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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 114 |
 Hornets | 25 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 120 |
MINTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 45-9945.5% | 16-4139.0% | 8-1457.1% | 40 | 28 | 8 |
| CHA | 44-9048.9% | 13-3636.1% | 19-19100.0% | 55 | 20 | 20 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Charlotte Hornets120| 41 | 41 | 13-20 | 6-10 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +10.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 8-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-21 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −8.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −7.9 | |||||
| 25 | 17 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +3.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | |||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.5 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 44-9048.9% | 13-3636.1% | 55 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19-19100.0% | 12 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: P.J. Washington, Cody Martin and Caleb Martin (health and safety protocols); Nick Richards (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 37 | 31, Season high (his best before, 30) | 12-21 | 7-13, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 9-21 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | ||||
| 32 | 25 | 9-18 | 5-8 | 2-2 | −3 | +7.8 | ||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −7 | +1.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.7 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −7.0 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.9 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −10 | −0.1 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 45-9945.5% | 16-4139.0% | 40 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 8-1457.1% | 9 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman, Juancho Hernangomez and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Hornets120Timberwolves114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Terry Rozier scored 41 points, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-114.
Rozier’s 9-foot floater answered Malik Beasley’s corner 3-pointer and put the Hornets back ahead for good with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 109-108 on Karl-Anthony Towns’ 3-pointer with 1:38 to play, but Rozier answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Rozier’s 2 free throws with 25.8 seconds left made it 114-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Timberwolves 13-6. Rozier (No. 7 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 8 of the Hornets’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
LaMelo Ball had 20 points (12 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Rozier scored 16 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Beasley scored a season-high 31 points (16 in the first quarter) with 7 3-pointers, and Towns added 25 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hornets went 19 for 19 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 8 for 14. The Hornets’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 41-31 in 14 minutes together.
Charlotte HornetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 90 shots: 0.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-35 | 65.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-29 | 31.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 41 | 13 | 5-8 | +1 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 26 | 9-11 | +20 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 31 | 11 | 4-8 | +3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 22 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 18 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Malik Beasley | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Rozier 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (37 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
Q4 1:26
24.9%
64→89
Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
Q4 2:38
23.3%
82→59
Rozier 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Hayward 5 AST)
Q4 1:51
22.4%
62→85
Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Rubio 8 AST)
Q4 1:38
21.0%
85→64
Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (McLaughlin 6 AST)
Q4 9:07
17.3%
62→45
