Minnesota
Timberwolves
107
–
121
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Monday, December 11, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 17 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 107 |
| NOP | 16 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
CJ McCollum
NOP
23
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.40
Impact Composite38.6
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 28.1Impact: 4.0
4-7 from 3+21 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 32.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
36
PTS
5
REB
2
AST
+26
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-17 (76.5%)
3PT0-0
FT10-12
TS%80.8%
eFG%76.5%
STL1
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG138
DRTG104
NET+33
36 points76.5% FG4 deflections+26 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 42.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24:26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Mike Conley | 27:15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -19 |
| Naz Reid | 24:18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 1:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 18:41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Troy Brown Jr. | 27:18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Josh Minott | 1:33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 8:23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Shake Milton | 19:36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 25:27 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 32:37 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-7 | 86% | -12 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 27:20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 47 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 40-91 | 44% | 13-36 | 36% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Daishen Nix —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 14:55 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Zion Williamson | 32:55 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13-17 | 77% | 0-0 | 0% | 10-12 | 83% | +26 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 0:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 29:11 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-5 | 40% | 8-9 | 89% | +13 |
| Trey Murphy III | 24:03 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Naji Marshall | 13:45 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| CJ McCollum | 29:04 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 4-7 | 57% | 3-3 | 100% | +21 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 35:14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | +13 |
| Dyson Daniels | 27:38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Herbert Jones | 32:24 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 47 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40-82 | 49% | 10-27 | 37% | 31-40 | 78% | — |
Kira Lewis Jr. —
Cody Zeller —
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN40/91 (44%)
Paint
25/47 (53%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
13/36 (36%)
RA 58%ATB3 26%Paint 44%Corner 3 54%Mid 0%
NOP40/82 (49%)
Paint
29/48 (60%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
RA 69%ATB3 44%Paint 40%Corner 3 22%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Rudy Gobert
7.9 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Herbert Jones
held Troy Brown Jr.
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs Naz Reid
2.4 min • 10 pts • 80%
| NOP Defense | Jaden McDaniels | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Minott | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Shake Milton | Troy Brown Jr. | Wendell Moore Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 7.9m 4pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brandon Ingram | 3.5m 7pts 40% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 3.6m 7pts 40% | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | — | 3.9m 12pts 75% | — | — | 2.4m 10pts 80% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Murphy III | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| CJ McCollum | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.3m 5pts 29% | — |
| Dyson Daniels | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 5pts 67% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | 0.7m 2pts 50% | 3.0m 6pts 50% | 3.4m 3pts 33% | 1.4m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 3.0m 5pts 40% | 2.0m 9pts 50% | 2.4m 8pts 50% | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 0.7m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
17
Q4 11:00
MIN Largest Lead
4
Q2 3:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 11:25 – Q3 0:33
+4 → +10
NOP 9-0 run
Q4 1:25 – Q4 2:53
+7 → +13