New Orleans
Pelicans
89
–
96
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 0 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 89 |
| MIN | 3 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 96 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
19
PTS
9
REB
5
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending30.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.19
Impact Composite65.3
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 55.7Impact: 1.6
+10 plus/minusheld opponents to 30.8% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 53.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
25
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-20 (50.0%)
3PT3-6
FT2-2
TS%59.9%
eFG%57.5%
BLK3
TOV5
ORTG98
DRTG91
NET+8
3 blocks11 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 52.8 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 40:16 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12-23 | 52% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-5 | 60% | +2 |
| Garrett Temple | 15:02 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 35:32 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6-24 | 25% | 2-13 | 15% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 21:57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Naji Marshall | 4:07 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 11:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11:42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 35:53 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 8-8 | 100% | -6 |
| Herbert Jones | 28:52 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Devonte' Graham | 35:26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-14 | 14% | 1-10 | 10% | 6-8 | 75% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 89 | 61 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 31-89 | 35% | 9-40 | 23% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Willy Hernangomez —
Tomas Satoransky —
Didi Louzada —
Jose Alvarado —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 27:19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12:00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Naz Reid | 19:23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Josh Okogie | 18:21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +8 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 29:11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Malik Beasley | 18:31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 21:37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 36:57 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-22 | 36% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:37 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10-20 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Taurean Prince | 15:30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | +9 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 12:34 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 47 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 39-96 | 41% | 12-38 | 32% | 6-10 | 60% | — |
Leandro Bolmaro —
Nathan Knight —
Jake Layman —
Jaylen Nowell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP31/89 (35%)
Paint
18/35 (51%)
Mid
6/17 (35%)
3PT
9/41 (22%)
ATB3 14%RA 60%Paint 27%Corner 3 39%Mid 38%
MIN39/96 (41%)
Paint
25/50 (50%)
Mid
2/10 (20%)
3PT
12/38 (32%)
RA 56%ATB3 36%Paint 11%Corner 3 14%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Jonas Valančiūnas
7.9 min • 19 pts • 62%
Best Defender
Josh Okogie
held Devonte' Graham
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Jonas Valančiūnas
7.9 min • 19 pts • 62%
| MIN Defense | Brandon Ingram | Devonte' Graham | Garrett Temple | Herbert Jones | Jaxson Hayes | Jonas Valančiūnas | Kira Lewis Jr. | Naji Marshall | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Trey Murphy III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 6.7m 3pts 20% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 40% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 7.9m 19pts 62% | — | — | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 5pts 67% | 2.5m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | 5.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Okogie | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 3.1m 5pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Beverley | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Malik Beasley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 4pts 100% |
| Taurean Prince | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 9pts 100% | 3.4m 4pts 25% | 1.6m 6pts 75% | 4.2m 4pts 29% | — | 2.8m 10pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 3pts 50% | 3.0m 4pts 29% | 3.1m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NOP leads
MIN Largest Lead
17
Q2 10:13
NOP Largest Lead
4
Q1 4:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 0:56 – Q1 2:03
+3 → +8
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 2:45 – Q1 3:58
+5 → 0
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 2:45 – Q1 4:19
+5 → -2
NOP 12-0 run
Q1 2:45 – Q1 4:49
+5 → -4