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Wed Mar 23, 2005 · 8:00 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
95
away
Chemistry Tense
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
116
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
New Orleans HornetsHornets 25 24 16 30 95
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 31 34 27 24 116

After Action Report

In Minnesota, the Timberwolves demolished the Hornets 116-95. Timberwolves' scorers couldn't be contained. Second-chance points piled up for the Timberwolves; Hornets' old heads steadied the ship in the swings. The Timberwolves locker room is humming, and it showed. The Hornets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. It was over by halftime.

What tipped it

  • 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.