Timberwolves-Hawks Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Feb 24 2010 12:55AM

Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson felt his team got the boost it needed with a win over one of the NBA's hottest clubs in the finale of western road trip.

The Hawks will try to add to that momentum by beating one of the league's worst teams in their return to Philips Arena.

In the opener of a three-game homestand, Atlanta will go for its eighth straight win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have lost six of seven overall.

After blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead in a loss at Golden State on Sunday night, the Hawks (35-20) had to play the next night in Utah, a place they hadn't won in 17 years.

Instead of wilting in the finale of its four-game trip, however, Atlanta beat Utah 105-100 behind Joe Johnson's 28 points, handing the Jazz only their third loss in 20 games.

"We were really committed tonight. Instead of playing 36 minutes, we competed for 48 minutes," Woodson told the Hawks' official Web site. "We bounced back and played a great team, probably the hottest team in the league. Our guys stayed the course, and they battled. We needed a game like this."

After finishing 2-2 on the trip, Atlanta has a good chance to remain among the Eastern Conference's top four teams as it plays five of its next six at Philips Arena, where it's 9-2 since Jan. 6. The Hawks lead fifth-place Toronto by four games.

A visit from the struggling Timberwolves (14-44) also bodes well, considering the Hawks have won six straight home games in the series.

Minnesota, though, snapped a six-game slide Tuesday night with a 91-88 victory over Miami. Kevin Love had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Wolves won for the second time in their last 14 road games.

"We did enough good things tonight to get a win,'' said coach Kurt Rambis, whose team is 5-24 away from home this season. "This is a microcosm of how we've been all year. We play well in pockets."

The Timberwolves got that victory against a Heat team playing without star guard Dwyane Wade. Minnesota, though, will likely not get the luxury of ducking Johnson as it searches for its first win in Atlanta since Nov. 20, 2002, and first overall against the Hawks since April 9, 2006.

Johnson, scoring a team-best 21.7 points per game, is averaging 29.5 points on 58.5 percent shooting in the past two contests. He has also scored 23.2 points per game in his last five matchups with Minnesota.

Johnson had 21 points and Jamal Crawford led the way with 26 in a 112-87 road blowout of the Timberwolves on Dec. 22. Al Jefferson was Minnesota's top scorer with 17 points, and Kevin Love matched a career high with 19 rebounds while finishing with 15 points.

Crawford enters this matchup shooting 38.3 percent and averaging 14.3 points - 3.2 below his season average - in four games since returning from a sore left shoulder Feb. 17.

Jefferson, Minnesota's leading scorer with 17.4 points per game, has been held to 10 in each of his last three games. A 49.2 percent shooter on the season, the 6-foot-10 forward has shot 41.7 percent during that slump.

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Smith does it all, helps Hawks hold off Wolves

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 24, 2010 11:36PM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- As a team that lately has been difficult to predict or explain, the Hawks on Wednesday leaned on perhaps their most consistent player and drew from a couple less predictable sources to beat Minnesota 98-92 on a night when a big chunk of Atlanta's offense went AWOL.

Atlanta coach Mike Woodson has all but come to expect Josh Smith to fill the stat sheet on a regular basis. He gave more than usual with a season-high 27 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots as the Hawks won their first home game since a Feb. 10 loss to Miami.

Small surprise: Smith entered the game as the only player in the NBA averaging 15 points (15.4), eight rebounds (8.6) and four assists (4.0).

"I felt my team needed energy so I was trying to score in a lot of different ways," Smith said.

That was good because one of the Hawks' top scorers, guard Jamal Crawford, scored one point. Nobody expects that from the player with the highest scoring average (17.5) among players who have not started a single game this season.

Smith's work wasn't enough, though, as Atlanta returned from a 2-2 road trip that included the high of the team's first win in Utah in 17 years (Monday) and the low of a miserable loss at Golden State after the Hawks blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead.

The Hawks (36-20) started the season 11-2 and at that point were ranked No. 1 in NBA.com's rankings, but they've waffled since, including a 6-6 run preceding Wednesday's game. They've lost in myriad ways of late, perhaps reaching a point where roles are in need of re-defining.

So with Crawford off-kilter (he missed all seven shots) and Al Horford scoring a modest 11 after averaging 20 on the four-game Western road trip, there was need for help elsewhere even as leading scorer Joe Johnson pitched in his standard 21 points.

Mo Evans scored 10 off the bench -- the most he's pitched in over the previous 29 games dating to when he scored 13 in a Dec. 16 win over Memphis -- and starting point guard Mike Bibby not only added 12 points or nearly 50 percent more than his 8.6 average, but added five rebounds, too.

