Minnesota
Timberwolves
135
–
105
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 135 |
| NOP | 34 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 105 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
27
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite55.1
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 32.7Impact: 1.9
3 steals5 deflections3 loose balls recovered+11 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 53.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Nowell
MIN
28
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-13 (84.6%)
3PT6-7
FT0-0
TS%107.7%
eFG%107.7%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG144
DRTG102
NET+42
84.6% FG6-7 from 37 contested shots+25 plus/minusonly 7 pts allowed on 38.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 23:55 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Josh Okogie | 23:27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +25 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 28:11 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-13 | 85% | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37:22 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-22 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 5-6 | 83% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Juancho Hernangomez | 5:48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:37 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7-19 | 37% | 2-10 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Jake Layman | 23:05 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27:23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 25:40 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-9 | 89% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-1 | 0% | +22 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 38 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 51-95 | 54% | 19-40 | 48% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Malik Beasley —
Jarrett Culver —
Ed Davis —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 30:44 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-13 | 69% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-11 | 55% | -29 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 20:56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 6:07 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 22:05 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Nicolo Melli | 6:42 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Ingram | 28:13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-3 | 67% | -15 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 6:42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24:47 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -19 |
| Steven Adams | 28:37 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| Lonzo Ball | 28:12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 25% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| Josh Hart | 25:52 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -22 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11:03 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 51 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 43-100 | 43% | 6-32 | 19% | 13-24 | 54% | — |
Wenyen Gabriel —
Naji Marshall —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN51/95 (54%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
5/11 (45%)
3PT
19/40 (48%)
RA 61%ATB3 53%Paint 83%Mid 17%Corner 3 0%
NOP43/100 (43%)
Paint
35/60 (58%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
6/33 (18%)
RA 66%ATB3 22%Paint 27%Corner 3 10%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Steven Adams
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
8.7 min • 5 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Eric Bledsoe
held Anthony Edwards
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs Naz Reid
2.4 min • 9 pts • 80%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jake Layman | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Josh Okogie | Juancho Hernangomez | Karl-Anthony Towns | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 1.0m 4pts 67% | 2.4m 4pts 0% | — | 4.3m 9pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 2.4m 9pts 80% | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 8.7m 5pts 50% | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% |
| Brandon Ingram | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 4.4m 4pts 40% | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 67% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Lonzo Ball | 2.0m 6pts 67% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 3pts 33% |
| Josh Hart | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 8pts 80% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Eric Bledsoe | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — |
| Nicolo Melli | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.8m 9pts 57% | 2.5m 6pts 50% | 3.8m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 7pts 75% | 3.6m 4pts 40% | 3.7m 2pts 33% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 1pts 0% | 3.1m 10pts 50% | 3.4m 2pts 20% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
16
Q1 6:55
MIN Largest Lead
32
Q4 11:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 2:31 – Q1 4:32
+1 → +9
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 0:52 – Q3 1:53
-7 → -12
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 4:45 – Q3 6:05
-9 → -18
MIN 11-0 run
Q3 4:45 – Q3 7:05
-9 → -19