Minnesota Timberwolves @ Chicago Bulls
8-30, 3-15 Away
96
8-30, 3-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 32 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 96 |
CHI | 28 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 110 |
15-20, 12-7 Home
110
15-20, 12-7 Home
- Taj Gibson misses 7-foot hook shot
- Kirk Hinrich misses 22-foot jumper
- Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 11-foot running jumper
- Joakim Noah makes layup
- Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 7-foot running jumper
- Joakim Noah misses tip shot
- Taj Gibson misses 19-foot jumper
- Joakim Noah misses 17-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng makes 14-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Luol Deng makes driving layup (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper
- Joakim Noah makes dunk
- Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot
- John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
- Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
- John Salmons makes jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Johnson makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes two point shot (James Johnson assists)
- Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kevin Love blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup
- Luol Deng makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
- Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses 19-foot jumper
- Luol Deng makes layup
- Brad Miller makes driving layup
- Luol Deng misses 17-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses layup
- Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- John Salmons misses 16-foot jumper
- Taj Gibson misses 9-foot hook shot
- Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Joakim Noah makes 16-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Luol Deng misses layup
- Taj Gibson makes two point shot
- Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
- Joakim Noah makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Joakim Noah misses 18-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 19-foot jumper
- John Salmons makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose misses jumper
- Brad Miller makes 6-foot two point shot
- Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper
- John Salmons makes driving layup
- Brad Miller misses three point jumper
- Brad Miller makes 16-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup
- Brad Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Taj Gibson makes layup (James Johnson assists)
- Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
- James Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses 8-foot jumper
- John Salmons makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
- Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng misses jumper
- Derrick Rose misses layup
- Joakim Noah makes layup
- Ryan Gomes blocks Joakim Noah's 8-foot jumper
- Joakim Noah makes 9-foot hook shot
- Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
- Aaron Gray misses layup
- Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Aaron Gray assists)
- Aaron Gray misses layup
- Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot
- Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes layup
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 14-foot hook shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Jonny Flynn makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 14-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Nathan Jawai makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 14-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes 10-foot running jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses running jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 7-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's driving layup
- Nathan Jawai misses hook shot
- Jonny Flynn makes two point shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 13-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists)
- Joakim Noah blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes tip shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
- Luol Deng blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
- Nathan Jawai makes two point shot (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper
- Luol Deng blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 21-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses layup
- Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
- Brian Cardinal makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Oleksiy Pecherov makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes 17-foot jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov misses 23-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses 17-foot jumper
- Luol Deng blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 9-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov misses 20-foot jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov makes 21-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes 19-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 21-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
TIMBERWOLVES
BULLS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Joakim Noah (Taj Gibson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Taj Gibson misses 7-foot hook shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 22-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Luol Deng bad pass (Al Jefferson steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:32 | | Al Jefferson personal foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:19 | | Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:18 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:06 | | Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 9:53 | | Derrick Rose makes 11-foot running jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Jonny Flynn makes layup | 6 | 2 |
| 9:27 | | Joakim Noah makes layup | 6 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Taj Gibson shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:47 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 7-foot running jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Joakim Noah offensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Joakim Noah misses tip shot | 8 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:27 | | Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:17 | | Taj Gibson misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 8 | 4 |
