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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 22 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 114 |
 Pelicans | 27 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 123 |
MINTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 43-9346.2% | 9-2832.1% | 19-2382.6% | 39 | 29 | 7 |
| NOP | 45-8751.7% | 14-2556.0% | 19-2190.5% | 44 | 28 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans123| 38 | 26 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.4 | ||||
| 38 | 33 | 13-23 | 2-4 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +7.8 | |||||
| 33 | 17 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −6 | +2.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 21, Season high (his best before, 20) | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +6.9 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 15 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.7 | |||||
| Team | 123 | 45-8751.7% | 14-2556.0% | 44 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 19-2190.5% | 11 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 31 points on 11 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Ian Clark, Frank Jackson and Wesley Johnson (coach’s decision); Anthony Davis (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 38 | 20 | 8-21 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +3 | −4.2 | ||||||||
| 38 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +7.8 | |||||
| 38 | 16 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 0-1 | +1 | +0.9 | ||||||||
| 37 | 28 | 10-23 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 0 | +6 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | +10 | +8.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −22 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −5.7 | |||||
| 11 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −15 | +5.2 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.1 | |||
| Team | 114 | 43-9346.2% | 9-2832.1% | 39 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 19-2382.6% | 12 | 10 | 9 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Luol Deng, James Nunnally, Jared Terrell and Anthony Tolliver (coach’s decision).
Pelicans123Timberwolves114ClickTap 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.
Julius Randle had 33 points (20 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-114.
The Timberwolves led 95-93 with 9:34 left in the fourth quarter. Jrue Holiday’s three-point play put the Pelicans ahead for good with 8:33 left. They took a 106-99 lead with 5:52 left.
The Timberwolves got within 115-112 on Robert Covington’s 28-foot 3-pointer with 1:04 to play, but Darius Miller answered with 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Timberwolves 10-1. Miller scored 5 of the Pelicans’ 10 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Holiday had 4 of his 8 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Holiday had 26 points and 8 assists, and Miller added a season-high 21 points on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. Miller scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points (14 in the paint), 17 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks, and Andrew Wiggins added 20 points. Taj Gibson scored 17 points. Tyus Jones had 15 points and a career-high 13 assists.
The Pelicans shot 51.7% from the field and 56.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 46.2% and 32.1%. The Timberwolves outscored the Pelicans 20-7 off turnovers. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Pelicans 79-63 in 28 minutes together. Towns fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
104 points from the field on 87 shots: 10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-37 | 51.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-12 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-18 | 55.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 32 | 20 | 8-13 | +9 |
| Taj Gibson | 22 | 7 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Robert Covington | 6 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 35 | 10 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Taj Gibson | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Tyus Jones | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 2-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 18 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Dario Saric | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Robert Covington | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Miller 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Holiday 6 AST)
Q4 6:29
14.9%
62→77
Holiday 12' Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 8:33
13.5%
40→54
Towns 4' Driving Layup (23 PTS) (Covington 3 AST)
Q4 5:16
13.3%
91→77
Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
Q4 11:16
12.9%
53→66
Randle 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 3:25
12.7%
82→95
