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Towns scores franchise-record 62 points, but Hornets rally for 128-125 win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 62 points, including 44 in the first half, but the Charlotte Hornets erased an 18-point deficit and stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125 on Monday night.
Towns managed just four points on 2-for-10 shooting in the fourth quarter, when the Timberwolves were outscored 36-18. He thought he was fouled on a drive to the basket in the closing seconds and Minnesota trailing by one, then was short on a 3-point attempt on the final possession.
“Having a night like that on a loss doesn't feel very good or historic,” Towns said.
Miles Bridges scored 28 points and Brandon Miller had 27 for the Hornets. Leaky Black ripped the ball away from Towns on his way to the basket to preserve the Hornets’ 10th victory of the season.
Charlotte went ahead for good at 122-121 on P.J. Washington's floater with 3:21 remaining. LaMelo Ball added 18 points for the Hornets, who had lost seven of their past eight games and had the Eastern Conference's third-worst mark entering Monday.
Towns finished 21 for 35 from the floor, including 10 for 15 from 3-point range, and now owns the top three scoring outputs in the Wolves' 35-year history.
“Luckily, (Towns) started missing at the end,” Bridges said. “There’s not too much you can do with a 7-footer that can shoot the ball as good as he does. ... It’s tough for him. Obviously, he’s having a great night and you want to win that game, but at the same time, it’s a team game, so we we had to spoil his night a little bit. KAT is a great player, but it was our night.”
The Wolves ran an isolation look for Towns with 12 seconds left, but Black blocked his driving layup attempt, then hit a pair of free throws at the other end.
Towns' desperation 3 inside the final second ensured the 21st time in NBA history a player has scored 60 or more points in a loss.
“There’s no moral victories,” Towns said. "It was cool when we were saying that when we were 15-30 (in previous seasons).
“But we're No. 1 in the West, one of the best teams in NBA; there ain’t no time for moral victories, silver linings, ‘great night, but just not a not a finish we wanted’ - we've got to find a way to win. It’s about winning the game. It’s about staying No. 1 in the West. It’s about protecting our home court more, most importantly above all things.”
Charlotte, the NBA's No. 27 team in offensive rating, shot a season-high 58.1% from the floor.
“It was an absolute disgusting performance of defense and immature basketball all through the game,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said.
LaMelo Ball returned after a one-game absence due to a sore right ankle and had 18 points and 13 assists. He had missed 20 games before playing in four straight, then sitting out the Hornets' 97-89 loss against Philadelphia on Saturday.
The short-handed Hornets again deployed an undersized front court, with 6-foot-7 center Washington starting for the injured Nick Richards (right ankle sprain). Center Mark Williams and forward Gordon Hayward continue to recover from a lower back injury and left calf strain, respectively.
Forward Cody Martin also missed Monday's game with a right knee contusion.
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Hornets: Visit Detroit on Wednesday.
Timberwolves: Visit Washington on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | P.J. Washington vs. Rudy Gobert (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:29 |  | Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 0-5 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-5 |
| 10:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point cutting finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:18 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:43 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 7-8 |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup | 10-10 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:10 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:57 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 12-16 |
| 7:36 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 14-16 |
| 7:36 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:36 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-16 |
| 6:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Terry Rozier misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 17-19 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 19-19 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving layup | 19-21 |
| 5:46 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 19-23 |
| 5:31 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:11 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 21-23 |
| 4:53 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-23 |
| 4:32 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 23-25 |
| 4:12 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:02 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:01 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | JT Thor turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:35 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 23-28 |
| 3:22 | | JT Thor turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 3:04 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 3:04 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 2:55 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 2:55 | | Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:54 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point hook shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 24-32 |
| 2:26 | | Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Naz Reid misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Jump ball. Kyle Anderson vs. Nathan Mensah (Timberwolves gains possession) | ||
| 1:49 | | Naz Reid turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:34 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Nathan Mensah offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 26-32 |
| 1:09 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 28-32 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 28-34 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 31-34 |
| 0:17 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals) | ||
| 0:12 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (JT Thor draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | JT Thor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:12 | | +1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-34 |
| 0:00 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-34 |
| 11:41 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-34 |
| 11:27 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 34-36 |
| 11:27 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-37 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 36-37 |
| 10:54 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Brandon Miller personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 36-40 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving reverse layup | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | JT Thor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point stepback jump shot | 40-40 |
| 9:22 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running finger roll layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 42-40 |
| 9:03 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:44 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:25 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-41 |
| 8:13 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-43 |
| 7:46 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 42-46 |
| 7:37 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:20 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 7:13 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 42-49 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists) | 44-49 |
| 6:19 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 44-51 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point driving layup | 46-51 |
| 5:46 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Miles Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:04 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-52 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-53 |
| 4:31 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 49-53 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 49-55 |
| 4:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot | 49-57 |
| 3:36 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:27 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-58 |
| 3:08 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-58 |
| 3:08 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-58 |
| 3:00 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 51-61 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot | 53-61 |
| 2:31 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point pullup jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 53-64 |
| 2:22 | | Terry Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Shake Milton steals) | ||
| 2:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:17 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup | 55-64 |
| 1:42 | | Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-65 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-66 |
| 1:26 | | +3 | Leaky Black makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 58-66 |
| 1:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-66 |
| 1:02 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-66 |
| 0:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | Leaky Black misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:41 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Leaky Black makes two point tip layup | 62-66 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 62-68 |
| 0:08 | | +2 | Nathan Mensah makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 64-68 |
| 0:01 | | Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-69 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 11:44 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 64-71 |
| 11:26 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:26 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving reverse layup | 66-71 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 66-73 |
| 10:19 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 69-73 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 69-75 |
