Minnesota
Timberwolves
121
–
120
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 121 |
| NOP | 35 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
23
PTS
3
REB
4
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite49.1
Hustle: 7.0Defense: 39.7Impact: 2.4
5-10 from 3+13 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 40.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
29
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-11 (90.9%)
3PT2-2
FT7-8
TS%99.9%
eFG%100.0%
BLK2
TOV0
ORTG129
DRTG116
NET+13
90.9% FG3 deflections8 contested shotsonly 24 pts allowed on 63.1 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 34:08 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-10 | 70% | -7 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:59 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Naz Reid | 18:29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Kyle Anderson | 26:20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 30:08 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9-19 | 47% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17:37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Mike Conley | 30:28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Shake Milton | 15:38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -16 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10-11 | 91% | 2-2 | 100% | 7-8 | 88% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 43-80 | 54% | 13-31 | 42% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Troy Brown Jr. —
Daishen Nix —
Josh Minott —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 10:06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 36:34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Brandon Ingram | 33:56 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11-24 | 46% | 1-6 | 17% | 7-9 | 78% | +3 |
| Matt Ryan | 26:38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Cody Zeller | 13:19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Naji Marshall | 24:06 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -7 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 29:35 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10-15 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 37:23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Herbert Jones | 28:23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-4 | 75% | 4-4 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 44-86 | 51% | 12-29 | 41% | 20-23 | 87% | — |
Kira Lewis Jr. —
Zion Williamson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN43/80 (54%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
14/32 (44%)
Paint 61%ATB3 50%Corner 3 33%RA 82%Mid 33%
NOP44/86 (51%)
Paint
26/41 (63%)
Mid
16/30 (53%)
3PT
12/31 (39%)
Paint 55%ATB3 39%RA 77%Corner 3 39%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Rudy Gobert
8.0 min • 10 pts • 56%
Best Defender
Dyson Daniels
held Mike Conley
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Matt Ryan
vs Shake Milton
2.9 min • 6 pts • 100%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Shake Milton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Daniels | 4.4m 2pts 50% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Jordan Hawkins | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 4.8m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 33% |
| Brandon Ingram | 1.7m 5pts 67% | 7.6m 6pts 43% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 50% | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | 1.8m 8pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 8.0m 10pts 56% | — |
| Matt Ryan | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.9m 6pts 100% |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | 4.8m 5pts 25% | — | — | 1.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 5pts 67% | — | — |
| Cody Zeller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 2pts 20% | 3.4m 11pts 38% | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 2pts 0% | 3.5m 6pts 60% | 3.1m 11pts 80% | 1.5m 7pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
15
Q2 1:46
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q2 1:03
+8 → +13
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 2:03 – Q2 3:38
+12 → +7
NOP 8-0 run
Q3 6:44 – Q3 8:25
+6 → +11
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 8:39 – Q3 5:56
+10 → +3