Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets
April 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Hornets beat the Timberwolves 122-108 on 2026-04-05 on the road against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves started Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabaté, Brandon Miller, and Kon Knueppel. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 10 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Mike Conley as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 16 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Miles Bridges as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
108
Did not play: Enrique Freeman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
122
Did not play: Tre Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Ayo Dosunmu Starter 14.3 min
- Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 8.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland 4.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 2.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 2.4 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Kon Knueppel Starter 14.3 min
- Coby White · Grant Williams · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Sion James 5.1 min
- Miles Bridges · Coby White · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 3.4 min
- Miles Bridges · Grant Williams · LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Kon Knueppel 3.3 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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LaMelo Ball 10 pts (3/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Mike Conley (36 %, 6 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (16 %, 0 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (13 %, 2 pts)
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Coby White 7 pts (2/4) in 35 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (38 %, 2 pts) · Bones Hyland (18 %, 3 pts) · Mike Conley (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | Kon Knueppel: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Coby White: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Julius Randle | Miles Bridges: 19 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Grant Williams: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Moussa Diabaté: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Brandon Miller: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · LaMelo Ball: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Sion James: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Brandon Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naz Reid | Miles Bridges: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Sion James: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mike Conley | LaMelo Ball: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Kon Knueppel: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kyle Anderson | Grant Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brandon Miller: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | LaMelo Ball: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles Bridges: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Josh Green: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pat Connaughton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Xavier Tillman: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Pat Connaughton: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Coby White: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zyon Pullin | Sion James: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pat Connaughton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Julius Randle 16 pts (6/9) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Miles Bridges (39 %, 2 pts) · Grant Williams (16 %, 0 pts) · Moussa Diabaté (10 %, 0 pts)
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Naz Reid 22 pts (7/10) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Miles Bridges (41 %, 7 pts) · Grant Williams (21 %, 5 pts) · Sion James (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Julius Randle: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Brandon Miller | Ayo Dosunmu: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/6) · Bones Hyland: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kon Knueppel | Mike Conley: 21 poss., 1 pts (0/5) · Donte DiVincenzo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Donte DiVincenzo: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Ayo Dosunmu: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Rudy Gobert: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julius Randle: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Bones Hyland: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kyle Anderson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Coby White | Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Bones Hyland: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Grant Williams | Julius Randle: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naz Reid: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Rudy Gobert: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pat Connaughton | Julian Phillips: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zyon Pullin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Green | Terrence Shannon Jr: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Xavier Tillman | Jaylen Clark: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julian Phillips: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |