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END GAME!
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves by a very close score: 121-113.
4Q - 06:00
TURNED!!! Charlotte's lead that was once more than 10 points is over. The Minnesota Timberwolves turned it over to 106-105.
END OF 3Q:
End of the third quarter and the gap between the teams is three possessions. Charlotte leads 96-89.
3Q - 04:20
The Minnesota Timberwolves cut the Hornets' lead to just five points: 85-80.
3Q - 11:00
Game returns from the break with Charlotte scoring a three basket with LaMelo Ball.
HALF TIME!
8 points separate Hornets from Timberwolves in the match: 72-64.
2Q - 05:00
LaMelo Ball and PJ Washington are the scorers of the game so far, with 15 and 12 points, respectively.
2Q - 09:00
Charlotte maintains its average lead in this second quarter. 7 point lead: 46-39.
END OF 1Q:
After an even first quarter, the Charlotte Hornets take the lead and go on to win by 37-32.
1Q - 02:37
Everything was equal at the end of the first quarter: 28-28.
1Q - 06:00
Edwards rules the game so far. He has six points so far, which leaves the Wolves with a 15-14 lead.
1Q - 09:00
Game starts balanced, but Minnesota is ahead by only 1 point: 11-10.
START THE GAME!
The ball has gone up for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets at Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Minnesota Timberwolves Starting 5:
Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Rudy Gobert.
Charlotte Hornets Starting 5:
LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington and Mark Williams.
Hunch:
After the offseason, the Wolves will have the benefit of playing at home. On the other side, we have the Charlotte Hornets, an opponent who had only eight wins as a visitor. For this reason, I will bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves to win this clash!
COMBAT FORCES!
Karl-Anthony Towns and Taurean Prince are unavailable on the Timberwolves' side, while the Charlotte Hornets are without Cody Martin.
Charlotte Hornets:
The Hornets, coached by Steve Clifford, are in a bad way and occupy one of the last positions in the Eastern Conference table. The team from Charlotte has won only 17 games and has lost the other 43. Of the last 10 meetings played, the team has won only three and been defeated in the other seven. However, the Charlotte Hornets are coming off two consecutive wins, against the Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs.
Playing at home, the Hornets beat the Spurs 120-110, converting 44.8 percent of their shots and 40 percent of their threes. Lamello Ball, P.J. Washington and Gordon Hayward were the rocks in the Texan's team's shoes. Ball had a triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists; Washington had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds; and Hayward scored 16 points, five rebounds and three assists. Kelly Oubre Jr., Cody Martin and Terry Rozier are not yet confirmed for the game against the Wolves.
Minnesota Timberwolves:
Under Chris Finch, the Wolves have a balanced campaign, with 31 wins and 30 losses so far. The team, which occupies the middle of the Western Conference table, has won five of the last 10 games played.
In the last duel, against the Washington Wizards, the Washington Wizards took the worst of it, losing by 114 to 106, playing at home. The Minnesota team shot 41.1% from the field and 27.6% from three. The team's big names were: Anthony Edwards, with 34 points, five rebounds and three assists; Kyle Anderson, with 18 points and eight assists; and Rudy Gobert, who had a double-double with 17 points and 19 rebounds.
AZARON!
The Charlotte Hornets are the underdogs. And to end a string of seven consecutive losses, they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
1 HOUR!
One hour to go until the ball goes up for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Charlotte Hornets at Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets
NBA Western Conference round
Date: 24 February 2022
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Broadcast: NBA League Pass
When is the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets game and how to watch it LIVE and in real time?
The game between Minnesota Timberwolves x Charlotte Hornets will start at 9 pm (ET), being played at Target Center Arena, in Minneapolis, Minnesota valid for the NBA round. The duel will be broadcasted by the streaming service NBA League Pass. You can check everything here on VAVEL Brazil.
