Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 12/14

Game 1: Friday, December 14th
Timberwolves113Final
Hornets102
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Game 2: Friday, January 11th
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Hornets104
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Game 3: Saturday, February 2nd
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Timberwolves115
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Game 4: Sunday, March 17th
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Timberwolves97
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Timberwolves 113

(11-9, 5-6 away)

Hornets 102

(5-17, 3-10 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 14, 2012

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

1 2 3 4 T
MIN 28 22 32 31113
NO 23 27 23 29102

Top Performers

Minnesota: N. Pekovic 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

New Orleans: G. Vasquez 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 16 Ast, 1 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCORENEW ORLEANS
11:41 50-50Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
11:40Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound50-50 
11:23 50-50Ryan Anderson personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
11:15Andrei Kirilenko misses 26-foot three point jumper 50-50 
11:14 50-50Ryan Anderson defensive rebound
11:04 50-50Austin Rivers misses driving layup
11:04Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound50-50 
10:49Nikola Pekovic misses 6-foot jumper50-50 
10:48 50-50Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
10:41 50-53Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
10:15Andrei Kirilenko misses layup50-53 
10:14 50-53Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
9:57 50-55Greivis Vasquez makes 16-foot two point shot
9:34Luke Ridnour makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)53-55 
9:12 53-55Robin Lopez misses 16-foot jumper
9:11 53-55Robin Lopez offensive rebound
9:07 53-57Robin Lopez makes layup
9:02Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)55-57 
8:41 55-57Greivis Vasquez bad pass (Alexey Shved steals)
8:18Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)57-57 
8:00 57-57Robin Lopez misses 17-foot jumper
8:00Kevin Love defensive rebound57-57 
7:54Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)59-57 
7:33 59-57Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:31Luke Ridnour defensive rebound59-57 
7:24Luke Ridnour bad pass (Ryan Anderson steals)59-57 
7:18 59-60Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
6:56Robin Lopez blocks Alexey Shved 's 15-foot jumper59-60 
6:54 59-60Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
6:41 59-62Greivis Vasquez makes 8-foot two point shot
6:24Luke Ridnour makes three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)62-62 
6:11 62-62Greivis Vasquez misses driving layup
6:09Kevin Love defensive rebound62-62 
6:00Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper 65-62 
5:31 65-64Greivis Vasquez makes 7-foot two point shot
5:09Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)67-64 
4:54 67-64Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:52 67-64Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound
4:30 67-64Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:28Kevin Love defensive rebound67-64 
4:20Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)70-64 
4:18Hornets Full timeout
4:18 70-64Anthony Davis enters the game for Robin Lopez
4:05 70-66Ryan Anderson makes 16-foot two point shot
3:45Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper70-66 
3:44Luke Ridnour offensive rebound70-66 
3:42Anthony Davis blocks Kevin Love 's 10-foot jumper70-66 
3:42Timberwolves offensive team rebound70-66 
3:31Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper70-66 
3:30 70-66Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
3:21 70-68Anthony Davis makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
3:00Alexey Shved makes 26-foot three point jumper 73-68 
2:44 73-68Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
2:43Kevin Love defensive rebound73-68 
2:31Nikola Pekovic makes 10-foot two point shot75-68 
2:31 75-68Anthony Davis shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
2:31Timberwolves Full timeout
2:31 75-68Darius Miller enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu
2:31Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 176-68 
2:15 76-71Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
1:54Nikola Pekovic misses jumper76-71 
1:53 76-71Anthony Davis defensive rebound
1:35 76-71Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Luke Ridnour steals)
1:15Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)78-71 
0:54 78-71Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:53 78-71Ryan Anderson offensive rebound
0:53 78-73Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
0:39Andrei Kirilenko makes 2-foot two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)80-73 
0:19 80-73Austin Rivers misses 11-foot jumper
0:18Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound80-73 
0:12Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)82-73 
0:02 82-73Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
0:01 82-73Hornets offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter