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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
Minnesota Timberwolves 108

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Ayo Dosunmu GS 34:29 12 4 2 0 0 1 3 4-9 0-2 4-4 -23
Julius Randle GS 32:04 26 8 4 0 0 5 2 9-16 1-5 7-9 -17
Rudy Gobert GS 29:48 12 10 2 1 1 3 0 6-9 0-0 0-2 -13
Donte DiVincenzo GS 27:00 6 1 3 2 0 2 3 2-9 2-8 0-0 -11
Mike Conley GS 21:53 11 2 0 1 1 2 3 3-6 3-5 2-2 -4
Bones Hyland 28:41 18 6 6 2 1 2 1 5-11 5-11 3-4 -1
Naz Reid 24:44 6 7 1 0 1 1 3 3-14 0-4 0-0 -12
Kyle Anderson 16:59 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 -11
Jaylen Clark 10:55 9 0 2 1 0 0 2 3-4 3-3 0-0 +2
Terrence Shannon Jr. 4:40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +6
Joan Beringer 3:15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 2-2 +6
Julian Phillips 3:15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +6
Zyon Pullin 2:17 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2
Totals 108 39 24 8 4 17 18 38-83 14-38 18-23

Did not play: Enrique Freeman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets 122

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Brandon Miller GS 33:57 7 6 3 1 0 1 0 3-15 1-9 0-0 +22
Miles Bridges GS 33:46 25 8 7 0 0 2 1 10-12 4-4 1-1 +16
LaMelo Ball GS 31:24 35 3 8 1 0 4 2 13-22 7-14 2-2 +15
Kon Knueppel GS 31:23 11 4 3 1 0 3 4 4-14 1-4 2-3 +6
Moussa Diabaté GS 24:08 8 9 4 1 1 1 5 3-4 0-0 2-2 +9
Sion James 22:26 5 5 4 1 0 1 1 2-7 1-5 0-0 +8
Coby White 19:36 17 0 1 0 0 3 3 5-11 3-5 4-5 -5
Grant Williams 18:51 8 4 1 2 1 0 2 2-3 2-3 2-2 +12
Ryan Kalkbrenner 16:28 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 -1
Pat Connaughton 3:15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -6
Josh Green 2:30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 -4
Xavier Tillman 2:17 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 -2
Totals 122 46 31 8 2 15 20 45-92 19-45 13-15

Did not play: Tre Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Timberwolves defense

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

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)