Saturday, 01/12/13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 29 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 92 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 104 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:03 |
| Attendance | 13,538 |
1st Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 1st Quarter | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Jump Ball: Nikola Pekovic vs. Robin Lopez -- Andrei Kirilenko gains possession. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:36 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:19 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:18 | Min | Luke Ridnour with a defensive rebound. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:03 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:02 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:02 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | Min 4–0 |
| 10:53 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Min 4–0 |
| 10:52 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 4–0 |
| 10:34 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a turnaround bank jump shot from 9 feet out. Dante Cunningham with the assist. | Min 6–0 |
| 10:07 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 6 feet out. | Min 6–0 |
| 10:06 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with an offensive rebound. | Min 6–0 |
| 10:05 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a putback layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 6–2 |
| 9:53 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 8–2 |
| 9:37 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 8–4 |
| 9:27 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Min 8–4 |
| 9:27 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 8–4 |
| 9:27 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 8–4 |
| 9:27 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 9–4 |
| 9:08 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 4 feet out. | Min 9–6 |
| 8:46 | Min | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks a Dante Cunningham jump shot from 9 feet out. | Min 9–6 |
| 8:45 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 9–6 |
| 8:38 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Min 9–8 |
| 8:38 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Dante Cunningham. | Min 9–8 |
| 8:38 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1. | Tied 9–9 |
| 8:24 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Nikola Pekovic with the assist. | Min 11–9 |
| 8:07 | NO | Alexey Shved steals the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu. | Min 11–9 |
| 7:59 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:54 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:40 | NO | Andrei Kirilenko steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:40 | Min | Jump Ball: Dante Cunningham vs. Robin Lopez -- Nikola Pekovic gains possession. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:17 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:17 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:17 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:04 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Andrei Kirilenko with the assist. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:46 | NO | Andrei Kirilenko blocks a Anthony Davis layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:45 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:32 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:32 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:26 | NO | Andrei Kirilenko steals the ball from Greivis Vasquez. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:23 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:23 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:23 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:23 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | Min 15–9 |
| 6:23 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 16–9 |
| 6:05 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 16–9 |
| 5:49 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a turnaround jump shot from 15 feet out. | Min 16–9 |
| 5:48 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 16–9 |
| 5:37 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 16–9 |
| 5:36 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 16–9 |
| 5:26 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a dunk shot. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 18–9 |
| 5:05 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 18–9 |
| 5:04 | Min | Luke Ridnour with a defensive rebound. | Min 18–9 |
| 4:57 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Brian Roberts. | Min 18–9 |
| 4:57 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 19–9 |
| 4:57 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | Min 19–9 |
| 4:57 | NO | Substitution: Lance Thomas in for Anthony Davis. | Min 19–9 |
| 4:57 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 20–9 |
| 4:42 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | Min 20–9 |
| 4:41 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 20–9 |
| 4:38 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 22–9 |
| 4:38 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Brian Roberts. | Min 22–9 |
| 4:38 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Eric Gordon. | Min 22–9 |
| 4:38 | NO | Substitution: Donald Sloan in for Brian Roberts. | Min 22–9 |
| 4:38 | Min | Substitution: Ricky Rubio in for Alexey Shved. | Min 22–9 |
| 4:38 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 1. | Min 23–9 |
| 4:19 | NO | Nikola Pekovic blocks a Lance Thomas layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 23–9 |
| 4:18 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 23–9 |
| 4:06 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a bank shot from 6 feet out. | Min 23–9 |
| 4:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Min 23–9 |
| 3:43 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Min 23–9 |
| 3:42 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 23–9 |
| 3:30 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Nikola Pekovic with the assist. | Min 25–9 |
| 3:11 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 25–9 |
| 3:10 | NO | Lance Thomas with an offensive rebound. | Min 25–9 |
| 3:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. Donald Sloan with the assist. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:42 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:41 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:33 | NO | Austin Rivers with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Min 25–11 |
| 2:33 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:33 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Robin Lopez. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:33 | Min | Substitution: Greg Stiemsma in for Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:33 | Min | Substitution: Derrick Williams in for Nikola Pekovic. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:17 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 25–11 |
| 2:16 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Min 25–11 |
| 1:59 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 25–11 |
| 1:58 | Min | Greg Stiemsma with a defensive rebound. | Min 25–11 |
| 1:45 | NO | Personal foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | Min 25–11 |
| 1:45 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 26–11 |
| 1:45 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 27–11 |
| 1:24 | NO | Ricky Rubio steals the ball from Austin Rivers. | Min 27–11 |
| 1:21 | NO | Donald Sloan kicks the ball. Timberwolves ball. | Min 27–11 |
| 1:21 | Min | Substitution: Louis Amundson in for Dante Cunningham. | Min 27–11 |
| 1:12 | Min | Greg Stiemsma with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Min 27–11 |
| 0:56 | NO | Derrick Williams steals the ball from Donald Sloan. | Min 27–11 |
| 0:44 | Min | Greg Stiemsma makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. Ricky Rubio with the assist. | Min 29–11 |
| 0:27 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | Min 29–14 |
| 0:02 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 29–14 |
| 0:01 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Min 29–14 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 1st Quarter | Min 29–14 |
2nd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 2nd Quarter | Min 29–14 |
| 11:42 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Ryan Anderson with the assist. | Min 29–16 |
| 11:24 | Min | Derrick Williams makes a layup shot from 4 feet out. Ricky Rubio with the assist. | Min 31–16 |
| 10:59 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | Min 31–16 |
| 10:59 | Min | Louis Amundson with a defensive rebound. | Min 31–16 |
| 10:46 | Min | Derrick Williams makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 33–16 |
| 10:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | Min 33–19 |
| 10:13 | Min | Derrick Williams makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greg Stiemsma with the assist. | Min 35–19 |
| 10:13 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | Min 35–19 |
| 10:13 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Ryan Anderson. | Min 35–19 |
| 10:13 | Min | Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 1. | Min 36–19 |
| 10:02 | NO | Roger Mason makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Xavier Henry with the assist. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:36 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:35 | Min | Greg Stiemsma with an offensive rebound. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:15 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:14 | Min | Greg Stiemsma with an offensive rebound. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:09 | Min | Brian Roberts steals the ball from Ricky Rubio. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:04 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Jason Smith. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:04 | NO | Jason Smith is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 36–21 |
| 9:04 | Min | Substitution: Andrei Kirilenko in for Louis Amundson. | Min 36–21 |
| 8:49 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 36–21 |
| 8:49 | Min | Official's timeout. | Min 36–21 |
| 8:31 | NO | Roger Mason misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 36–21 |
| 8:30 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | Min 36–21 |
| 8:12 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:50 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:49 | Min | Timberwolves with a defensive rebound. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:49 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Brian Roberts. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:34 | Min | Ricky Rubio with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 38–21 |
| 7:18 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:17 | NO | Xavier Henry with an offensive rebound. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:17 | Min | Loose Ball foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:17 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Xavier Henry. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:06 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Greg Stiemsma. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:06 | NO | Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:06 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:06 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Greg Stiemsma. | Min 38–21 |
| 7:06 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:52 | Min | Ricky Rubio with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 38–22 |
| 6:46 | NO | Dante Cunningham steals the ball from Jason Smith. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:38 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:38 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:38 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:38 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Greivis Vasquez. | Min 38–22 |
| 6:38 | Min | Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:25 | NO | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:25 | NO | Anthony Davis is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:25 | Min | Substitution: Luke Ridnour in for Ricky Rubio. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:25 | NO | Substitution: Robin Lopez in for Anthony Davis. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:10 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 39–22 |
| 6:09 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–22 |
| 5:51 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a hook shot from 12 feet out. | Min 39–24 |
| 5:25 | Min | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Dante Cunningham. | Min 39–24 |
| 5:20 | NO | Roger Mason makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | Min 39–26 |
| 5:12 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 39–26 |
| 5:12 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Jason Smith. | Min 39–26 |
| 5:12 | Min | Substitution: Nikola Pekovic in for Derrick Williams. | Min 39–26 |
| 5:05 | NO | Personal foul committed by Eric Gordon. | Min 39–26 |
| 4:54 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 39–26 |
| 4:53 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–26 |
| 4:41 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a pull up jump shot from 13 feet out. | Min 39–28 |
| 4:26 | NO | Personal foul committed by Roger Mason. | Min 39–28 |
| 4:13 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Min 39–28 |
| 4:12 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–28 |
| 4:02 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a driving slam dunk shot from 2 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:40 | Min | Robin Lopez blocks a Dante Cunningham jump shot from 4 feet out. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:39 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:28 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:25 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:25 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a tip shot from 2 feet out. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:24 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:06 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:05 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Min 39–30 |
| 3:01 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. Roger Mason with the assist. | Min 39–32 |
| 2:43 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a running jump shot from 6 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 41–32 |
| 2:26 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 8 feet out. | Min 41–32 |
| 2:25 | Min | Luke Ridnour with a defensive rebound. | Min 41–32 |
| 2:15 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | Min 44–32 |
| 1:59 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | Min 44–35 |
| 1:42 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a driving dunk shot from 2 feet out. Andrei Kirilenko with the assist. | Min 46–35 |
| 1:21 | NO | Nikola Pekovic blocks a Ryan Anderson layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 46–35 |
| 1:20 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Min 46–35 |
| 1:19 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Min 46–35 |
| 1:17 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a hook shot from 6 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | Min 46–37 |
| 0:56 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | Min 46–37 |
| 0:42 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:18 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a hook shot from 9 feet out. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:17 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:07 | Min | Personal foul committed by Luke Ridnour. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:07 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:07 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Robin Lopez. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:07 | Min | Substitution: Derrick Williams in for Nikola Pekovic. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:00 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:00 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–40 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 2nd Quarter | Min 46–40 |
3rd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 3rd Quarter | Min 46–40 |
| 11:41 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. | Min 46–42 |
| 11:21 | Min | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Dante Cunningham. | Min 46–42 |
| 11:15 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:58 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:57 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:47 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:46 | Min | Timberwolves with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:38 | NO | Personal foul committed by Robin Lopez. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:32 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Min 46–44 |
| 10:32 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:32 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 1. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:31 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:15 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:14 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:05 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 10:04 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:56 | NO | Alexey Shved blocks a Greivis Vasquez layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:55 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:41 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:40 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:21 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:20 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:14 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 9:13 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 8:50 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a running jump shot from 11 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 8:49 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 8:36 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 50–44 |
| 8:18 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Min 50–44 |
| 8:17 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 50–44 |
| 8:07 | Min | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Nikola Pekovic. | Min 50–44 |
| 8:07 | Min | Nikola Pekovic is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 50–44 |
| 7:53 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a layup shot from 4 feet out. Robin Lopez with the assist. | Min 50–46 |
| 7:33 | Min | Robin Lopez blocks a Alexey Shved jump shot from 12 feet out. | Min 50–46 |
| 7:31 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Min 50–46 |
| 7:30 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko kicks the ball. Hornets ball. | Min 50–46 |
| 7:23 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop dunk shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Min 50–48 |
| 7:06 | Min | Offensive foul committed by Dante Cunningham. | Min 50–48 |
| 7:06 | Min | Dante Cunningham is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 50–48 |
| 6:55 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 50–48 |
| 6:54 | Min | Luke Ridnour with a defensive rebound. | Min 50–48 |
| 6:46 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump shot from 8 feet out. | Min 50–48 |
