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Mon Apr 18, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
93
away
Chemistry Hot
New Orleans HornetsHornets
106
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 24 24 23 22 93
New Orleans HornetsHornets 27 32 27 20 106

After Action Report

In a track meet, the Hornets pulled away from the Timberwolves 106-93. The tempo dragged the Timberwolves into a rhythm they couldn't survive. Hornets' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense; second-chance points piled up for the Timberwolves. The Hornets locker room is humming, and it showed. Hornets' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.

What tipped it

  • Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Timberwolves · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Timberwolves · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.