| 9:43 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 69-77 |
| 9:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-77 |
| 9:17 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-77 |
| 9:08 | | P.J. Washington blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Jump ball. Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Miles Bridges (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 71-80 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point stepback jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 73-80 |
| 8:34 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 73-82 |
| 8:06 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Miles Bridges misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point stepback jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 73-85 |
| 7:43 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 75-85 |
| 7:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 77-85 |
| 6:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:43 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot | 79-85 |
| 6:23 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 79-88 |
| 6:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:13 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:12 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-88 |
| 5:54 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:47 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 80-90 |
| 5:30 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 82-90 |
| 5:09 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 83-90 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 83-93 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 85-93 |
| 4:07 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point driving floating jump shot | 87-93 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 87-95 |
| 2:53 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 87-98 |
| 2:28 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Terry Rozier personal foul (Loose ball) (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | JT Thor shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-99 |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-100 |
| 1:50 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Nathan Mensah offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Jordan McLaughlin blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:41 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:31 | | Nathan Mensah offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | JT Thor shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-101 |
| 1:22 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-102 |
| 1:13 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback bank jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running finger roll layup | 89-102 |
| 0:41 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 89-105 |
| 0:35 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point running layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 89-107 |
| 0:07 | | +3 | JT Thor makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 92-107 |
| 0:00 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Ish Smith steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | JT Thor makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 95-107 |
| 11:21 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 98-107 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 98-109 |
| 10:44 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 100-109 |
| 10:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 100-111 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 103-111 |
| 9:48 | | JT Thor blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:45 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 103-113 |
| 9:39 | | Shake Milton personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 105-113 |
| 9:06 | | JT Thor blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:03 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (JT Thor draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | Brandon Miller misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 108-113 |
| 8:27 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:16 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:14 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 111-113 |
| 7:20 | | Nick Smith Jr. personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:13 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-114 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point pullup jump shot (Nathan Mensah assists) | 113-114 |
| 6:36 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 113-116 |
| 5:25 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup | 115-116 |
| 4:38 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 115-119 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 117-119 |
| 4:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:00 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 120-119 |
| 3:53 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 120-121 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 122-121 |
| 3:01 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 124-121 |
| 2:28 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point stepback jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 126-121 |
| 1:46 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 126-122 |
| 1:07 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-123 |
| 0:48 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 126-124 |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-125 |
| 0:15 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Leaky Black blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Take) (Leaky Black draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 127-125 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 128-125 |
| 0:01 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Timberwolves offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Timberwolves 60 second timeout | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:01 |
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Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Take) (Leaky Black draws the foul) | 0:01 |
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Leaky Black defensive rebound | 0:02 |
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Leaky Black blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | 0:05 |
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Timberwolves 60 second timeout | 0:11 |
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Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 0:13 |
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LaMelo Ball misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0:15 |
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| Points | 128 | 125 |
| Field Goals | 50-88 (56.8%) | 44-84 (52.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-37 (37.8%) | 18-40 (45.0%) |
| Free Throws | 14-18 (77.8%) | 19-25 (76.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 40 | 48 |
| Offensive | 7 | 6 |
| Defensive | 28 | 30 |
| Team | 5 | 12 |
| Assists | 30 | 34 |
| Steals | 8 | 4 |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 13 |
| Fouls | 20 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 28 | 5 | 2 | 10/23 | 3/10 | 5/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 37 |
| B. Miller | 27 | 3 | 2 | 11/13 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 35 |
| L. Ball | 18 | 6 | 13 | 7/18 | 1/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 52 |
| P. Washington | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5/7 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +6 | 27 |
| T. Rozier | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5/12 | 0/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 28 | 5 | 2 | 10/23 | 3/10 | 5/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 37 |
| B. Miller | 27 | 3 | 2 | 11/13 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 35 |
| L. Ball | 18 | 6 | 13 | 7/18 | 1/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 52 |
| P. Washington | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5/7 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +6 | 27 |
| T. Rozier | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5/12 | 0/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Smith Jr. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 12 |
| L. Black | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 13 |
| J. Thor | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
| I. Smith | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 11 |
| B. McGowens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 4 |
| N. Mensah | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| G. Hayward | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Martin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Ntilikina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Richards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Bailey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Bouknight | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 35 | 30 | 50/88 | 14/37 | 14/18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | +15 | 225 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 62 | 8 | 2 | 21/35 | 10/15 | 10/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 67 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 22 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 26 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +7 | 35 |
| J. McDaniels | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/9 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 62 | 8 | 2 | 21/35 | 10/15 | 10/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 67 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 22 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 26 |
| A. Edwards | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +7 | 35 |
| J. McDaniels | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/9 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Anderson | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 24 |
| N. Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
| S. Milton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 12 |
| J. McLaughlin | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| M. Conley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Brown Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 125 | 36 | 34 | 44/84 | 18/40 | 19/25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 30 | -15 | 221 |