Minnesota trailed 50-42 at halftime with just one less rebound than the Hawks, but after Atlanta pushed the lead to 77-61 on Evans' three-point play with 2:05 left in the third quarter, the visitors got busy.

Atlanta native Damien Wilkins, whose brother Dominique is a color radio announcer for the Hawks franchise for which he once starred, started the fourth quarter off with a steal and scored eight of his 15 points off the bench in a 10-0 Minnesota run that cut Atlanta's lead to 78-76.

Wilkins' three-point play with 10:14 to go, on a possession that began with him blocking a Horford shot at the other end, might've prompted a Woodson timeout but for the fact he'd just called one 17 seconds earlier.

After Johnson missed a shot for Atlanta, Kevin Love grabbed one of his 12 rebounds, and soon the Wolves were shooting for the lead.

Rookie Wayne Ellington missed a 3-pointer, though, and Bibby grabbed the rebound.

That was a theme. Atlanta's work on the defensive glass against one of the NBA's better offensive rebounding teams was critical.

The Hawks didn't shoot particularly well beyond Smith's 9-for-13 effort as they missed 48 of 81 shots. But Atlanta kept the Wolves off the offensive glass. Minnesota grabbed just seven offensive rebounds as the Hawks pulled in 34 defensive boards, including Bibby's four.

"I thought we made a conscious effort tonight," said Woodson, who has been harping on his team to help Smith and Horford underneath. "Bibby stuck his nose in there and got a couple rebounds ... it was a total team effort on the boards and it's got to be that way as we edge toward the playoffs."

Bibby grabbed another defensive rebound when Ellington missed a short shot about five minutes later, and Smith converted two free throws at the other end for an 88-82 lead that was never seriously threatened after the 5:08 mark.

"It's tough for the big guys down there trying to block out and get the ball; I'm just trying to help out as much as possible," Bibby said. "If it's around me, I'm going to try to get it. Rebounding is just aggression. You can't really teach it."

Love matched his 19-point, 12-rebound effort in a win at Miami a night earlier, and center Ryan Hollins scored 18 points with 10 rebounds, but ultimately Smith's free throws were symptomatic.

He made nine of 11, and the Hawks drained 28 of 32, making seven more than Minnesota attempted and twice as many as the visitors made (14 of 21).

Said Smith: "We did OK on the West Coast, but it's always nice to be able to come home and not worry about going out West again."

• Timberwolves: Blount, Jawai, Tucker
• Hawks: Morris

• Timberwolves: Rambis
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #42 Eric Lewis, #66 Haywoode Workman
• Attendance: 15059
• Duration: 2:21

