Minnesota Timberwolves 125, Charlotte Hornets 110 — Recap

March 5, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 125, Charlotte Hornets 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 39-28 CHA; Q2 MIN 26-30 CHA; Q3 MIN 32-25 CHA; Q4 MIN 28-27 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-28 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Jaden McDaniels

29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 13-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 6 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 11-28 FG

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	39	26	32	28		125
CHA	28	30	25	27		110

🧮 How They Scored

MINCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.6%Effective FG%50.6%

4.8%Turnover %11.4%

21.3%Offensive rebound %34.0%

0.244Free-throw rate0.212

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	29	3	6	2	1	—	9-20	6-13	5-8	+12
Jaden McDaniels F	38	29	10	4	2	—	1	13-21	3-9	—	+12
Julius Randle F	36	25	10	9	—	—	2	8-18	2-7	7-8	+14
Naz Reid F-C	35	13	10	2	—	—	1	5-12	2-7	1-2	+20
Donte DiVincenzo G	32	16	5	1	1	—	1	5-7	4-5	2-2	+17
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	30	3	4	3	2	1	—	1-5	1-4	—	+3
Jaylen Clark G	14	3	1	—	2	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	-3
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	13	4	—	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-1	1-2	+3
Rob Dillingham G	6	3	—	2	—	1	—	1-1	1-1	—	-3

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nick Smith Jr. G	37	11	4	3	—	—	1	4-10	3-8	—	-11
LaMelo Ball G	36	28	10	6	—	—	4	11-28	4-12	2-2	-1
Miles Bridges F	35	23	9	5	—	—	1	9-20	1-8	4-6	+2
Seth Curry G	26	14	7	2	—	—	—	5-11	4-9	—	-2
Mark Williams C	24	12	8	2	—	1	2	5-7	—	2-4	+6
Tidjane Salaun F	16	4	7	3	—	—	3	1-2	0-1	2-2	-8
Moussa Diabate F	12	6	4	1	—	1	—	2-3	—	2-2	-5
Jusuf Nurkic C	12	2	5	—	1	—	1	0-4	0-1	2-2	-16

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	38	29	61.6	27.3	+15.2	13.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	38	29	69.0	25.3	+17.0	18.8
Julius Randle	Bench	36	25	58.1	27.4	+14.4	15.3
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	32	16	101.5	12.2	+25.8	11.1
Naz Reid	Bench	35	13	50.5	17.9	+28.2	7.1
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	13	4	51.5	16.0	+13.0	0.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	30	3	30.0	7.8	+7.1	6.0
Jaylen Clark	Bench	14	3	50.0	10.3	-6.7	3.5
Rob Dillingham	Bench	6	3	150.0	9.1	-30.0	16.4
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	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
LaMelo Ball	Bench	36	28	48.5	35.1	+0.3	9.5
Miles Bridges	Bench	35	23	50.8	27.1	-0.6	12.4
Seth Curry	Bench	26	14	63.6	16.9	-4.0	13.4
Mark Williams	Bench	24	12	68.5	16.9	+7.1	11.6
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	37	11	55.0	12.1	-13.0	5.5
Moussa Diabate	Bench	12	6	77.3	12.9	-25.0	13.7
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	16	4	69.4	15.8	-22.2	10.6
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	12	2	20.5	19.4	-64.1	2.7