 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
| 3:09 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 24-19 | |
| 3:04 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:43 | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:41 | Sion James offensive rebound | |||
| 2:38 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 27-19 | |
| 2:21 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 2:19 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 2:05 | Naz Reid blocks Grant Williams's three point jump shot | |||
| 2:02 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 1:52 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 1:52 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-20 | |
| 1:52 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-21 | |
| 1:35 | Bones Hyland blocks Sion James's three point jump shot | |||
| 1:34 | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | |||
| 1:33 | Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 1:20 | Sion James misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:17 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:12 | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | |||
| 0:57 | Kyle Anderson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:54 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 0:52 | Jump ball. Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Naz Reid (Grant Williams gains possession) | |||
| 0:30 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:28 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
| 0:06 | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals) | |||
| 0:01 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:01 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 | |
| 0:01 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-21 | |
| 0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 29-23 | |
| 11:36 | Jump ball. Bones Hyland vs. Coby White (Kyle Anderson gains possession) | |||
| 11:36 | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | |||
| 11:31 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 29-26 | |
| 11:15 | Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:13 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 11:06 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:03 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 10:48 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 32-26 | |
| 10:34 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-29 | |
| 10:18 | Coby White misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:15 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
| 10:00 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 9:57 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | Sion James misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:47 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 9:45 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
| 9:45 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-29 | |
| 9:45 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-29 | |
| 9:36 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:33 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 9:15 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point turnaround jump shot | 36-29 | |
| 9:05 | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:03 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 8:43 | Coby White misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 8:42 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Sion James misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 8:37 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | |||
| 8:34 | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-30 | |
| 8:34 | Bones Hyland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:32 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 8:32 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:18 | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
| 8:13 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
| 8:13 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 36-32 | |
| 8:08 | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 7:49 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 36-35 | |
| 7:37 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 7:34 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | |||
| 7:31 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 36-37 | |
| 7:15 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:15 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
| 7:15 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 7:04 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-40 | |
| 6:44 | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup | 38-40 | |
| 6:31 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Bones Hyland assists) | 38-42 | |
| 6:23 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-42 | |
| 6:23 | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 6:23 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-42 | |
| 6:11 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 6:09 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 6:06 | Kon Knueppel misses two point running layup | |||
| 6:03 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 5:56 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 5:56 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-43 | |
| 5:56 | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 5:54 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 5:32 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 43-43 | |
| 5:15 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving finger roll layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 43-45 | |
| 5:05 | Mike Conley blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving layup | |||
| 5:03 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | |||
| 4:55 | Kon Knueppel misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 4:51 | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | |||
| 4:50 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:48 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 4:43 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup | 43-47 | |
| 4:30 | Julius Randle shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 4:30 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-47 | |
| 4:30 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-47 | |
| 4:17 | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:14 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 4:08 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | |||
| 4:02 | Julius Randle misses two point running layup | |||
| 3:59 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 3:55 | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 3:53 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
| 3:53 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 3:53 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:37 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 3:35 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 47-47 | |
| 3:17 | Grant Williams personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 3:17 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-48 | |
| 3:17 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-49 | |
| 3:02 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 49-49 | |
| 2:46 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point pullup jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 49-51 | |
| 2:38 | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | |||
| 2:30 | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 2:28 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
| 2:27 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:18 | Grant Williams blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 2:17 | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | |||
| 2:16 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 1:52 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving hook shot | 51-51 | |
| 1:41 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 51-53 | |
| 1:16 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 53-53 | |
| 1:01 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | |||
| 1:01 | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-54 | |
| 1:01 | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-55 | |
| 0:40 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:36 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 0:35 | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | |||
| 0:35 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 55-55 | |
| 0:22 | Julius Randle misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:21 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 0:21 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point putback layup | 55-57 | |
| 0:04 | LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:00 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 55-60 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | |||
| 11:51 | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-61 | |
