Fri, Feb 6 · Regular season
Pelicans119atTimberwolves115
01Box score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 6-10 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Saddiq Bey | 34 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-21 | 3-10 | 7-7 | +4 |
| Derik Queen | 33 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Zion Williamson | 32 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | +7 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Bryce McGowens | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Herbert Jones | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Micah Peavy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 119 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 43-80 | 15-34 | 18-22 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 37 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-5 | 6-6 | -3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11-22 | 5-9 | 8-9 | -12 |
| Rudy Gobert | 33 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 4-4 | -5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Naz Reid | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Johnny Juzang | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Joan Beringer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Team | 115 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 40-95 | 13-40 | 22-26 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Pelicans edges
No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.
Timberwolves edges
- On defenseMinnesota's defense contests every shot (5th) against a New Orleans offense that struggles to shoot (27th).
04Tale of the tape
| NOP | Rank | Stat | Rank | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115.4 | 20th | Offensive rating | 12th | 117.6 |
| 119.9 | 25th | Defensive rating | 8th | 114.3 |
| -4.5 | 21st | Net rating | 10th | +3.3 |
| 99.5 | 11th | Pace | 9th | 99.8 |
| 52.7 | 27th | Effective FG % | 6th | 55.9 |
| 11.7 | 9th | Turnover % | 18th | 12.4 |
| 27.0 | 8th | Offensive rebound % | 15th | 25.7 |
| 22.2 | 6th | Free throw rate | 10th | 21.5 |
| 55.5 | 22nd | Opponent eFG % | 5th | 52.9 |
| 11.8 | 19th | Forced turnover % | 14th | 12.4 |
| 71.4 | 28th | Defensive rebound % | 20th | 73.7 |
| 19.9 | 13th | Opponent FT rate | 24th | 22.0 |