Record:
In total, the teams have faced each other 63 times in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets won 41 duels, and lost another 22 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The most recent matchup ended with the Charlotte Hornets winning 110-108 on November 25, 2022. It is worth paying attention to the fact that all of the last six duels, five have ended in favor of the Charlotte Hornets.
How the NBA standings work
Those who watch the NBA live throughout the regular season anxiously await the playoffs, when the 8 best teams from each franchise compete in best-of-7 games for the chance to reach the ultimate glory: the NBA championship title.
Before the playoffs, however, the league holds a Play-In, a sort of "playoff" that began to be played in 2020, the year in which the season was ended in a "bubble" because of the Covid pandemic.
In the Play-In, the franchises that finish seventh through tenth in each of the conferences play a single-game playoff, like this:
- The 7th place finisher from each conference faces the 8th place finisher. The winner of that game is in the playoffs.
- The 9th place team faces the 10th place team. The winner of this game earns the right to play for the last playoff spot against the loser of the 7th-place match.
Charlotte Hornets
Fourteenth in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Hornets are coming off 2 straight NBA regular season wins against the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls. The Charlotte Hornets, in 60 games, have won 17 times and lost another 43.
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are in eighth place in the Western Conference. The team comes into the game with a negative streak: the team lost the last game they played, against the Washingyon Wizards. The Minnesota Timberwolves have 31 wins and 30 losses from 61 matches played.
NBA!
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the national basketball league in the United States, with 30 teams divided into two groups, separated by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league was founded on June 6, 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America), but three years later merged with the NBL (National Basketball League), becoming the NBA as we know it today.
The first winner was the Los Angeles Lakers, who spliced four titles in a row with an early dynasty in the league. It was only halted by the Golden State Warriors, and soon after by the Baltimore Bullets.
Today, the Lakers, along with the Boston Celtics, are the NBA's biggest winners, with 17 titles each. Golden State Warriors are right behind with seven, where they have achieved another dynasty in the league with Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.
The league also divides the awards by sectors. The most valuable is MVP, where they elect the best athlete in the league based only on the regular season. Right after that, there are awards for the best coach, best executive, sixth man, rookie and several others. Currently, the player with the most MVP awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six. Next, Michael Jordan has five, along with Bill Russell. LeBron James, still active, has four awards.
The defending league champions are the Golden State Warriors, where they defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the final. The Warriors finished in third place in the Western Conference, passing the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks in the postseason to win the tournament. Forward Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP of the season, where he won for the second time in a row. Stephen Curry, the Warriors' point guard, is the reigning Finals MVP.
The current season has great teams such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference, while the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Girzzlies, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers compete for the top spots in the Western Conference. Still, there are teams that are favorites to get further ahead, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.
Finally, big stars are candidates for the MVP award, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.
DIVISIONS:
In addition to this division based on east and west, NBA guesses today must also take into consideration the divisions. The divisions of this league and their respective teams are as follows:
- Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers e Toronto Raptors.
- Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.
- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.
- Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz.
- Pacific: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.
- Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs.
TIME AND PLACE!
The match between Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets is valid for the NBA Eastern vs. Western Conference round. The match is decided in a single game and there are no ties. In other words, someone has to win. In case of a tie, the game goes to overtime until someone wins.
The game pits the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Charlotte Hornets at 9 pm ET, at Target Center Arena, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Welcome and welcome to the Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets live game
Hello, basketball lover! Now it's time for the decisive NBA match between Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets. Both teams face each other in a match valid for the NBA East-West conference. On one side, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a campaign below them in the Western conference, being the current eighth-place team, with a total of 31 wins and 30 losses. The team is behind the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans in the conference and still has a chance to go to the playoffs. On the other hand, the Charlotte Hornets live a worse phase and are 14th in the Eastern Conference, and should not go to the playoffs. The team has an irregular season with 24 wins and 35 losses. The match is scheduled to take place at 9 pm ET, at Target Center Arena, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Follow everything from the duel between the Eastern vs Western Conference teams here, in real time on VAVEL Brazil.