Timberwolves (123) vs Hornets (117) · Dec 2, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 2, 2023

15-4MinnesotaT-wolves

123

6-12CharlotteHornets

117

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Hornets to win their fourth consecutive game, 123-117. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 28 points (4-8 3PT), seven rebounds, and five assists as Rudy Gobert totaled 26 points (10-12 FG), 12 rebounds, and three blocks. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists while P.J. Washington added 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. The Timberwolves move to 15-4 with the win as the Hornets fall to 6-12 with the loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	32	26	35	123
CHA	23	36	28	30	117

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	29	2-5	0-2	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	6	-7
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	32	12-23	4-8	0-0	7	5	0	0	3	3	28	+12
27Rudy GobertC	39	10-12	0-0	6-9	12	0	0	3	1	1	26	+10
23Troy Brown Jr.SG	31	3-7	3-6	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	4	9	+15
10Mike ConleyPG	34	3-9	1-7	7-8	5	10	0	0	1	2	14	+10
11Naz Reid	24	9-14	3-6	2-2	5	2	1	0	2	0	23	-7
18Shake Milton	22	2-8	0-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	2	6	-5
1Kyle Anderson	25	2-6	0-0	7-7	6	4	2	0	2	3	11	+2
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		43-8451.2%	11-3135.5%	26-3086.7%	41	26	5	3	11	16	123

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Gordon HaywardSF	31	7-11	1-2	2-2	1	3	2	0	2	1	17	-14
0Miles BridgesPF	35	8-18	2-5	4-4	3	4	1	0	1	5	22	-7
5Mark WilliamsC	29	4-6	0-0	3-4	6	0	0	0	1	6	11	-8
24Brandon MillerSG	36	5-13	2-4	2-2	5	3	0	2	2	3	14	-8
3Terry RozierPG	35	8-20	3-7	4-5	6	7	2	0	1	4	23	-6
25P.J. Washington	30	7-14	4-7	0-0	7	5	0	1	1	1	18	+8
14Ish Smith	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	5	0	0	0	0	6	+3
4Nick Richards	9	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	1	0	1	4	-3
7Bryce McGowens	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	+5
12Leaky Black	— did not play —												— did not play —
2James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Theo Maledon	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Nick Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
21JT Thor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		44-9148.4%	12-2548.0%	17-1989.5%	36	29	6	4	8	22	117

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartermincha

(11:58) Jump Ball Williams vs. Gobert: Tip to Rozier
(11:43) MISS Hayward 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:41) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:26) Towns 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
20
(11:15) MISS Rozier 1' Driving Layup
(11:13) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:09) Gobert 2' Reverse Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown Jr. 1 AST)
40
(10:49) MISS Miller 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:46) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:41) Timberwolves Rebound
(10:41) Williams L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+3 (10:36) Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
70
(10:17) Hayward Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:04) Brown Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
100
+3 (9:39) Bridges 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
103
(9:22) Towns Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:58) MISS Miller 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:55) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:55) MISS Williams Tip Layup Shot
(8:54) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:48) Conley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:48) Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:43) Rozier 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
105
(8:34) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:32) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:18) MISS Bridges 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:03) MISS Gobert 9' Hook Shot
(8:01) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:49) Miller 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
108
+2 (7:20) Towns 1' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
128
(7:00) MISS Bridges 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(7:00) HORNETS Rebound
(6:49) MISS Miller 1' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:47) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:40) Gobert 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
148
(6:25) MISS Rozier 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:23) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:15) Gobert 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
168
(6:15) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:07) Brown Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (5:52) Williams 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
1610
+3 (5:37) Conley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1910
(5:16) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:16) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:05) Alexander-Walker 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2110
(4:49) MISS Rozier 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:47) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:44) MISS Brown Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:42) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:33) Hayward 16' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2112
(4:04) MISS Milton 6' Floating Jump Shot
(4:03) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:58) MISS Washington 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:55) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:47) MISS Richards 5' Reverse Layup
(3:47) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:41) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:38) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2412
+2 (3:16) Bridges 12' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS) (Richards 1 AST)
2414
+2 (3:07) Gobert 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2614
(2:50) MISS Bridges 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:50) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:34) MISS Bridges 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:34) Timberwolves Rebound
(2:34) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:23) Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:23) Richards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:18) Bridges 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Rozier 2 AST)
2616
+2 (1:58) Reid 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2816
+2 (1:38) Rozier 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
2818
(1:23) MISS Anderson 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:23) HORNETS Rebound
+2 (0:58) Smith 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2820
(0:45) Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:45) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(0:42) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
(0:42) MISS Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:42) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (0:42) Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2821
+2 (0:31) Milton 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
3021
(0:13) MISS Rozier 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:12) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:12) Richards Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
3023
(0:01) MISS Towns 2' Driving Layup
(0:01) Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:01) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

CHA

123Points117

43-84(51.2%)Field Goal(%)44-91(48.4%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)12-25(48.0%)

26-30(86.7%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)

26Assists29

5Steals6

3Blocks4

11Turnovers8

16Fouls22

58Pts In The Paint50

0Fast Break Pts20

14Pts Off Turnovers15

40Bench Pts30

12Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, December 2, 2023 · 4:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 17,731 (87.8%)