Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Charlotte Hornets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Hornets lead Timberwolves44to26

Hornets hold a decisive edge in 70 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves insights

The edge
+18wins for Hornets
63% Hornets ยท 37% Timberwolves

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 34-21 since 1996.

Recent form
11-9last 20

Hornets won 122-108 on Apr 5, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Hornets built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 10 of 15 decided meetings (67%). In the modern era they are 34-21 against each other (62% Hornets). Games average a 10.6-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Hornets' 33-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Hornets hold a 11-9 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 21 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1989, so the rivalry has now spanned 37 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Hornets won 122-108 on Apr 5, 2026. Through the 2020s Hornets have led 8-5 between the teams.

Win Percentage
44W
26W
CHA
MIN
63%37%
Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Apr 5, 2026MINCHA108โ€“122CHA
Nov 1, 2025CHAMIN105โ€“122MIN
Mar 5, 2025CHAMIN110โ€“125MIN
Nov 4, 2024MINCHA114โ€“93MIN
Jan 22, 2024MINCHA125โ€“128CHA
Dec 2, 2023CHAMIN117โ€“123MIN
Feb 24, 2023MINCHA113โ€“121CHA
Nov 25, 2022CHAMIN110โ€“108CHA
Feb 15, 2022MINCHA126โ€“120MIN
Nov 26, 2021CHAMIN133โ€“115CHA
Last Meeting
Apr 5, 2026Final
MIN
108
HOME
CHA
122
AWAY
Hornetswon by14
Snapped Timberwolves' streakยทGame 70 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season70 games
44
26
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Charlotte Hornets Biggest Win
135โ€“102+33
Mar 3, 2021
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
106โ€“77+29
Nov 9, 1990
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“CHA โ†•MIN โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26112
2024โ€“25022
2023โ€“24112
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22112
2020โ€“21202
2019โ€“20112
2018โ€“19112
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
26-9CHA HOME17-18MIN HOME
AWAY
18-17
CHA
AWAY
9-26
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Charlotte Hornets: 1 consecutive win
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.6 pts on average
10.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHAโ†“Trending Down
Last 1050%
All-Time62.9%
MINโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1050%
All-Time37.1%
Last 10 Results
CHA / MIN

Frequently Asked Questions: Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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