Thu, Dec 4 · Regular season
Timberwolves125atPelicans116
01Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 37 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 8-8 | +8 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Naz Reid | 33 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 3-3 | +8 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 1-1 | +6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 | +10 |
| Rudy Gobert | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jaylen Clark | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Rob Dillingham | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 125 | 49 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 42-92 | 15-38 | 26-29 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 34 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-17 | 0-5 | 7-8 | +2 |
| Bryce McGowens | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 | -6 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 33 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-5 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Derik Queen | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | -4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -10 |
| Micah Peavy | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Trey Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 116 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 43-95 | 7-25 | 23-26 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Timberwolves edges
- On defenseMinnesota's defense contests every shot (5th) against a New Orleans offense that struggles to shoot (27th).
Pelicans edges
No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.
04Tale of the tape
| MIN | Rank | Stat | Rank | NOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117.6 | 12th | Offensive rating | 20th | 115.4 |
| 114.3 | 8th | Defensive rating | 25th | 119.9 |
| +3.3 | 10th | Net rating | 21st | -4.5 |
| 99.8 | 9th | Pace | 11th | 99.5 |
| 55.9 | 6th | Effective FG % | 27th | 52.7 |
| 12.4 | 18th | Turnover % | 9th | 11.7 |
| 25.7 | 15th | Offensive rebound % | 8th | 27.0 |
| 21.5 | 10th | Free throw rate | 6th | 22.2 |
| 52.9 | 5th | Opponent eFG % | 22nd | 55.5 |
| 12.4 | 14th | Forced turnover % | 19th | 11.8 |
| 73.7 | 20th | Defensive rebound % | 28th | 71.4 |
| 22.0 | 24th | Opponent FT rate | 13th | 19.9 |