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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 36 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 120 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 107 |
NOPTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 44-9048.9% | 11-3531.4% | 21-3167.7% | 54 | 28 | 25 |
| MIN | 37-9439.4% | 8-3324.2% | 25-3180.6% | 42 | 20 | 17 |
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 Pelicans120| 40 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0 | +21 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 37, Season high (his best before, 36) | 13-20 | 3-8 | 8-9 | +27 | +16.1 | ||||||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | +22 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 23 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +20 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +24 | +2.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 1 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −12.3 | |||||
| 26 | 11 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 4-7 | −11 | −0.1 | ||||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.1 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.2 | |||||
| Team | 120 | 44-9048.9% | 11-3531.4% | 54 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21-3167.7% | 10 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 18 points on 5 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Kenrich Williams, Jahlil Okafor and Jaxson Hayes (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves107| 35 | 19 | 6-18 | 0-7 | 7-7 | +10 | −5.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 21 | 8-20 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | −26 | −0.2 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | −14 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | −5.5 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 2-2 | −26 | −4.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.1 | |||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +9 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.4 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 107 | 37-9439.4% | 8-3324.2% | 42 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 25-3180.6% | 9 | 15 | 3 | |||
Bench 42 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Karl-Anthony Towns (injury/illness); Evan Turner (not with team).
Pelicans120Timberwolves107ClickTap 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.
Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 37 points (20 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-107.
The Pelicans took control with a 26-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 20.
Zion Williamson scored 23 points (16 in the paint) on 9 for 15 shooting. Holiday and Brandon Ingram set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points.
For the Timberwolves, Malik Beasley had 21 points and 9 rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell went 0 for 7 from 3. The Timberwolves had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Pelicans shot 48.9% from the field and 31.4% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 39.4% and 24.2%. The Timberwolves outscored the Pelicans 30-14 off turnovers. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 58-29 in 18 minutes together.
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).
99 points from the field on 90 shots: 1.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-38 | 68.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 28 | 0 | 0-3 | −8 |
| James Johnson | 10 | 9 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 10 | 9 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 9 | 5 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 32 | 18 | 8-12 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 33 | 8 | 3-7 | −4 |
| James Johnson | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jake Layman | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 7 | 3-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 27 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Melli Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Q1 3:20
11.4%
29→18
McLaughlin 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
Q1 3:05
11.4%
18→29
Ingram 2' Running Layup (10 PTS) (Holiday 4 AST)
Q1 4:41
9.7%
34→24
Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
Q2 3:51
9.6%
34→43
Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McLaughlin 2 AST)
Q2 3:26
9.5%
37→47