| 11:51 | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-62 | |
| 11:31 | Rudy Gobert blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 11:29 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 11:28 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 58-62 | |
| 11:02 | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:59 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 10:47 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 60-62 | |
| 10:33 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup | 60-64 | |
| 10:15 | LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:12 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 10:11 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point floating jump shot | 62-64 | |
| 9:55 | Donte DiVincenzo offensive foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 9:55 | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:40 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
| 9:38 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 9:25 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround jump shot | 62-66 | |
| 9:11 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 65-66 | |
| 8:54 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:52 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:38 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 8:35 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:32 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 8:29 | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Diabate steals) | |||
| 8:21 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 68-66 | |
| 8:04 | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 7:51 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 71-66 | |
| 7:49 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:35 | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:33 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:21 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Mike Conley personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 7:09 | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:06 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
| 6:57 | Julius Randle misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 6:56 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 6:55 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 6:55 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-67 | |
| 6:55 | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-68 | |
| 6:39 | LaMelo Ball turnover (back court violation) | |||
| 6:25 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 71-70 | |
| 6:17 | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 6:02 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:59 | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | |||
| 5:47 | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 5:32 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 73-70 | |
| 5:20 | Coby White personal foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | |||
| 5:12 | Naz Reid misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 5:08 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 5:02 | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 5:02 | Sion James personal foul (Loose ball) (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | |||
| 4:45 | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 4:42 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:24 | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
| 4:20 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running dunk (Bones Hyland assists) | 73-72 | |
| 4:19 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:57 | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
| 3:57 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 74-72 | |
| 3:57 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 75-72 | |
| 3:57 | Coby White misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | |||
| 3:54 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 3:52 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 78-72 | |
| 3:35 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:32 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 3:32 | Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
| 3:32 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:32 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
| 3:32 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 3:11 | Brandon Miller misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 3:09 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | Coby White shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | |||
| 2:57 | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-73 | |
| 2:57 | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-74 | |
| 2:41 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 2:36 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:33 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point running jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 78-77 | |
| 2:10 | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup | 80-77 | |
| 1:57 | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:57 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 1:51 | Coby White turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 1:42 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point cutting layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 80-79 | |
| 1:19 | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup jump shot | 83-79 | |
| 1:05 | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 1:03 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 0:58 | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point running jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 86-79 | |
| 0:53 | Julius Randle offensive foul (Charge) (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:53 | Julius Randle turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:29 | +3 | Sion James makes three point bank jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 89-79 | |
| 0:21 | Naz Reid turnover (double dribble) | |||
| 0:00 | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 91-79 | |
| 11:24 | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:21 | Bones Hyland offensive rebound | |||
| 11:19 | Rudy Gobert misses two point layup | |||
| 11:17 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:13 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point running layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 93-79 | |
| 11:03 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:01 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running layup | 95-79 | |
| 10:55 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:38 | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:35 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
| 10:26 | Moussa Diabate blocks Jaylen Clark's two point cutting layup | |||
| 10:22 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
| 10:22 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 95-81 | |
| 10:10 | +2 | Sion James makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists) | 97-81 | |
| 9:53 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 97-83 | |
| 9:37 | Moussa Diabate offensive foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
| 9:37 | Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:26 | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:25 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 9:25 | Jaylen Clark personal foul (Loose ball) (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 9:10 | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot | 100-83 | |
| 9:00 | Bones Hyland turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals) | |||
| 8:57 | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
| 8:56 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | |||
| 8:52 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 102-83 | |
| 8:52 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:35 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 102-85 | |
| 8:11 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 105-85 | |
| 8:02 | Grant Williams shooting foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
| 8:02 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-86 | |
| 8:02 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-87 | |
| 7:53 | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Clark steals) | |||
| 7:50 | Naz Reid misses two point running dunk | |||
| 7:48 | Julius Randle offensive rebound | |||
| 7:48 | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup | 105-89 | |
| 7:48 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 7:48 | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 7:46 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 7:28 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 7:25 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:21 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:21 | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Loose ball) (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 7:21 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:09 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 108-89 | |
