Minnesota
Timberwolves
149
–
142
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 31 | 27 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 149 |
| NOP | 25 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 142 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Rudy Gobert
MIN
26
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots12
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending100.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite57.5
Hustle: 23.0Defense: 33.2Impact: 1.4
Double-Double90.0% FG12 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 17 pts allowed on 62.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
44
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-30 (53.3%)
3PT6-13
FT6-8
TS%65.6%
eFG%63.3%
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG132
DRTG119
NET+13
44 points6-13 from 3+14 plus/minusonly 41 pts allowed on 103.2 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 13:17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:08 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Rudy Gobert | 38:03 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9-10 | 90% | 0-0 | 0% | 8-10 | 80% | +9 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 37:50 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-16 | 31% | 5-15 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Naz Reid | 32:05 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 7:52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Rob Dillingham | 7:20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 47:27 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16-30 | 53% | 6-13 | 46% | 6-8 | 75% | +14 |
| Julius Randle | 32:43 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Jaylen Clark | 15:14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 149 | 41 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 52-104 | 50% | 20-51 | 39% | 25-29 | 86% | — |
Joan Beringer —
Joe Ingles —
Johnny Juzang —
Leonard Miller —
Bones Hyland —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 25:16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Kevon Looney | 11:42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 22:10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| Trey Alexander | 11:43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Trey Murphy III | 40:55 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-21 | 52% | 4-8 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Derik Queen | 38:41 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8-15 | 53% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | -17 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 33:31 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-2 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | -2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 35:09 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-3 | 0% | 8-8 | 100% | +5 |
| Micah Peavy | 20:06 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Bryce McGowens | 25:47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 142 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 50-91 | 55% | 12-21 | 57% | 30-35 | 86% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Hunter Dickinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN52/104 (50%)
Paint
32/46 (70%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
20/52 (38%)
ATB3 38%RA 70%Corner 3 39%Paint 60%Mid 0%
NOP50/91 (55%)
Paint
35/61 (57%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
12/21 (57%)
RA 63%Paint 42%ATB3 53%Mid 40%Corner 3 75%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Derik Queen
defended Rudy Gobert
7.4 min • 8 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Micah Peavy
held Naz Reid
4.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jeremiah Fears
vs Donte DiVincenzo
4.4 min • 10 pts • 50%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Edwards | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Rob Dillingham | Rudy Gobert | Terrence Shannon Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 3.1m 2pts 20% | — | 6.7m 4pts 50% | 1.7m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derik Queen | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 60% | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 7.4m 8pts 43% | — |
| Saddiq Bey | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 5pts 67% | — | 3.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 0% |
| Jeremiah Fears | 2.6m 5pts 100% | 4.4m 10pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | 2.5m 3pts 100% | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Bryce McGowens | 4.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jordan Hawkins | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevon Looney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Trey Alexander | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 2.3m 8pts 80% | 1.1m 5pts 50% | 2.8m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 7pts 75% | 3.5m 6pts 50% | 4.4m 12pts 100% | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 4.1m 20pts 53% | 1.6m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
15
Q3 3:53
MIN Largest Lead
10
OT 4:02
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 7:51 – Q1 9:00
-3 → -8
MIN 9-0 run
Q1 7:51 – Q1 9:34
-3 → -9
NOP 9-0 run
Q2 9:05 – Q2 10:49
-1 → +7
NOP 10-0 run
Q2 9:05 – Q2 10:49
-1 → +8