Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 12/14

Game 1: Friday, December 14th
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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

4th Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

4th Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCORENEW ORLEANS
11:45Dante Cunningham misses 22-foot jumper82-73 
11:45Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound82-73 
11:38Alexey Shved misses driving layup82-73 
11:37 82-73Xavier Henry defensive rebound
11:22 82-75Brian Roberts makes 16-foot two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
11:03Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper 82-75 
11:02Kevin Love offensive rebound 82-75 
11:02Kevin Love makes 3-foot two point shot 84-75 
10:41 84-75Xavier Henry traveling
10:26Andrei Kirilenko misses 27-foot three point jumper 84-75 
10:25Dante Cunningham offensive rebound84-75 
10:22Dante Cunningham misses layup84-75 
10:21 84-75Anthony Davis defensive rebound
10:12 84-75Brian Roberts misses 19-foot jumper
10:11Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound84-75 
9:56Timberwolves Full timeout
9:48Kevin Love misses 4-foot jumper84-75 
9:48Kevin Love offensive rebound84-75 
9:48 86-75Kevin Love makes two point tip-in
9:48Lance Thomas shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) 86-75 
9:48Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1 86-75 
9:42 86-75Anthony Davis defensive rebound
9:33 86-77Xavier Henry makes 19-foot jumper
9:17Alexey Shved bad pass (Brian Roberts steals)86-77 
9:08 86-79Xavier Henry makes driving layup
9:08Alexey Shved shooting foul (Xavier Henry draws the foul)86-79 
9:08 86-79Ryan Anderson enters the game for Lance Thomas
9:08 86-79Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Darius Miller
9:08Luke Ridnour enters the game for Alexey Shved86-79 
9:08 86-79Xavier Henry misses free throw 1 of 1
9:06Timberwolves defensive team rebound86-79 
8:52Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)88-79 
8:41Kevin Love personal foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)88-79 
8:41Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Kevin Love88-79 
8:26 88-79Brian Roberts misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:25 88-79Ryan Anderson offensive rebound
8:22 88-81Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
8:14Jose Juan Barea misses 3-foot jumper88-81 
8:14Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound88-81 
8:14Nikola Pekovic makes 4-foot two point shot90-81 
8:14 90-81Greivis Vasquez shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
8:14Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 190-81 
8:12 90-81Anthony Davis defensive rebound
7:58Luke Ridnour personal foul (Xavier Henry draws the foul)90-81 
7:47 90-84Brian Roberts makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
7:28Jose Juan Barea misses 27-foot three point jumper 90-84 
7:26 90-84Anthony Davis defensive rebound
7:15 90-84Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:15Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound90-84 
7:07Andrei Kirilenko bad pass 90-84 
6:52 90-86Brian Roberts makes 21-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
6:26Jose Juan Barea misses 17-foot jumper90-86 
6:26Dante Cunningham offensive rebound 90-86 
6:26Dante Cunningham makes two point shot 92-86 
6:00 92-86Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper
6:00Timberwolves defensive team rebound92-86 
6:00 92-86Robin Lopez enters the game for Anthony Davis
5:45Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)94-86 
5:45 94-86Robin Lopez shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
5:45 Full timeout
5:45 94-86Austin Rivers enters the game for Xavier Henry
5:45Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 195-86 
5:24 95-86Brian Roberts misses 22-foot jumper
5:24Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound95-86 
5:18Jose Juan Barea misses 10-foot jumper95-86 
5:16Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound95-86 
5:16Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot97-86 
5:05 97-86Greivis Vasquez misses 10-foot jumper
5:03 97-86Hornets offensive team rebound
5:03Kevin Love enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko97-86 
5:03Nikola Pekovic loose ball foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul)97-86 
4:52 97-88Greivis Vasquez makes 9-foot two point shot (Brian Roberts assists)
4:37 97-88Austin Rivers shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
4:37Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 298-88 
4:37Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 299-88 
4:18 99-91Greivis Vasquez makes 26-foot three point jumper
3:54Dante Cunningham misses 19-foot jumper99-91 
3:54Timberwolves offensive team rebound99-91 
3:54 99-91Ryan Anderson loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
3:54Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2100-91 
3:54Andrei Kirilenko enters the game for Dante Cunningham100-91 
3:54Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2101-91 
3:44Luke Ridnour kicked ball violation 101-91 
3:34 101-91Andrei Kirilenko blocks Austin Rivers 's 8-foot jumper
3:32Luke Ridnour defensive rebound101-91 
3:29Nikola Pekovic makes 1-foot dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)103-91 
3:29Hornets Full timeout
3:05 103-93Brian Roberts makes 11-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
2:41Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)105-93 
2:17 105-93Ryan Anderson misses 12-foot two point shot
2:16Kevin Love defensive rebound105-93 
1:59Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup107-93 
1:59Hornets Full timeout
1:59 107-93Anthony Davis enters the game for Robin Lopez
1:59Alexey Shved enters the game for Nikola Pekovic107-93 
1:43 107-93Greivis Vasquez misses layup
1:42Kevin Love defensive rebound107-93 
1:25Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup109-93 
1:16 109-95Austin Rivers makes driving layup
1:16Timberwolves 20 Sec. timeout
1:16Dante Cunningham enters the game for Kevin Love109-95 
1:00Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup111-95 
0:48 111-97Anthony Davis makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
0:24Dante Cunningham misses 12-foot jumper111-97 
0:24Timberwolves offensive team rebound111-97 
0:24shot clock turnover 111-97 
0:11 111-100Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
0:08 111-100Greivis Vasquez personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
0:08Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2112-100 
0:08Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2113-100 
0:02 113-102Greivis Vasquez makes layup
0:00End of the 4th Quarter
0:00End of Game