Minnesota Timberwolves 123, Charlotte Hornets 117 — Recap

December 2, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 123, Charlotte Hornets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 30-23 CHA; Q2 MIN 32-36 CHA; Q3 MIN 26-28 CHA; Q4 MIN 35-30 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 26 points, 12 rebounds, null assists on 10-of-12 shooting; Terry Rozier (CHA) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · MIN

Rudy Gobert

26 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST · 10-12 FG

Scoring · CHA

Terry Rozier

23 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 8-20 FG

Season highs

Rudy Gobert · Season-high 26 points

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
MIN	30	32	26	35		123
CHA	23	36	28	30		117

🧮 How They Scored

MINCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.9%Effective FG%51.3%

11.0%Turnover %6.6%

29.0%Offensive rebound %24.3%

0.406Free-throw rate0.221

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	39	26	12	—	—	3	1	10-12	—	6-9	+10
Mike Conley G	34	14	5	10	—	—	1	3-9	1-7	7-8	+10
Karl-Anthony Towns C	32	28	7	5	—	—	3	12-23	4-8	—	+12
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	30	6	2	2	—	—	1	2-5	0-2	2-2	-7
Kyle Anderson F	26	11	6	4	2	—	2	2-6	—	7-7	+2
Naz Reid F-C	25	23	5	2	1	—	2	9-14	3-6	2-2	-7

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	36	22	3	4	1	—	1	8-18	2-5	4-4	-7
Brandon Miller F	36	14	5	3	—	2	2	5-13	2-4	2-2	-8
Terry Rozier G	35	23	6	7	2	—	1	8-20	3-7	4-5	-6
P.J. Washington F	31	18	7	5	—	1	1	7-14	4-7	—	+8
Mark Williams C	29	11	6	—	—	—	1	4-6	—	3-4	-8
Bryce McGowens G	16	2	1	1	—	—	—	1-3	—	—	+5
Nick Richards C	9	4	3	1	1	1	—	1-3	—	2-2	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	32	28	60.9	35.6	+15.2	14.6
Rudy Gobert	Bench	39	26	81.5	20.2	+17.9	17.8
Naz Reid	Bench	25	23	77.3	28.8	-16.8	17.2
Mike Conley	Bench	34	14	55.9	17.6	+16.9	12.8
Kyle Anderson	Bench	26	11	60.6	17.7	+6.1	10.2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	30	6	51.0	10.1	-7.4	3.8
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
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Terry Rozier	Bench	35	23	51.8	26.4	-9.7	12.6
Miles Bridges	Bench	36	22	55.7	24.1	-11.2	8.8
P.J. Washington	Bench	31	18	64.3	20.5	+8.4	11.7
Brandon Miller	Bench	36	14	50.4	18.8	-11.0	5.8
Mark Williams	Bench	29	11	70.9	14.3	-18.9	4.8
Nick Richards	Bench	9	4	51.5	19.0	-2.8	12.8
Bryce McGowens	Bench	16	2	33.3	8.6	+7.5	1.2
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0