Minnesota Timberwolves (14-45)		Atlanta Hawks (36-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Hollins (Johnson gains possession)
	11:38 [ATL 2-0]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	11:25 [MIN 2-2]
	11:06 [ATL 4-2]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Team Rebound
Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:27
	10:27 [ATL 5-2]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:27 [ATL 6-2]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hollins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	10:08 [MIN 4-6]
	09:50	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:49
Hollins Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	09:38 [MIN 6-6]
	09:13	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:12	Team Rebound
	09:04	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:03
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:52	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:45 [ATL 8-6]	Smith Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hollins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:29 [MIN 8-8]
	08:04 [ATL 10-8]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Flynn 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hollins (1 AST)	07:50 [MIN 11-10]
	07:24	Williams Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:21
Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:15
	07:05	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Hollins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:55
	06:36 [ATL 12-11]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Flynn Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:25	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:11 [ATL 14-11]	Johnson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Jefferson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hollins (2 AST)	05:52 [MIN 13-14]
	05:31	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gomes (1 ST)
Hollins Running Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)	05:26 [MIN 15-14]
	05:08	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	05:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:08	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
Hollins Jump Shot: Missed	04:55
Team Rebound	04:54
Jefferson Layup Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:47	Team Rebound
	04:32	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:31
Gomes Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Flynn (2 AST)	04:22 [MIN 17-14]
	03:59	Horford Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:57
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (4 AST)	03:53 [MIN 19-14]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:42
	03:42 [ATL 15-19]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:42	Williams Substitution replaced by Evans
Hollins Substitution replaced by Love	03:42
	03:42 [ATL 16-19]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed	03:27
Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:25
Love Putback Layup Shot: Missed	03:22
	03:21	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:13 [ATL 19-19]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Flynn (3 AST)	03:03 [MIN 21-19]
	02:53	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Milicic	02:48
	02:48	Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague
Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:32 [ATL 21-21]	Teague Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:04	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:54	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:53
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:34	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)	01:26
	01:08	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:07
Flynn Layup Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:01	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:54.9	Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:52.9
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:33.0
	00:33.0	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington	00:33.0
Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions	00:33.0
	00:12.4 [ATL 23-21]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Ellington Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:01.8
	00:01.0	Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (2 BLK)
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (14-45)		Atlanta Hawks (36-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Sessions Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (1 BLK)	11:51
	11:49	Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ellington Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)	11:47
	11:47 [ATL 24-21]	Teague Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:47 [ATL 25-21]	Teague Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
	11:38	Pachulia Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	11:37	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Pavlovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:37
	11:25	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	11:23	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:23	Pachulia Tip Shot: Missed
	11:22	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:21 [ATL 27-21]	Evans Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed	10:58
	10:56	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:47	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:45
Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:31	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Love Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:17
	10:11	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
	10:09	Team Rebound
	09:57	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:55
Pavlovic Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Evans (1 BLK)	09:51
Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:48
Love Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:48 [MIN 23-27]
	09:31	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	09:30	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:29	Pachulia Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:27
Love 3pt Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:14	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:09 [ATL 29-23]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
Sessions Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:39
Love Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:38 [MIN 25-29]
Milicic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:20
	08:20	Timeout : Official
	08:20	Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson
	08:20	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
Milicic Substitution replaced by Jefferson	08:20
Ellington Substitution replaced by Wilkins	08:20
	08:20 [ATL 30-25]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:20 [ATL 31-25]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jefferson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:09
Jefferson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:09
	07:45	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	07:43	Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:35
	07:35 [ATL 32-25]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hollins	07:35
	07:35 [ATL 33-25]	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hollins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	07:25
Team Rebound	07:25
Love Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wilkins (1 AST)	07:13 [MIN 27-33]
Rambis Technical	07:10
	07:10 [ATL 34-27]	Crawford Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	07:10	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
	06:52 [ATL 36-27]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Hollins Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:36 [MIN 29-36]
	06:15 [ATL 38-29]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	06:05	Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Brewer	06:05
	06:05	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:05
Team Rebound	06:05
Sessions Substitution replaced by Flynn	06:05
Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:05 [MIN 30-38]
	05:50	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	05:48
Wilkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:31 [MIN 32-38]
	05:15	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:14
Brewer Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	05:09
	05:04 [ATL 40-32]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Wilkins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Flynn (4 AST)	04:48 [MIN 34-40]
	04:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:42	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
	04:36	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:34
Hollins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:27
	04:14 [ATL 42-34]	Horford Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Brewer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:50
	03:49	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:47 [ATL 44-34]	Smith Running Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
	03:28	Horford Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:15	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:11	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	02:57	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:57
	02:45	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:45 [MIN 35-44]
Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:45 [MIN 36-44]
Brewer Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:35
	02:35 [ATL 45-36]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Brewer Substitution replaced by Gomes	02:35
	02:35 [ATL 46-36]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Love Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	02:21
	02:19	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:12	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:08
	02:06	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:06
Team Rebound	02:06
Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:06 [MIN 37-46]
	01:48	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:46
Flynn Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:38 [MIN 39-46]
	01:29	Love Violation:Kicked Ball
Love Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	01:22
	01:22	Williams Free Throw Technical Missed
	01:22	Team Rebound
	01:13	Horford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	01:09	Bibby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:05 [ATL 48-39]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bibby (1 BLK)	00:38.9
Team Rebound	00:38.7
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:38.7
	00:28.6	Williams Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:28.6	Williams Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	00:28.6	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Wilkins 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Flynn (5 AST)	00:08.6 [MIN 42-48]
	00:04.6 [ATL 50-42]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (14-45)		Atlanta Hawks (36-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:30	Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Flynn (1 ST)
Flynn Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	11:27 [MIN 44-50]
	11:08	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:07
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:34	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Hollins Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Flynn (6 AST)	10:21 [MIN 46-50]
	10:04	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
	10:03	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:03 [ATL 52-46]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)	09:51
