Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
34
28
62
1629
1631
30
12
40
90
41
46
17
14
82
36
6
42
7
20
8
13
17
108
4
87
31
36
2422
910
38
24
23
96
146
12
158
22
45
32
35
2324
6060
114
62
54
2519
139
6
47
36
77
79
21
100
30
65
12
14
3526
6060
8
3
38
24
9
38
2
2
100
14
1
15
2
4
3
3
23
60
7
1
14
22
10
45
4
3
75
6
2
8
2
5
2
5
24
60
11
6
55
25
13
52
4
3
75
7
2
9
3
6
1
1
35
60
4
2
50
19
9
47
7
6
86
9
1
10
0
5
2
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
40
12
20
60
6
9
67
4
6
67
1
6
7
6
0
0
3
1
34
8
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
37
5
15
33
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
11
-14
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
30
6
12
50
3
6
50
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
1
3
1
1
15
-6
none
Courtney
Lee
Courtney Lee
True
27
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
4
-11
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
21
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
2
1
1
3
6
6
-21
none
Al
Jefferson
Al Jefferson
False
25
9
14
64
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
5
6
2
0
0
0
0
20
28
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
22
1
8
12
1
4
25
6
6
100
0
5
5
2
1
0
3
1
9
14
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
18
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
0
0
2
2
9
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
16
3
6
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
2
7
18
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jorge
Gutiérrez
Jorge Gutiérrez
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Aaron
Harrison
Aaron Harrison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
March
2016
Wednesday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Pelicans
New Orleans
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
20
44
64
2328
2329
15
4
27
80
39
49
24
21
88
38
5
43
6
22
10
15
19
103
4
24
01
4
2321
812
35
26
26
100
129
12
141
31
55
25
35
1831
6060
27
12
44
1719
109
6
610
58
10
710
02
712
02
75
03
25
2628
6060
2
0
0
23
8
35
2
2
100
12
1
13
3
5
2
3
18
60
4
1
25
21
12
57
6
6
100
9
2
11
1
5
5
5
31
60
2
1
50
17
10
59
6
5
83
7
0
7
0
7
0
2
26
60
7
2
29
19
9
47
10
8
80
10
2
12
2
5
3
5
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
44
7
20
35
2
8
25
3
4
75
0
4
4
2
2
0
4
3
19
-5
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
40
11
17
65
1
1
100
2
3
67
2
3
5
1
1
1
2
1
25
10
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
11
18
61
0
0
0
6
7
86
1
13
14
2
1
2
1
3
28
7
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
34
2
6
33
0
3
0
6
6
100
0
5
5
10
1
1
2
2
10
15
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
31
5
9
56
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
8
9
1
4
2
3
4
12
-1
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
17
2
6
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
5
-14
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
13
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
1
0
2
-18
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
-3
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-7
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-4
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
March
2016
Tuesday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Spurs
San Antonio
True
The Charlotte Hornets ( 34 - 28 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 23 - 44 ) 108 - 103 on Monday . The back - and - forth affair saw the two clubs alternate winning periods , with the Hornets besting the visitors in the first and third quarters , and Minnesota enjoying the advantage in the second and fourth . The Timberwolves also saw all five starters tally double - digit point totals , while outscoring the Hornets 54 - 36 in the paint and outrunning them on fast breaks by a margin of 24 - 7 . However , Kemba Walker continued his excellent recent stretch of play , scoring 21 of his 34 points in a pivotal third period that allowed the home team to gain some distance after they 'd trailed 49 - 47 at halftime . The lead they built was enough to sustain them in the fourth quarter , and send the Hornets home as winners of their fourth straight game . Minnesota was led by standout rookie Karl-Anthony Towns , who managed a 28 - point , 14 - rebound double - double that also included two assists , two blocks and a steal . Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 25 points , five rebounds , an assist , a steal and a block . The second - year pro now has 51 points over his last two contests . Zach LaVine continued to play well in his starting opportunities , amassing 19 points , four rebounds , two assists and two steals . Gorgui Dieng had a near double - double with 12 points , nine boards , an assist , four steals and a pair of blocks . Ricky Rubio pitched in with 10 points , 10 assists , five rebounds , a steal and a block . The Timberwolves remain in last place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They 're home against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night . Walker added seven rebounds and six assists to his team - high scoring total . Marvin Williams checked in as a distant second with 15 points , seven rebounds , an assist , a steal and three blocks . Nicolas Batum finished with 11 points , five rebounds , four assists , two steals and three blocks as the only other starter with double - digit scoring . Al Jefferson paced the reserves with 20 points , six rebounds and two assists over 26 minutes , his highest allotment of playing time since returning from injury nine games ago . The Hornets remain in third place in the Eastern Conference 's Southeast Division , and are currently in possession of the sixth seed in the conference . They 're home again on Wednesday night versus the New Orleans Pelicans .
