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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 29 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 107 |
 Timberwolves | 37 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 118 |
NOPTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 42-10141.6% | 8-3324.2% | 15-1788.2% | 51 | 23 | 13 |
| MIN | 48-9550.5% | 10-2147.6% | 12-1675.0% | 50 | 21 | 12 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves118| 38 | 15 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 30 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 0 | +12 | +9.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 8-16 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | −3.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 20 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.6 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.5 | ||
| Team | 118 | 48-9550.5% | 10-2147.6% | 50 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 12-1675.0% | 12 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich and Shabazz Muhammad (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans107| 37 | 9 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −17 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 38 | 16-30 | 1-4 | 5-5 | −4 | +9.9 | ||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +2.0 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −4.4 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −19 | −2.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 3-5 | +6 | +8.0 | ||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 4-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.6 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −2 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 107 | 42-10141.6% | 8-3324.2% | 51 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 15-1788.2% | 18 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 44 points on 16 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Emeka Okafor (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves118Pelicans107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jimmy Butler III scored 30 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-107.
The Timberwolves never trailed and led by as many as 22.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points (11 in the first quarter) and 16 rebounds.
For the Pelicans, Anthony Davis had 38 points (26 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Ian Clark went 1 for 7 from 3. Nikola Mirotic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high 4 steals off the bench.
The Timberwolves shot 50.5% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 41.6% and 24.2%. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 32-10 in 9 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 95 shots: 6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-37 | 67.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-17 | 23.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-20 | 45.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-16 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 25 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Darius Miller | 16 | 1 | 0-2 | −3 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 20 | 7-12 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 49 | 10 | 4-8 | −3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 10 | 4-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Dante Cunningham | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Darius Miller | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Q1 4:45
14.6%
93→79
Towns 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
Q1 4:45
11.5%
82→93
Clark 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
Q2 7:27
11.0%
93→82
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
Q1 9:55
10.5%
62→73
Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
Q1 2:46
9.0%
73→82