| 8:11 | | Al Jefferson makes layup (Corey Brewer assists) | 10 | 4 |
| 7:56 | | Joakim Noah misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 4 |
| 7:54 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 10 | 4 |
| 7:35 | | Al Jefferson makes 14-foot hook shot (Jonny Flynn assists) | 12 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Chicago full timeout | 12 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Taj Gibson | 12 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 12 | 4 |
| 7:01 | | Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 4 |
| 7:01 | | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 12 | 4 |
| 6:52 | | Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper | 12 | 4 |
| 6:50 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 14 | 4 |
| 6:50 | | Kevin Love makes tip shot | 14 | 4 |
| 6:45 | | Luol Deng makes 14-foot jumper | 14 | 6 |
| 6:20 | | Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper | 14 | 6 |
| 6:20 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 14 | 6 |
| 6:20 | | Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's layup | 14 | 6 |
| 6:16 | | Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound | 14 | 6 |
| 6:11 | | Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists) | 14 | 9 |
| 6:00 | | Jonny Flynn makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists) | 16 | 9 |
| 5:54 | | Luol Deng makes driving layup (Derrick Rose assists) | 16 | 11 |
| 5:52 | | Derrick Rose personal foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul) | 16 | 11 |
| 5:52 | | Ryan Gomes enters the game for Kevin Love | 16 | 11 |
| 5:33 | | Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper | 16 | 11 |
| 5:33 | | Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound | 16 | 11 |
| 5:24 | | Joakim Noah bad pass (Damien Wilkins steals) | 16 | 11 |
| 5:00 | | Corey Brewer misses layup | 16 | 11 |
| 5:00 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 16 | 11 |
| 5:00 | | shot clock violation | 16 | 11 |
| 5:00 | | John Salmons enters the game for Kirk Hinrich | 16 | 11 |
| 4:46 | | Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper | 16 | 13 |
| 4:24 | | Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper | 16 | 13 |
| 4:24 | | John Salmons defensive rebound | 16 | 13 |
| 4:15 | | Joakim Noah makes dunk | 16 | 15 |
| 4:05 | | Minnesota full timeout | 16 | 15 |
| 4:05 | | Nathan Jawai enters the game for Al Jefferson | 16 | 15 |
| 4:05 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Corey Brewer | 16 | 15 |
| 3:58 | | Jonny Flynn makes 14-foot jumper | 18 | 15 |
| 3:43 | | Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot | 18 | 15 |
| 3:41 | | Jonny Flynn defensive rebound | 18 | 15 |
| 3:34 | | Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists) | 21 | 15 |
| 3:26 | | Wayne Ellington shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul) | 21 | 15 |
| 3:26 | | Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 16 |
| 3:26 | | Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 17 |
| 3:09 | | Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists) | 23 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Tyrus Thomas bad pass (Jonny Flynn steals) | 23 | 17 |
| 2:45 | | Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists) | 25 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists) | 25 | 20 |
| 2:13 | | Nathan Jawai makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists) | 27 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Luol Deng lost ball (Damien Wilkins steals) | 27 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Luol Deng personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul) | 27 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah | 27 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Damien Wilkins | 27 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | James Johnson enters the game for Luol Deng | 27 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn | 27 | 20 |
| 1:45 | | Wayne Ellington misses 14-foot jumper | 27 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | James Johnson defensive rebound | 27 | 20 |
| 1:34 | | Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (James Johnson assists) | 27 | 22 |
| 1:19 | | Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 27 | 22 |
| 1:17 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 27 | 22 |
| 1:09 | | Nathan Jawai illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 27 | 22 |
| 1:09 | | Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose | 27 | 22 |
| 1:09 | | Brad Miller makes technical free throw | 27 | 23 |
| 1:09 | | Al Jefferson enters the game for Nathan Jawai | 27 | 23 |
| 1:02 | | John Salmons makes jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists) | 27 | 25 |
| 49.3 | | James Johnson personal foul (Wayne Ellington draws the foul) | 27 | 25 |
| 49.3 | | Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 25 |
| 49.3 | | Wayne Ellington misses free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 25 |
| 47.8 | | Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound | 28 | 25 |
| 40.8 | | Kirk Hinrich bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals) | 28 | 25 |
| 33.1 | | Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists) | 30 | 25 |
| 23.3 | | Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists) | 30 | 28 |
| 2.5 | | Ramon Sessions makes 10-foot running jumper | 32 | 28 |
| 0.1 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper | 32 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 32 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 32 | 28 | |
Regular Season Series
CHI leads 1-0
Game Information
United Center
8:00 PM, January 9, 2010
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,255
- Referees:
- Joe DeRosa
- Brian Forte
- Rodney Mott
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 23 | 1 | .958 | - | W15 |
| Denver | 17 | 6 | .739 | 5.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | L1 |
| Portland | 9 | 15 | .375 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 8 | 15 | .348 | 14.5 | L2 |
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