Hornets (121) vs Timberwolves (113) · Feb 24, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 24, 2023

18-43CharlotteHornets

121

31-31MinnesotaT-wolves

113

Game Recap

The Hornets defeated the Timberwolves, 121-113. LaMelo Ball led all scorers with 32 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists for the Hornets, while Gordon Hayward added a season-high 27 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied 29 points, eight rebounds, and five assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Hornets improve to 18-43 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 31-31.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	37	35	24	25	121
MIN	32	32	25	24	113

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Gordon HaywardSF	32	10-18	2-3	5-6	13	5	2	1	2	2	27	+12
25P.J. WashingtonPF	35	8-16	2-5	2-2	8	1	1	1	1	4	20	+11
5Mark WilliamsC	16	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	0	2	8	+3
3Terry RozierSG	32	2-10	0-5	5-6	3	5	2	0	1	2	9	+5
1LaMelo BallPG	39	11-21	5-9	5-5	10	8	2	0	3	1	32	+10
4Nick Richards	19	3-7	0-0	4-5	5	0	0	1	0	3	10	+2
21JT Thor	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
8Dennis Smith Jr.	25	3-8	1-3	0-0	2	4	2	0	1	0	7	+1
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	23	2-6	0-3	4-4	3	0	1	0	2	2	8	+2
17Svi Mykhailiuk	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	-1
11Cody Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		43-9246.7%	10-2835.7%	25-2889.3%	52	25	10	4	11	17	121

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	29	5-9	1-4	0-1	5	2	1	1	1	4	11	-4
5Kyle AndersonPF	28	3-6	0-0	0-3	7	6	0	2	4	2	6	-12
27Rudy GobertC	30	7-9	0-0	3-4	10	0	1	3	1	2	17	-7
1Anthony EdwardsSG	40	11-26	3-7	4-4	8	5	2	2	4	0	29	-3
10Mike ConleyPG	30	6-13	2-7	1-1	2	3	0	0	1	2	15	-5
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	24	5-10	3-4	0-1	3	1	1	1	1	2	13	+1
6Jordan McLaughlin	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	-1
11Naz Reid	17	6-12	2-7	2-2	8	2	0	2	1	4	16	-1
25Austin Rivers	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	-1
4Jaylen Nowell	6	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	-7
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-9349.5%	11-3333.3%	10-1662.5%	45	25	6	11	15	20	113

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchamin

(11:55) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. M. Williams: Tip to M. Conley
(11:36) MISS M. Conley 25' 3PT
(11:33) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:19) G. Hayward 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:08) J. McDaniels 8' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(11:08) G. Hayward shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McDaniels 1 FT)
(11:08) MISS J. McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1
(11:06) G. Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:57) MISS M. Williams 7' floating Shot
(10:53) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS K. Anderson 6' driving floating bank Shot
(10:43) G. Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:38) G. Hayward 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (L. Ball 1 AST)
52
+2 (10:24) A. Edwards driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
(10:16) MISS P. Washington 26' 3PT
(10:10) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) A. Edwards 17' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
56
(9:58) MISS L. Ball 7' driving floating Shot
(9:54) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:44) R. Gobert driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
58
(9:44) M. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 1 FT)
+1 (9:44) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
59
+2 (9:31) L. Ball 10' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (P. Washington 1 AST)
79
(9:15) MISS A. Edwards 16' step back Shot
(9:12) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:59) P. Washington 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Hayward 1 AST)
109
(8:42) MISS R. Gobert cutting Layup
(8:38) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:38) R. Gobert tip Layup (5 PTS)
1011
(8:23) MISS T. Rozier driving Layup - blocked
(8:23) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:20) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:11) MISS A. Edwards 13' pullup Shot
(8:09) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:01) M. Williams DUNK (2 PTS) (L. Ball 2 AST)
1211
(7:39) MISS M. Conley driving Hook
(7:37) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:36) K. Anderson putback Layup (2 PTS)
1213
+2 (7:24) L. Ball 16' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1413
(7:04) M. Williams shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (7:04) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1414
+1 (7:04) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1415
(6:52) MISS G. Hayward driving Layup
(6:50) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:43) G. Hayward lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:43) J. McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(6:37) R. Gobert traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:37) MIN Timeout
+2 (6:18) G. Hayward 11' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (L. Ball 3 AST)
1615
(5:57) MISS A. Edwards 13' step back Shot
(5:55) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:48) P. Washington alley-oop Layup (5 PTS) (T. Rozier 1 AST)
1815
+2 (5:40) R. Gobert driving Layup (7 PTS) (K. Anderson 2 AST)
1817
(5:40) N. Richards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 1 FT)
(5:40) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:38) J. Thor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:25) MISS N. Richards Hook - blocked
(5:25) R. Gobert BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:23) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:17) Jump Ball J. McDaniels vs. G. Hayward: Tip to A. Edwards
+3 (5:14) M. Conley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
1820
+3 (5:00) L. Ball 29' 3PT (7 PTS) (T. Rozier 2 AST)
2120
+2 (4:44) J. McDaniels driving Layup (4 PTS)
2122
(4:34) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Richards 2 FT)
+1 (4:34) N. Richards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2222
(4:34) MISS N. Richards Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:31) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:23) J. McDaniels 13' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
2224
(4:03) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Rozier 2 FT)
+1 (4:03) T. Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2324
+1 (4:03) T. Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2424
(3:51) MISS N. Reid 25' 3PT
(3:50) N. Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:45) N. Richards shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (3:45) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2425
+1 (3:45) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2426
(3:36) J. McLaughlin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Rozier 2 FT)
+1 (3:36) T. Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2526
+1 (3:36) T. Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2626
(3:15) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 19' pullup Shot
(3:11) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:08) MISS A. Rivers 25' 3PT
(3:06) K. Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:58) K. Oubre Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:58) N. Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:54) N. Alexander-Walker running finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2628
+2 (2:37) N. Richards cutting finger roll Layup (3 PTS) (T. Rozier 3 AST)
2828
(2:37) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Richards 1 FT)
(2:37) CHA Timeout
+1 (2:37) N. Richards Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2928
(2:16) MISS J. Nowell 25' 3PT
(2:14) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:55) MISS D. Smith Jr. 22' step back Shot
(1:54) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:45) MISS N. Reid 25' 3PT
(1:42) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:29) P. Washington 10' pullup bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (D. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
3128
+2 (1:09) N. Reid driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Nowell 1 AST)
3130
(1:02) J. McLaughlin shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Ball 2 FT)
+1 (1:02) L. Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
3230
+1 (1:02) L. Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3330
(0:49) MISS N. Alexander-Walker driving finger roll Layup
(0:47) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:43) P. Washington driving Layup (9 PTS)
3530
+2 (0:34) J. McLaughlin 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Nowell 2 AST)
3532
(0:25) N. Alexander-Walker personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ball 2 FT)
+1 (0:25) L. Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
3632
+1 (0:25) L. Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3732
(0:02) N. Reid lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:02) D. Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

MIN

121Points113

43-92(46.7%)Field Goal(%)46-93(49.5%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)11-33(33.3%)

25-28(89.3%)Free Throw(%)10-16(62.5%)

52(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(7)

25Assists25

10Steals6

4Blocks11

11Turnovers15

17Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint62

15Fast Break Pts8

19Pts Off Turnovers8

25Bench Pts35

11Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, February 24, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)