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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 24 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 119 |
 Timberwolves | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 115 |
NOPTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 47-8952.8% | 13-2944.8% | 12-2254.5% | 46 | 28 | 13 |
| MIN | 35-7745.5% | 16-3941.0% | 29-3680.6% | 40 | 21 | 14 |
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New Orleans Pelicans119| 32 | 18 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 29 | 12-16 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +10.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | −8 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 5-11 | 4-7, Season high (his best before, 2) | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +4 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.3 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.9 | ||||||
| Team | 119 | 47-8952.8% | 13-2944.8% | 46 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 12-2254.5% | 11 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 38 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Antonio Reeves, Keion Brooks Jr. and Mo Bamba (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves115| 38 | 29 | 5-19 | 4-10 | 0 | 15-17 | −6 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +4 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 1-2 | +6 | −3.3 | ||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 9 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 0 | −1 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.7 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 115 | 35-7745.5% | 16-3941.0% | 40 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 29-3680.6% | 9 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 38 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Josh Minott, Luka Garza, Bones Hyland, Rob Dillingham and Joe Ingles (coach’s decision).
Pelicans119Timberwolves115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Zion Williamson scored 29 points (24 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-115.
Kelly Olynyk’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good with 1:31 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Timberwolves 12-7. Olynyk scored 4 of the Pelicans’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 29 points (15 at the free-throw line) but shot 5 for 19.
The Pelicans shot 52.8% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 45.5% and 41.0%. They outscored the Timberwolves 54-36 in the paint. The Timberwolves did not make a field goal in the last 3:08. The Timberwolves were outscored 18-8 in 5 minutes with Randle, DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker, Reid and Edwards on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Pelicans’ chance bottomed out at 15% (2nd quarter, 10:51 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
107 points from the field on 89 shots: 8.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-31 | 64.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-13 | 53.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-17 | 47.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 21 | 10 | 5-8 | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 17 | 6-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 18 | 10 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-10 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 16 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Mike Conley | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Olynyk 3' Driving Layup (13 PTS) (Williamson 8 AST)
Q4 1:31
27.1%
57→29
Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
Q4 3:08
25.7%
29→55
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Alvarado 5 AST)
Q4 2:16
24.8%
59→34
Reid 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
Q4 7:35
21.3%
34→55
McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reid 4 AST)
Q4 6:20
20.6%
37→58