| 7:09 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 108-89 | |
| 6:53 | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:51 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 6:43 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 111-89 | |
| 6:24 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:17 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 6:09 | Naz Reid personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 5:59 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
| 5:51 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup | 111-91 | |
| 5:30 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 113-91 | |
| 5:23 | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 113-94 | |
| 5:10 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:09 | Julius Randle defensive rebound | |||
| 4:55 | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:53 | Bones Hyland offensive rebound | |||
| 4:49 | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:47 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:40 | Mike Conley shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 4:40 | Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:40 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:40 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-94 | |
| 4:20 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Julius Randle assists) | 114-96 | |
| 3:54 | Moussa Diabate misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:52 | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | |||
| 3:44 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | |||
| 3:40 | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:35 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 3:15 | Jaylen Clark shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 3:15 | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 115-96 | |
| 3:15 | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-96 | |
| 2:55 | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Clark assists) | 116-98 | |
| 2:39 | Coby White misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:36 | Pat Connaughton offensive rebound | |||
| 2:31 | Sion James misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:30 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Take) (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 2:17 | Coby White personal foul (Joan Beringer draws the foul) | |||
| 2:17 | +1 | Joan Beringer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-99 | |
| 2:17 | +1 | Joan Beringer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-100 | |
| 1:59 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point reverse dunk (Sion James assists) | 118-100 | |
| 1:39 | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists) | 118-103 | |
| 1:26 | +2 | Xavier Tillman makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sion James assists) | 120-103 | |
| 1:17 | Zyon Pullin turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Tillman steals) | |||
| 0:58 | Sion James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 0:48 | +2 | Joan Beringer makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Clark assists) | 120-105 | |
| 0:27 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:24 | Pat Connaughton offensive rebound | |||
| 0:11 | +2 | Xavier Tillman makes two point driving hook shot (Sion James assists) | 122-105 | |
| 0:03 | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point pullup jump shot | 122-108 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:03 |
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+ 2 | Xavier Tillman makes two point driving hook shot (Sion James assists) | 0:11 |
| Pat Connaughton offensive rebound | 0:24 |
| Josh Green misses three point jump shot | 0:27 |
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+ 2 | Joan Beringer makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Clark assists) | 0:48 |
| Sion James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | 0:58 |
| Zyon Pullin turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Tillman steals) | 1:17 |
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+ 2 | Xavier Tillman makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sion James assists) | 1:26 |
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+ 3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists) | 1:39 |
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+ 2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point reverse dunk (Sion James assists) | 1:59 |
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+ 1 | Joan Beringer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2:17 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 122 | 108 |
| Field Goals | 45-92 (48.9%) | 38-83 (45.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 19-45 (42.2%) | 14-38 (36.8%) |
| Free Throws | 13-15 (86.7%) | 18-23 (78.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 48 |
| Offensive | 16 | 13 |
| Defensive | 30 | 26 |
| Team | 6 | 9 |
| Assists | 31 | 24 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 2 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 17 |
| Fouls | 20 | 18 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets 43-36 | 116.4 PPG | 46.2 RPG | 26.4 APG |
| Timberwolves 46-32 | 117.6 PPG | 44.6 RPG | 26.1 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 35 | 3 | 8 | 13/22 | 7/14 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +15 | 51 |
| M. Bridges | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10/12 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +16 | 45 |
| K. Knueppel | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4/14 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 19 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 26 |
| B. Miller | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3/15 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +22 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 35 | 3 | 8 | 13/22 | 7/14 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +15 | 51 |
| M. Bridges | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10/12 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +16 | 45 |
| K. Knueppel | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4/14 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 19 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 26 |
| B. Miller | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3/15 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +22 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. White | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5/11 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 16 |
| G. Williams | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +12 | 17 |
| S. James | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 18 |
| X. Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| P. Connaughton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 2 |
| J. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| T. Salaun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Evbuomwan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 122 | 46 | 31 | 45/92 | 19/45 | 13/15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 30 | +70 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Randle | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9/16 | 1/5 | 7/9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -17 | 37 |
| R. Gobert | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -13 | 25 |
| A. Dosunmu | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -23 | 19 |
| M. Conley | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 13 |
| D. DiVincenzo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/9 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Randle | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9/16 | 1/5 | 7/9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -17 | 37 |
| R. Gobert | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -13 | 25 |
| A. Dosunmu | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -23 | 19 |
| M. Conley | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 13 |
| D. DiVincenzo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/9 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Hyland | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 37 |
| J. Clark | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 14 |
| N. Reid | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3/14 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -12 | 15 |
| J. Beringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 10 |
| J. Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 2 |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 |
| Z. Pullin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
| J. Ingles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Zikarsky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Freeman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 39 | 24 | 38/83 | 14/38 | 18/23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 26 | -70 | - |