	09:43 [ATL 55-46]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Jefferson Layup Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:17	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:10 [ATL 58-46]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:10
Flynn Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:50 [MIN 48-58]
	08:25 [ATL 60-48]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Flynn (7 AST)	08:07 [MIN 50-60]
	07:48	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:46
Flynn Layup Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:25 [ATL 63-50]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	07:06
Flynn Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	07:01
	06:45	Smith Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions	06:45
Jefferson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Brewer (5 AST)	06:29 [MIN 52-63]
	06:12 [ATL 65-52]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Horford (4 AST)
	05:56	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:56	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:56 [MIN 53-65]
Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:56
	05:56	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:39	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:37
	05:34	Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:34
Team Rebound	05:34
Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:34 [MIN 54-65]
	05:20	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:18
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Sessions (1 AST)	05:11 [MIN 57-65]
	04:51 [ATL 67-57]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:25
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:21
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:17 [MIN 59-67]
Hollins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:55
Hollins Substitution replaced by Love	03:55
	03:55	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington	03:55
	03:46 [ATL 69-59]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Gomes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:46
	03:46	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Milicic	03:46
	03:46 [ATL 70-59]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Love Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Sessions (2 AST)	03:33 [MIN 61-70]
	03:11	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:10
Sessions Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	03:03
	02:59 [ATL 72-61]	Evans Running Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Love Layup Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:32 [ATL 74-61]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Sessions Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:05 [ATL 76-61]	Evans Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)
Ellington Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:05
	02:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:05	Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague
	02:05 [ATL 77-61]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Milicic Layup Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:46	Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:31	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (3 BLK)
Team Rebound	01:30
Sessions Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:17
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:15
Love Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:15 [MIN 63-77]
	01:01	Crawford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:01	Crawford Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:53.6 [MIN 65-77]
Milicic Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:45.7
	00:36.9	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gomes (2 ST)
Gomes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Teague (2 ST)	00:29.9
	00:23.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (4 BLK)
	00:21.9	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:17.9	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:15.9	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Milicic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:14.1
	00:14.1	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:14.1	Team Rebound
	00:14.1 [ATL 78-65]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:07.3	Teague Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:01.2	Teague Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)	00:01.2 [MIN 66-78]
Love Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed	00:01.2
Team Rebound	00:01.2
Love Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed	00:01.2
	00:00.9	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
End of 3rd Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (14-45)		Atlanta Hawks (36-20)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wilkins (1 ST)
Ellington Running Layup Shot: Missed	11:42
Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:41
Wilkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:41 [MIN 68-78]
	11:24	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	11:23
Wilkins 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:00 [MIN 71-78]
	10:45	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:44
Love Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Sessions (3 AST)	10:36 [MIN 73-78]
	10:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:31	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
	10:31	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
	10:18	Horford Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wilkins (1 BLK)
Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:16
Wilkins Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Sessions (4 AST)	10:14 [MIN 75-78]
	10:14	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	10:14	Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson
Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	10:14 [MIN 76-78]
	10:02	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	10:00
Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:41	Bibby Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:23 [ATL 80-76]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Love Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:23
	09:23 [ATL 81-76]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	09:10	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:10 [MIN 77-81]
Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:10 [MIN 78-81]
	08:45 [ATL 83-78]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	08:24	Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	08:24	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	08:24 [MIN 79-83]
Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	08:24 [MIN 80-83]
	08:05	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
	08:03	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Love Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:01
Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hollins	08:01
	08:01 [ATL 84-80]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	08:01 [ATL 85-80]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Hollins Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
Wilkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:36
Wilkins Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	07:35
	07:33	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:25	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:23	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:08	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
	07:08	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
Wilkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:08
	07:08	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:08	Team Rebound
	07:08 [ATL 86-80]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Wilkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:51
	06:37	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	06:34
Love Substitution replaced by Jefferson	06:28
Team Timeout : Regular	06:28
	06:25	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	06:25 [MIN 81-86]
Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:25 [MIN 82-86]
	06:12	Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:09
Jefferson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:58	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	05:36	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	05:35	Team Rebound
	05:35	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Ellington Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	05:12
	05:10	Bibby Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Hollins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:08
Sessions Substitution replaced by Flynn	05:08
Ellington Substitution replaced by Brewer	05:08
	05:08 [ATL 87-82]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	05:08 [ATL 88-82]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Wilkins Jump Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:41	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:26	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:25
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:03	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:53	Bibby Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)
Hollins Substitution replaced by Love	03:50
Wilkins Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	03:37
	03:37	Team Timeout : Short
	03:13 [ATL 90-82]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:47	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:27	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:25
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:21 [MIN 84-90]
Jefferson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:05
	02:05	Timeout : Official
	02:05	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
Wilkins Substitution replaced by Gomes	02:05
	02:05 [ATL 91-84]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	02:05 [ATL 92-84]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Jefferson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:51
	01:49	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:30 [ATL 94-84]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Horford (5 AST)
Love Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:30
	01:30 [ATL 95-84]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (27 PTS)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Flynn (8 AST)	01:18 [MIN 87-95]
	00:54.1	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Flynn Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:45.8
	00:43.9	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	00:29.9	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Gomes 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brewer (6 AST)	00:23.4 [MIN 90-95]
Brewer Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:20.8
	00:20.8 [ATL 96-90]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:20.8 [ATL 97-90]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:20.8
	00:20.8	Bibby Substitution replaced by West
Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed	00:12.9
	00:10.9	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
Love Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:08.6
	00:08.6 [ATL 98-90]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:08.6	Smith Substitution replaced by Teague
	00:08.6	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:07.9
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:03.5 [MIN 92-98]
	00:03.5	West Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:03.5
	00:00.0	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
End of 4th Quarter

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