Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets
12-39, 3-23 Away
104
12-39, 3-23 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 23 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 104 |
NO | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 92 |
32-21, 20-7 Home
92
32-21, 20-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper
- David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes 20-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Quincy Pondexter misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
- Michael Beasley makes jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- Quincy Pondexter makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Quincy Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Lazar Hayward assists)
- Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jarrett Jack misses 3-foot two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- David Andersen makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
- Lazar Hayward misses 4-foot jumper
- Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 14-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- D.J. Mbenga misses tip shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
- Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
- David West makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn makes layup
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 12-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes running jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Tolliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- David West misses 4-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray makes tip shot
- Aaron Gray misses tip shot
- Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- D.J. Mbenga makes tip shot
- Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 4-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 14-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- David West misses 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes two point shot
- Kevin Love makes technical free throw
- Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 7-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Andersen misses 15-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Andersen makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- David Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 16-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 19-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper
- Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 9-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley makes dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- David West makes layup
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Jason Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
- Willie Green makes layup (David West assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 7-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver misses 20-foot jumper
- Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses layup
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Willie Green assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
- Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Rodney Mott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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