| 6:45 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Min 50–48 |
| 6:36 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a dunk shot from 3 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Tied 50–50 |
| 6:29 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Tied 50–50 |
| 6:29 | Min | Substitution: Ricky Rubio in for Alexey Shved. | Tied 50–50 |
| 6:14 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Tied 50–50 |
| 6:13 | Min | Dante Cunningham with an offensive rebound. | Tied 50–50 |
| 6:13 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a putback slam dunk shot from 1 foot out. | Min 52–50 |
| 5:55 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a jump shot from 9 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Tied 52–52 |
| 5:31 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | Tied 52–52 |
| 5:31 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 53–52 |
| 5:31 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 54–52 |
| 5:11 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | NO 55–54 |
| 4:50 | Min | Ricky Rubio makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 56–55 |
| 4:30 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 56–55 |
| 4:29 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 56–55 |
| 4:20 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | Min 56–55 |
| 4:19 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Min 56–55 |
| 4:13 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | NO 57–56 |
| 3:56 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 57–56 |
| 3:55 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | NO 57–56 |
| 3:31 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | NO 57–56 |
| 3:30 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | NO 57–56 |
| 3:26 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 59–56 |
| 3:03 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | NO 59–56 |
| 3:03 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 59–57 |
| 3:03 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Eric Gordon. | NO 59–57 |
| 3:03 | Min | Substitution: Derrick Williams in for Luke Ridnour. | NO 59–57 |
| 3:03 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Anthony Davis. | NO 59–57 |
| 3:03 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 59–58 |
| 2:49 | NO | Roger Mason makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 62–58 |
| 2:31 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | NO 62–58 |
| 2:29 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | NO 62–58 |
| 2:20 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | NO 62–58 |
| 2:20 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | NO 62–58 |
| 2:19 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | NO 64–58 |
| 2:07 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | NO 64–58 |
| 2:07 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | NO 64–58 |
| 2:07 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2. | NO 64–58 |
| 2:07 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | NO 64–58 |
| 2:07 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 64–59 |
| 1:52 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Robin Lopez with the assist. | NO 66–59 |
| 1:29 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 66–59 |
| 1:27 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | NO 66–59 |
| 1:13 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop dunk shot from 3 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 68–59 |
| 0:58 | NO | Personal foul committed by Robin Lopez. | NO 68–59 |
| 0:58 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 68–60 |
| 0:58 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | NO 68–60 |
| 0:58 | NO | Substitution: Lance Thomas in for Robin Lopez. | NO 68–60 |
| 0:58 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2. | NO 68–60 |
| 0:57 | NO | Lance Thomas with a defensive rebound. | NO 68–60 |
| 0:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | NO 70–60 |
| 0:21 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | NO 70–60 |
| 0:21 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:21 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:20 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:12 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a driving bank jump shot from 6 feet out. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:11 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:02 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:01 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | NO 70–61 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 3rd Quarter | NO 70–61 |
4th Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 4th Quarter | NO 70–61 |
| 11:40 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Lance Thomas. | NO 70–61 |
| 11:40 | Min | Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 70–62 |
| 11:40 | Min | Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 70–63 |
| 11:26 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Lance Thomas with the assist. | NO 72–63 |
| 11:07 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 72–63 |
| 11:06 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | NO 72–63 |
| 10:47 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a driving jump shot from 9 feet out. | NO 74–63 |
| 10:28 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | NO 74–63 |
| 10:27 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | NO 74–63 |
| 10:18 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 74–63 |
| 10:17 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | NO 74–63 |
| 9:55 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | NO 74–63 |
| 9:53 | NO | Lance Thomas with an offensive rebound. | NO 74–63 |
| 9:53 | NO | Lance Thomas makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | NO 76–63 |
| 9:33 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | NO 76–63 |
| 9:33 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 76–64 |
| 9:33 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 76–65 |
| 9:22 | Min | Personal foul committed by Greg Stiemsma. | NO 76–65 |
| 9:13 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 76–65 |
| 9:13 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | NO 76–65 |
| 9:07 | Min | Ryan Anderson steals the ball from Andrei Kirilenko. | NO 76–65 |
| 8:59 | NO | Alexey Shved steals the ball from Jason Smith. | NO 76–65 |
| 8:57 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Lance Thomas. | NO 76–65 |
| 8:57 | Min | Official's timeout. | NO 76–65 |
| 8:57 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Andrei Kirilenko. | NO 76–65 |
