Minnesota
Timberwolves
118
–
119
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 118 |
| NOP | 24 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
CJ McCollum
NOP
20
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite61.9
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 46.8Impact: 0.6
7 contested shotsheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 66.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
43
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-21 (66.7%)
3PT1-1
FT14-19
TS%73.2%
eFG%69.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG121
DRTG115
NET+6
43 points66.7% FGonly 34 pts allowed on 59.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 25:28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 38:22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-7 | 29% | 9-9 | 100% | +5 |
| Bryn Forbes | 13:24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 38:46 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10-23 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-9 | 56% | -5 |
| Nathan Knight | 3:16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Nowell | 24:35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Austin Rivers | 33:12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | -10 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28:47 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 34:10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42-83 | 51% | 10-29 | 34% | 24-32 | 75% | — |
Luka Garza —
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Matt Ryan —
Josh Minott —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte' Graham | 15:47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 26:56 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 5-6 | 83% | 4-5 | 80% | +10 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 15:31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Naji Marshall | 35:04 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +3 |
| CJ McCollum | 37:10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaxson Hayes | 16:46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 29:13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| Zion Williamson | 33:57 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14-21 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 14-19 | 74% | +3 |
| Dyson Daniels | 18:25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | -5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11:11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 43 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 39-81 | 48% | 11-23 | 48% | 30-43 | 70% | — |
Dereon Seabron —
Kira Lewis Jr. —
Garrett Temple —
Willy Hernangomez —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/83 (51%)
Paint
30/41 (73%)
Mid
4/18 (22%)
3PT
10/29 (34%)
RA 93%ATB3 30%Paint 19%Mid 22%Corner 3 44%
NOP39/81 (48%)
Paint
26/50 (52%)
Mid
4/13 (31%)
3PT
11/24 (46%)
RA 59%ATB3 42%Paint 21%Corner 3 60%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Rudy Gobert
7.7 min • 4 pts • 22%
Best Defender
Naji Marshall
held D'Angelo Russell
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs Jaden McDaniels
6.9 min • 18 pts • 67%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Edwards | Austin Rivers | Bryn Forbes | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Nowell | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 1.9m 2pts 20% | 6.8m 7pts 40% | — | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | 2.2m 4pts 0% | — | — | — | 6.9m 18pts 67% | — | 1.2m 7pts 100% | 1.7m 5pts 40% | — |
| Naji Marshall | 4.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 7.7m 4pts 22% |
| Trey Murphy III | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — | 3.5m 6pts 67% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Dyson Daniels | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Devonte' Graham | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 4.1m 6pts 40% | — | 3.0m 5pts 100% | 2.7m 10pts 50% | 2.8m 6pts 50% | — | 1.9m 4pts 40% | 2.8m 15pts 78% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
4
Q1 5:31
MIN Largest Lead
11
Q2 8:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 7:21 – Q2 8:50
-5 → -11
NOP 10-0 run
Q3 10:53 – Q4 0:50
-6 → +3