The Charlotte Hornets (34 - 28) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (23 - 44) 108 - 103 on Monday. The back - and - forth affair saw the two clubs alternate winning periods, with the Hornets besting the visitors in the first and third quarters, and Minnesota enjoying the advantage in the second and fourth. The Timberwolves also saw all five starters tally double - digit point totals, while outscoring the Hornets 54 - 36 in the paint and outrunning them on fast breaks by a margin of 24 - 7. However, Kemba Walker continued his excellent recent stretch of play, scoring 21 of his 34 points in a pivotal third period that allowed the home team to gain some distance after they'd trailed 49 - 47 at halftime. The lead they built was enough to sustain them in the fourth quarter, and send the Hornets home as winners of their fourth straight game. Minnesota was led by standout rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, who managed a 28 - point, 14 - rebound double - double that also included two assists, two blocks and a steal. Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 25 points, five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. The second - year pro now has 51 points over his last two contests. Zach LaVine continued to play well in his starting opportunities, amassing 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Gorgui Dieng had a near double - double with 12 points, nine boards, an assist, four steals and a pair of blocks. Ricky Rubio pitched in with 10 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, a steal and a block. The Timberwolves remain in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They're home against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Walker added seven rebounds and six assists to his team - high scoring total. Marvin Williams checked in as a distant second with 15 points, seven rebounds, an assist, a steal and three blocks. Nicolas Batum finished with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks as the only other starter with double - digit scoring. Al Jefferson paced the reserves with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists over 26 minutes, his highest allotment of playing time since returning from injury nine games ago. The Hornets remain in third place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division, and are currently in possession of the sixth seed in the conference. They're home again on Wednesday night versus the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Charlotte Hornets (34 - 28) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (23 - 44) 108 - 103 on Monday. The back - and - forth affair saw the two clubs alternate winning periods, with the Hornets besting the visitors in the first and third quarters, and Minnesota enjoying the advantage in the second and fourth. The Timberwolves also saw all five starters tally double - digit point totals, while outscoring the Hornets 54 - 36 in the paint and outrunning them on fast breaks by a margin of 24 - 7. However, Kemba Walker continued his excellent recent stretch of play, scoring 21 of his 34 points in a pivotal third period that allowed the home team to gain some distance after they'd trailed 49 - 47 at halftime. The lead they built was enough to sustain them in the fourth quarter, and send the Hornets home as winners of their fourth straight game. Minnesota was led by standout rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, who managed a 28 - point, 14 - rebound double - double that also included two assists, two blocks and a steal. Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 25 points, five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. The second - year pro now has 51 points over his last two contests. Zach LaVine continued to play well in his starting opportunities, amassing 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Gorgui Dieng had a near double - double with 12 points, nine boards, an assist, four steals and a pair of blocks. Ricky Rubio pitched in with 10 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, a steal and a block. The Timberwolves remain in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They're home against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Walker added seven rebounds and six assists to his team - high scoring total. Marvin Williams checked in as a distant second with 15 points, seven rebounds, an assist, a steal and three blocks. Nicolas Batum finished with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks as the only other starter with double - digit scoring. Al Jefferson paced the reserves with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists over 26 minutes, his highest allotment of playing time since returning from injury nine games ago. The Hornets remain in third place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division, and are currently in possession of the sixth seed in the conference. They're home again on Wednesday night versus the New Orleans Pelicans.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 March 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <CITY> Charlotte <HOME> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 108 <WINS-LOSSES> 34 28 <QTRS> 23 24 35 26 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 44 <QTRS> 18 31 26 28 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 34 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 6 9 67 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 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33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Courtney Lee <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Harrison <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Hansbrough <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jorge Gutiérrez <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 28 <FG> 11 18 61 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 17 65 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 4 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none