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LaMelo Ball helps Hornets beat Timberwolves 121-113

AP
Feb 24, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) LaMelo Ball had 32 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and the dagger 3-pointer down the stretch to lead the Charlotte Hornets past the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-113 on Friday night.

Gordon Hayward added a season-high 27 points and 13 rebounds and P.J. Washington had in 20 points for the Hornets. They won their third straight overall and stopped a seven-game road skid, handing the Timberwolves yet another setback against an opponent buried in the standings.

''We've got a whole lot of talent on the team. Everybody can score. Everybody can shoot,'' said Ball, who bested Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards in this battle of two of the top three picks in the 2020 draft. Edwards had 29 points and eight rebounds, bringing the Wolves to life in the fourth quarter and on the verge of avoiding a second damaging loss to the lottery-bound Hornets.

But after Edwards hit a spin-dribble jumper on Ball for a 104-102 lead with 6:41 left, Ball answered with a step-back 3-pointer to put Charlotte back in front.

Hayward's tip-in with 2:11 remaining gave the Hornets a 112-109 advantage. With 1:21 to go, Hayward passed up his own shot in the paint and dished to the top of the key for Ball's fifth 3-pointer of the game and a 117-111 lead.

''He certainly isn't afraid of any moment. It's been fun to watch him develop over these last three years,'' Hayward said.

Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Conley scored 15 points and Nickiel Alexander-Walker added 13 points for the Wolves, who were lacking focus and foul-happy on defense and watched the Hornets go 25 for 28 from the free-throw line.

''We're capable of doing it. That's why it's more disappointing than anything,'' Conley said. ''We've just got to stop gambling, stop reaching, stop giving them opportunities at the free-throw line.''

Kelly Oubre Jr. returned for the Hornets from a 24-game absence with his recovery from left hand surgery complete. Oubre, one of three 20-points-per-game scorers on the squad, had eight points in 23 minutes off the bench.

''We had some timely buckets for sure,'' Hayward said, ''but more than anything we got the stops when we needed them, which has kind of been a problem for us all year.''

Same for the Wolves, who had a lot more riding on this. They emerged from their break in seventh place in the Western Conference, with just two fewer wins than the fourth-place Clippers and only two fewer losses than the 13th-place Lakers in this absurdly crowded race for the playoffs.

The Wolves have only seven of their last 20 games at home, the fewest left in the league, with a daunting majority of their remaining schedule against teams currently above the postseason cut. That might not hurt them, though. They're 5-8 against the five worst teams in the NBA: Houston, San Antonio, Detroit, Charlotte and Orlando.

The Hornets, who beat the Wolves 110-108 at home on Nov. 25, shot 56% from the field in the first half for a 72-64 lead.

''Defense, I think that's the main thing we need to be able to bank on,'' Edwards said. ''Every night we need to know that our defense is going to be there.''

TOWNS STILL DOWN

Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns was sidelined for the 41st straight game with a calf strain, an injury that still lacks a clear timetable for his return.

''He's definitely in the final stages. He's itching to play,'' coach Chris Finch said. ''I don't think that it's a question of anything like going off path right now.''

TIP-INS

Hornets: Ball set a career best with his fifth straight double-double. His season highs are 33 points and 12 rebounds. ... The Hornets improved to 9-25 on the road.

Timberwolves: Naz Reid had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench. ... Backup PF Taurean Prince was out for personal reasons.

UP NEXT

Hornets: Host Miami on Saturday night, starting a four-game homestand.

Timberwolves: Play at Golden State on Sunday night, starting a four-game trip to face each of the four California teams. They play at home again in 10 days.

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1st Quarter
CHA
Hornets
37
MIN
Timberwolves
32

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Mark Williams vs. Rudy Gobert (Mike Conley gains possession)
11:36		Mike Conley misses three point jump shot
11:33		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point pullup jump shot	2-0
11:08	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point floating jump shot	2-2
11:08		Gordon Hayward shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul)
11:08		Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:06		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
10:57		Mark Williams misses two point floating jump shot
10:53		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
10:46		Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
10:43		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
10:38	+3	Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	5-2
10:24	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	5-4
10:16		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
10:10		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot	5-6
9:58		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:54		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	5-8
9:44		Mark Williams shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-9
9:31	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)	7-9
9:15		Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot
9:12		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
8:59	+3	P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	10-9
8:42		Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup
8:38		Rudy Gobert offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup	10-11
8:23		Rudy Gobert blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup
8:20		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
8:11		Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
8:09		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	12-11
7:39		Mike Conley misses two point driving hook shot
7:37		Kyle Anderson offensive rebound
7:36	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point putback layup	12-13
7:24	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point fadeaway jump shot	14-13
7:04		Mark Williams shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-14
7:04	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
6:52		Gordon Hayward misses two point driving layup
6:50		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
6:43		Gordon Hayward turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals)
6:37		Rudy Gobert turnover (traveling)
6:37		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
6:18	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	16-15
5:57		Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot
5:55		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
5:48	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point alley-oop layup (Terry Rozier assists)	18-15
5:40	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	18-17
5:40		Nick Richards shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
5:40		Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:38		JT Thor defensive rebound
5:25		Rudy Gobert blocks Nick Richards's two point hook shot
5:23		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
5:17		Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Gordon Hayward (Anthony Edwards gains possession)
5:14	+3	Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	18-20
5:00	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	21-20
4:44	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup	21-22
4:34		Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
4:34		Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Naz Reid defensive rebound
4:23	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Naz Reid assists)	22-24
4:03		Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
4:03	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
3:51		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
3:50		Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound
3:45		Nick Richards shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
3:45	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
3:45	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
3:36		Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
3:36	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-26
3:36	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-26
3:15		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
3:11		Naz Reid offensive rebound
3:08		Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot
3:06		Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound
2:58		Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals)
2:54	+2	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point running finger roll layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	26-28
2:37	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Terry Rozier assists)	28-28
2:37		Naz Reid shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
2:37		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:37	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-28
2:16		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
2:14		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
1:55		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
1:54		Timberwolves defensive rebound
1:45		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
1:42		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
1:29	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	31-28
1:09	+2	Naz Reid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)	31-30
1:02		Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
1:02	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
1:02	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-30
0:49		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving finger roll layup
0:47		Nick Richards defensive rebound
0:43	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup	35-30
0:34	+2	Jordan McLaughlin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	35-32
0:25		Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
0:25	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
0:25	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
0:02		Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
35
MIN
Timberwolves
32

