Charlotte Hornets 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 125 — Recap

January 22, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 32-34 MIN; Q2 CHA 32-35 MIN; Q3 CHA 28-38 MIN; Q4 CHA 36-18 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 62 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 10 threes on 21-of-35 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Brandon Miller (CHA) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-13 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 18 points, null rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

62 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 10 3PM · 21-35 FG

Scoring · CHA

Miles Bridges

28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-23 FG

Scoring · CHA

Brandon Miller

27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 11-13 FG

Season highs

Karl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 62 pointsKarl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 10 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHA	32	32	28	36		128
MIN	34	35	38	18		125

🧮 How They Scored

CHAMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.7%Effective FG%64.6%

9.8%Turnover %12.6%

9.7%Offensive rebound %21.4%

0.182Free-throw rate0.316

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	40	28	5	2	1	—	1	10-23	3-10	5-5	—
LaMelo Ball G	35	18	6	13	3	—	2	7-17	1-6	3-4	—
Terry Rozier G	35	11	2	4	—	—	4	5-12	0-6	1-2	—
P.J. Washington F	33	12	7	3	1	1	—	5-7	2-4	0-1	—
Brandon Miller F	29	27	3	2	1	—	—	11-13	3-4	2-2	—
Nick Smith Jr. G	15	8	2	2	—	—	2	3-4	2-3	—	—
Bryce McGowens G	6	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	39	13	11	1	—	—	—	6-6	—	1-2	—
Karl-Anthony Towns C	38	62	8	2	—	—	7	21-35	10-15	10-14	—
Anthony Edwards G	37	9	5	11	—	—	1	3-11	1-4	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	35	9	4	4	2	—	1	3-9	2-7	1-2	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	30	18	—	2	1	—	1	6-9	4-6	2-2	—
Kyle Anderson F	21	5	4	8	—	—	1	1-2	—	3-3	—
Naz Reid F-C	15	5	—	—	1	—	1	2-5	1-4	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	10	—	2	3	—	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Miles Bridges	Bench	40	28	55.6	28.3	-15.5	9.3
Brandon Miller	Bench	29	27	97.3	23.3	+30.6	17.8
LaMelo Ball	Bench	35	18	45.5	25.3	+15.0	12.6
P.J. Washington	Bench	33	12	80.6	10.0	+10.8	9.0
Terry Rozier	Bench	35	11	42.7	22.4	-16.2	2.1
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	15	8	100.0	20.7	+48.2	11.3
Bryce McGowens	Bench	06	2	100.0	7.7	-92.3	8.6

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	38	62	75.3	55.1	0.0	20.4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	30	18	91.1	16.9	-6.1	9.4
Rudy Gobert	Bench	39	13	94.5	7.7	-15.6	9.9
Anthony Edwards	Bench	37	9	37.9	15.1	+9.0	7.7
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	35	9	45.5	13.6	-11.0	4.8
Kyle Anderson	Bench	21	5	75.3	7.7	-14.8	14.4
Naz Reid	Bench	15	5	50.0	17.1	+19.4	-1.6
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	10	—	0.0	10.7	+16.5	5.2
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0