| 8:57 | Min | Alexey Shved makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 76–66 |
| 8:57 | Min | Alexey Shved makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 76–67 |
| 8:33 | NO | Roger Mason misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | NO 76–67 |
| 8:30 | Min | Timberwolves with a defensive rebound. | NO 76–67 |
| 8:30 | Min | Jump Ball: Derrick Williams vs. Lance Thomas -- Ricky Rubio gains possession. | NO 76–67 |
| 8:26 | Min | Ricky Rubio with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | NO 76–67 |
| 8:10 | NO | Roger Mason makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | NO 79–67 |
| 7:58 | NO | Personal foul committed by Brian Roberts. | NO 79–67 |
| 7:50 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 13 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | NO 79–69 |
| 7:37 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a pull up jump shot from 15 feet out. | NO 81–69 |
| 7:22 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Ricky Rubio with the assist. | NO 81–72 |
| 7:10 | Min | Personal foul committed by Ricky Rubio. | NO 81–72 |
| 7:10 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Brian Roberts. | NO 81–72 |
| 7:10 | Min | Substitution: Luke Ridnour in for Ricky Rubio. | NO 81–72 |
| 6:58 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 81–72 |
| 6:57 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | NO 81–72 |
| 6:46 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 81–72 |
| 6:45 | NO | Lance Thomas with a defensive rebound. | NO 81–72 |
| 6:33 | NO | Jason Smith makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 83–72 |
| 6:12 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a pull up jump shot from 17 feet out. | NO 83–74 |
| 5:53 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:36 | Min | Greg Stiemsma misses a layup shot from 4 feet out. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:35 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:34 | Min | Personal foul committed by Greg Stiemsma. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:34 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:34 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Lance Thomas. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:34 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Roger Mason. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:34 | Min | Substitution: Nikola Pekovic in for Greg Stiemsma. | NO 85–74 |
| 5:15 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 87–74 |
| 4:57 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 87–74 |
| 4:56 | Min | Dante Cunningham with an offensive rebound. | NO 87–74 |
| 4:50 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:29 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:29 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:22 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:21 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:19 | Min | Personal foul committed by Luke Ridnour. | NO 87–76 |
| 4:07 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 89–76 |
| 3:54 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | NO 89–76 |
| 3:52 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | NO 89–76 |
| 3:50 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. | NO 89–78 |
| 3:33 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 8 feet out. | NO 89–78 |
| 3:32 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | NO 89–78 |
| 3:32 | Min | Personal foul committed by Derrick Williams. | NO 89–78 |
| 3:32 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 90–78 |
| 3:32 | Min | Substitution: Andrei Kirilenko in for Nikola Pekovic. | NO 90–78 |
| 3:32 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 91–78 |
| 3:22 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | NO 91–78 |
| 3:22 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | NO 91–78 |
| 3:22 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Jason Smith. | NO 91–78 |
| 3:22 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 91–79 |
| 3:22 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Ryan Anderson. | NO 91–79 |
| 3:22 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 91–80 |
| 3:08 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 93–80 |
| 2:50 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | NO 93–80 |
| 2:50 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | NO 93–80 |
| 2:50 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 93–81 |
| 2:50 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 93–82 |
| 2:33 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Derrick Williams. | NO 93–82 |
| 2:33 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 94–82 |
| 2:33 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 95–82 |
| 2:18 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | NO 95–82 |
| 2:18 | NO | Eric Gordon with a defensive rebound. | NO 95–82 |
| 2:05 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | NO 95–82 |
| 2:05 | NO | Greivis Vasquez is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | NO 95–82 |
| 2:05 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Jason Smith. | NO 95–82 |
| 1:59 | Min | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Luke Ridnour. | NO 95–82 |
| 1:56 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. | NO 97–82 |
| 1:46 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | NO 97–84 |
| 1:21 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | NO 97–84 |
| 1:21 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | NO 97–84 |
| 1:21 | NO | Hornets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | NO 97–84 |
| 1:11 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | NO 97–87 |
| 1:03 | Min | Personal foul committed by Luke Ridnour. | NO 97–87 |
| 1:03 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 98–87 |
| 1:03 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 99–87 |
| 0:54 | Min | Alexey Shved with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | NO 99–87 |
| 0:33 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | NO 99–87 |
| 0:33 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | NO 99–87 |
| 0:33 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a tip shot from 3 feet out. | NO 101–87 |
| 0:27 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | NO 101–90 |
| 0:05 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NO 104–90 |
| 0:00 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. | NO 104–92 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 4th Quarter | NO 104–92 |
