Minnesota
Timberwolves
125
–
116
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 125 |
| NOP | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Naz Reid
MIN
19
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending16.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.09
Impact Composite88.3
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 73.6Impact: 1.1
4-9 from 38 contested shotsheld opponents to 16.7% FGonly 5 pts allowed on 54.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
MIN
28
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-18 (50.0%)
3PT2-3
FT8-8
TS%65.1%
eFG%55.6%
TOV4
ORTG116
DRTG109
NET+7
only 18 pts allowed on 63.3 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 34:48 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Mike Conley | 16:48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 23:57 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | 0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 32:05 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +6 |
| Naz Reid | 32:40 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-9 | 44% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 9:11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Rob Dillingham | 8:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 31:22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | +10 |
| Julius Randle | 36:30 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9-18 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 8-8 | 100% | +8 |
| Jaylen Clark | 14:28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 49 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 42-92 | 46% | 15-38 | 39% | 26-29 | 90% | — |
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 | 22:05 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 16:10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Trey Alexander | 4:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 33:46 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-17 | 41% | 0-5 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | +2 |
| Derik Queen | 29:08 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Fears | 33:33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 33:11 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 47% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +3 |
| Micah Peavy | 15:11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Karlo Matković | 18:30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bryce McGowens | 33:54 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 43 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 43-95 | 45% | 7-25 | 28% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Kevon Looney —
DeAndre Jordan —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/92 (46%)
Paint
26/47 (55%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
RA 62%ATB3 38%Corner 3 41%Paint 25%Mid 0%
NOP43/95 (45%)
Paint
34/63 (54%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
7/25 (28%)
RA 63%Paint 33%ATB3 26%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Saddiq Bey
defended Julius Randle
6.4 min • 4 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Bryce McGowens
held Anthony Edwards
5.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jose Alvarado
vs Mike Conley
2.1 min • 5 pts • 100%
| NOP Defense | Anthony Edwards | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Rob Dillingham | Rudy Gobert | Terrence Shannon Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens | 5.4m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 5pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Saddiq Bey | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 6.4m 4pts 67% | — | 2.8m 6pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Derik Queen | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 4pts 67% | — | 1.5m 2pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 4.9m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jeremiah Fears | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 5.3m 8pts 43% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Murphy III | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 4pts 0% | 5.9m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 5pts 100% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 3.2m 2pts 25% | 3.9m 2pts 25% | 2.9m 8pts 67% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 6pts 50% | 3.4m 9pts 44% | 2.6m 4pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MIN leads
NOP Largest Lead
5
Q3 5:18
MIN Largest Lead
13
Q4 6:32
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 2:12
-4 → +1
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 2:46 – Q2 4:11
0 → -7
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 2:46 – Q2 4:29
0 → -10
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 6:42 – Q2 9:06
-7 → -1