Time		Play	Score
11:46		Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul)
11:46	+1	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-32
11:46	+1	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-32
11:28		Nick Richards shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
11:28	+1	Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-33
11:28	+1	Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-34
11:15		LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot
11:11		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving floating jump shot	39-36
10:47		P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals)
10:38		Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:30		Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
10:30	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-36
10:30	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-36
10:14		Jaylen Nowell turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
10:11	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point running layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	43-36
10:11		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
9:55		Gordon Hayward personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
9:49		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot
9:48		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
9:43		Austin Rivers shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
9:43		Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-36
9:43		Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43		Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound
9:25	+3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)	44-39
9:13	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	46-39
8:57		Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul)
8:57		Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:57		Timberwolves offensive rebound
8:57		Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:55		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
8:43		Gordon Hayward misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:40		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
8:38		Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals)
8:27		Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:25		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
8:20		Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals)
8:16		Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
7:58		Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
7:50	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	48-39
7:34		Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
7:32		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running layup (Gordon Hayward assists)	50-39
7:07	+3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	50-42
6:53	+3	P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	53-42
6:35	+2	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot	53-44
6:35		P.J. Washington shooting foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul)
6:35		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:32		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
6:14	+2	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	55-44
6:01	+2	Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot	55-46
5:45		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
5:43		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	55-48
5:35		Hornets 60 second timeout
5:19		Anthony Edwards blocks Svi Mykhailiuk's two point driving layup
5:15		Naz Reid defensive rebound
5:09		P.J. Washington personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-49
5:09	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-50
4:51	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	58-50
4:37		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup
4:37		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
4:27		Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot
4:22		P.J. Washington offensive rebound
4:20		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
4:17		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
4:08		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:05		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving reverse layup	60-50
3:54		Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
3:54	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-50
3:45	+2	Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot	61-52
3:45		Svi Mykhailiuk shooting foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
3:45	+1	Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-53
3:32		P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup
3:29		Naz Reid defensive rebound
3:22	+2	Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	61-55
3:12	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving reverse layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	63-55
2:57	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving reverse layup	63-57
2:42		Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot
2:39		Mike Conley defensive rebound
2:30		Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals)
2:26	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup	65-57
2:11	+2	Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists)	65-59
2:01	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup	67-59
1:50		Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
1:41	+3	Dennis Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	70-59
1:22	+2	Mike Conley makes two point driving layup	70-61
1:09		Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
1:00		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:58		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
0:53		Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:50		Naz Reid defensive rebound
0:44		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
0:41		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
0:36		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
0:33		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
0:28		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving finger roll layup
0:27		Hornets defensive rebound
0:27		Naz Reid personal foul (Loose ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-61
0:27	+1	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-61
0:07	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists)	72-64
0:00		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:00		Naz Reid defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
24
MIN
Timberwolves
25

