New Orleans
Pelicans
140
–
136
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 38 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 140 |
| MIN | 30 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 136 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Lonzo Ball
NOP
33
PTS
11
REB
8
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending53.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite47.0
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 27.5Impact: 0.5
33 pointsDouble-Double8-17 from 33 steals5 deflectionsonly 28 pts allowed on 67.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
37
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-17 (82.4%)
3PT0-0
FT9-15
TS%78.4%
eFG%82.4%
STL1
BLK1
TOV7
ORTG124
DRTG108
NET+16
37 points82.4% FG7 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 39 pts allowed on 79.6 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 16:38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 39:55 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4-17 | 24% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-8 | 50% | +7 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 27:20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +16 |
| Lonzo Ball | 39:59 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10-21 | 48% | 8-17 | 47% | 5-6 | 83% | +3 |
| Naji Marshall | 14:35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| James Johnson | 21:15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 25:28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -11 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 35:00 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | +4 |
| Zion Williamson | 41:54 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14-17 | 82% | 0-0 | 0% | 9-15 | 60% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 140 | 52 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 47-92 | 51% | 14-36 | 39% | 32-46 | 70% | — |
Wenyen Gabriel —
James Nunnally —
Wes Iwundu —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 34:32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12:08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 22:12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | -2 |
| Josh Okogie | 17:02 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33:16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8-22 | 36% | 1-12 | 8% | 0-1 | 0% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 38:12 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9-21 | 43% | 2-7 | 29% | 9-11 | 82% | -8 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 21:11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 39% | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36:43 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8-19 | 42% | 4-9 | 44% | 8-8 | 100% | -6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 32:14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17:30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 136 | 51 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 48-106 | 45% | 15-48 | 31% | 25-32 | 78% | — |
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
Jaylen Nowell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP47/92 (51%)
Paint
31/49 (63%)
Mid
2/9 (22%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 66%ATB3 42%Corner 3 33%Paint 46%Mid 25%
MIN48/106 (45%)
Paint
30/53 (57%)
Mid
4/8 (50%)
3PT
15/48 (31%)
ATB3 28%RA 66%Paint 33%Corner 3 50%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Edwards
defended Lonzo Ball
9.3 min • 5 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jaden McDaniels
held Brandon Ingram
6.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Naz Reid
vs Jaxson Hayes
3.8 min • 15 pts • 67%
| MIN Defense | Brandon Ingram | Eric Bledsoe | James Johnson | Jaxson Hayes | Kira Lewis Jr. | Lonzo Ball | Naji Marshall | Wenyen Gabriel | Willy Hernangomez | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 1.8m 4pts 25% | 1.5m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 9.3m 5pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.1m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 8.8m 21pts 43% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% |
| Ricky Rubio | 4.0m 4pts 100% | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | 5.7m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 25% | 3.3m 8pts 57% | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 3.8m 15pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 1.3m 2pts 20% | — | 4.2m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 6pts 100% |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 0.5m 5pts 67% | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 2.6m 2pts 25% | 1.0m 4pts 67% | 2.9m 5pts 67% | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 2.6m 10pts 43% | 2.7m 2pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NOP leads
MIN Largest Lead
10
Q4 6:04
NOP Largest Lead
13
Q2 4:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 6:47 – Q1 7:47
-1 → -6
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 8:54 – Q3 10:14
-6 → 0
MIN 10-0 run
Q4 3:45 – Q4 6:04
+1 → +10
NOP 8-0 run
OT 2:58 – OT 4:28
-2 → -9