Time		Play	Score
11:37		Kyle Anderson blocks P.J. Washington's two point layup
11:34		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
11:31		Jaden McDaniels misses two point alley-oop layup
11:29		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
11:23		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
11:20		Mark Williams offensive rebound
11:18	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	75-64
10:55		Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot
10:52		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
10:45		Gordon Hayward misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:42		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
10:34		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
10:24	+3	Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)	75-67
10:04	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup	77-67
9:47	+3	Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	77-70
9:34		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
9:34		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	77-72
9:25		Hornets 60 second timeout
9:13		LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
9:10		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
9:07		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
9:03		Gordon Hayward offensive rebound
9:01		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:01		Mark Williams offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Mark Williams makes two point tip dunk	79-72
8:36		P.J. Washington blocks Mike Conley's three point stepback jump shot
8:32		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
8:30	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)	81-72
8:05		Rudy Gobert misses two point layup
8:02		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
7:51	+2	Mark Williams makes two point layup (Gordon Hayward assists)	83-72
7:37		Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:37		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
7:29		Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot
7:27		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
7:18		Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:16		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
7:04		Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot
7:00		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
6:52		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup
6:52		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:52		Terry Rozier personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
6:45	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot	83-74
6:45		P.J. Washington shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul)
6:45		Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:43		Mark Williams defensive rebound
6:27		LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
6:21		Mike Conley misses three point jump shot
6:17		Mark Williams defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point pullup jump shot	85-74
5:54		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:54		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
5:47		Mike Conley personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
5:38		Jaden McDaniels blocks Terry Rozier's two point jump shot
5:34		Gordon Hayward offensive rebound
5:33		Terry Rozier offensive foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
5:33		Terry Rozier turnover (offensive foul)
5:16	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	85-76
5:02		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
5:00		Mike Conley defensive rebound
4:56		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
4:50		Rudy Gobert offensive rebound
4:50	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point tip dunk	85-78
4:26		Gordon Hayward misses two point hook shot
4:25		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Mike Conley makes two point driving layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)	85-80
4:21		Hornets 60 second timeout
4:04		Gordon Hayward turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals)
3:58		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup
3:53		Rudy Gobert offensive rebound
3:53	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk	85-82
3:40	+3	Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	88-82
3:24		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving dunk
3:22		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	90-82
2:53	+3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Austin Rivers assists)	90-85
2:28		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:26		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	90-87
2:05	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point floating jump shot	92-87
2:05		Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 1	93-87
1:51	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	93-89
1:43	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot	95-89
1:29		Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot
1:28		JT Thor defensive rebound
1:20		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
1:18		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
1:11		Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals)
1:10		Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
0:58		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:58		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
0:39		Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup
0:37		Nick Richards defensive rebound
0:30		Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Nick Richards's two point layup
0:27		Naz Reid defensive rebound
0:08		Nick Richards blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point layup
0:06		Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound
0:06		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
0:05		Timberwolves offensive rebound
0:05		Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Nickeil Alexander-Walker technical foul
0:05	+1	LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1	96-89
0:00		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
0:00		Hornets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
CHA
Hornets
25
MIN
Timberwolves
24

Time		Play	Score
11:50		P.J. Washington personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
11:45		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
11:43		Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound
11:30		Nick Richards misses two point layup
11:28		Nick Richards offensive rebound
11:27		Nick Richards misses two point layup
11:24		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
11:18	+2	Austin Rivers makes two point cutting layup (Naz Reid assists)	96-91
11:08		Naz Reid personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
11:00		P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup
10:57		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
10:49		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
10:48		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
10:41		Dennis Smith Jr. turnover (discontinue dribble)
10:34		Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
10:23	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point driving layup	96-93
10:09		P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot
10:07		Naz Reid defensive rebound
9:57		Austin Rivers turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
9:54		Kyle Anderson blocks P.J. Washington's two point layup
9:50		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
9:49	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point putback layup	98-93
9:27		Naz Reid misses two point driving layup
9:25		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
9:13		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
9:11		Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound
9:11		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
9:02	+3	Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	98-96
8:39		Naz Reid blocks LaMelo Ball's two point layup
8:39		Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound
8:36		Anthony Edwards blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point layup
8:30		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
8:20	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	98-99
7:59		Naz Reid blocks LaMelo Ball's two point running pullup jump shot
7:54		Nick Richards offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Nick Richards makes two point tip dunk	100-99
7:38	+3	Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)	100-102
7:18	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround jump shot	102-102
7:02	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point stepback jump shot (Austin Rivers assists)	102-104
6:41		Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:38		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
6:19		Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot
6:17		Nick Richards defensive rebound
6:07	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot	105-104
5:44	+2	Naz Reid makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	105-106
5:21		Naz Reid shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	106-106
5:21	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	107-106
5:05		Jaden McDaniels misses three point pullup jump shot
5:02		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
4:46		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
4:43		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
4:36		Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot
4:34		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
4:16		Gordon Hayward misses two point pullup jump shot
4:14		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
4:14		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
3:59	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot	107-109
3:45		Jaden McDaniels personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
3:35	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	109-109
3:16		Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
3:16		Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul)
3:16		Hornets 60 second timeout
3:03		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
3:00		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
2:49		Gordon Hayward blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup
2:42		Mark Williams defensive rebound
2:42		Mike Conley shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
2:42		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
2:42		Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42		Hornets offensive rebound
2:42	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	110-109
2:32		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
2:30		Mark Williams defensive rebound
2:13		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
2:12		Gordon Hayward offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point tip layup	112-109
1:53		Mark Williams blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup
1:53		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
1:53		Kyle Anderson personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
1:53	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	113-109
1:53	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	114-109
1:42	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	114-111
1:21	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	117-111
1:10		Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:53	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	119-111
0:44		Mike Conley misses three point jump shot
0:41		Timberwolves offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Mike Conley assists)	119-113
0:25		Rudy Gobert blocks Gordon Hayward's two point jump shot
0:22		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
0:17		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:13		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
0:09	+2	Mark Williams makes two point driving dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	121-113
0:09		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
0:06		Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)