Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 11, 2021

FINAL

8-29MinnesotaT-wolves

135

15-22New OrleansPelicans

105

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	27	40	38	30	135
NOP	34	26	22	23	105

Game Recap

Anthony Edwards recorded 27 points and four rebounds for the Timberwolves as they defeated the Pelicans, 135-105. Additionally for the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns added 16 points and seven rebounds in the victory, while Zion Williamson tallied 24 points and five rebounds for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 8-29 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 15-22.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jake LaymanSF	23	4-7	3-5	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	1	+11	12
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	16	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	4	0	0	0	2	+5	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	28	7-19	2-10	0-0	7	1	0	2	3	3	+16	16
1Anthony EdwardsSG	37	10-22	2-5	5-6	4	2	3	0	3	3	+11	27
9Ricky RubioPG	27	1-6	0-2	4-4	1	8	2	1	2	0	+10	6
3Jaden McDaniels	25	8-9	4-5	0-1	4	1	2	3	0	4	+22	20
4Jaylen Nowell	28	11-13	6-7	0-0	5	6	1	1	2	1	+25	28
20Josh Okogie	23	0-3	0-2	4-4	4	4	1	0	1	2	+25	4
11Naz Reid	23	7-9	1-3	0-0	4	1	2	2	0	4	+22	15
41Juancho Hernangomez	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+3	5
5Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Jarrett Culver	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	51-9553.7%	19-4047.5%	14-1687.5%	38	28	11	10	11	20	-	135

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	28	5-14	1-6	2-3	3	4	0	1	4	3	-15	13
1Zion WilliamsonPF	30	9-13	0-0	6-11	5	2	0	0	3	3	-29	24
12Steven AdamsC	28	6-10	0-1	1-2	12	0	1	0	1	1	-16	13
5Eric BledsoeSG	20	1-8	0-4	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	3	-4	2
2Lonzo BallPG	28	3-12	3-9	1-2	2	7	2	1	1	0	-16	10
3Josh Hart	25	2-8	0-3	1-1	13	3	0	0	6	2	-22	5
13Kira Lewis Jr.	22	5-12	1-3	0-0	2	4	3	1	0	1	-21	11
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker	24	4-10	1-3	1-1	4	2	0	1	2	3	-19	10
10Jaxson Hayes	11	5-5	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	1	0	1	-8	11
20Nicolo Melli	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
15Sindarius Thornwell	6	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
9Willy Hernangomez	6	1-2	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-10043.0%	6-3218.8%	13-2454.2%	51	28	7	6	18	18	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNOP

(11:58) Jump Ball Adams vs. Towns: Tip to Ball
(11:47) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(11:44) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:40) MISS Adams 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:36) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (11:10) Adams Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
02
(11:01) MISS Towns 8' Hook Shot
(11:00) Timberwolves Rebound
(10:54) MISS Towns 4' Layup
(10:53) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:46) Towns 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
(10:36) Layman P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+2 (10:27) Williamson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (10:11) Vanderbilt 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
44
(9:54) MISS Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(9:49) MISS Adams Tip Layup Shot
(9:48) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Vanderbilt 3' Layup
(9:39) Bledsoe BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:39) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:36) Jump Ball Adams vs. Towns: Tip to Rubio
(9:31) Rubio Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:31) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(9:29) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
(9:29) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:29) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (9:29) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
45
(9:13) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:11) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:00) Williamson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
47
(8:47) MISS Vanderbilt 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(8:47) Ingram BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:44) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS Ingram 3PT Jump Shot
(8:40) Rubio BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:39) PELICANS Rebound
(8:39) Edwards L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
+2 (8:35) Ingram 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
49
(8:13) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (8:02) Williamson 1' Driving Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
411
(7:57) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:50) Williamson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Twardoski)
(7:41) Edwards Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:28) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
413
+2 (7:20) Rubio 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
613
+3 (7:06) Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
616
(6:53) MISS Edwards 21' Jump Shot
(6:50) Bledsoe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:42) MISS Ingram 2' Driving Layup
(6:42) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:41) PELICANS Rebound
+2 (6:29) Hart Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ingram 3 AST)
618
(6:29) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P2.T4) (K.Cutler)
+1 (6:29) Hart Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
619
(6:19) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(6:17) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:07) Towns S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (6:07) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
620
(6:07) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:04) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:53) Adams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+1 (5:53) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
720
+1 (5:53) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
820
(5:45) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Cutler)
(5:36) MISS Bledsoe 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (5:32) Adams 1' Dunk (5 PTS)
822
(5:12) MISS Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:08) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:05) Adams Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
824
(4:54) MISS Edwards 3' Hook Shot
(4:51) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(4:40) MISS Bledsoe 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:32) MISS Edwards 19' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:28) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:22) Hart Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:22) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:14) Towns 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
1024
(4:08) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:03) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (4:03) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1025
+1 (4:03) Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1026
(3:53) MISS Rubio 2' Driving Layup
(3:52) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:51) Hart Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:51) Rubio STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:47) McDaniels 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
1226
(3:24) MISS Ingram 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:22) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:08) Towns 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
1426
+2 (2:45) Hart 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ingram 4 AST)
1428
(2:35) Lewis Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
(2:30) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Cutler)
+1 (2:30) Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1528
+1 (2:30) Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1628
(2:13) MISS Williamson 4' Finger Roll Layup
(2:12) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:05) McDaniels 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
1828
(1:52) MISS Lewis Jr. 7' Floating Jump Shot
(1:51) Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
(1:50) MISS Lewis Jr. 7' Layup
(1:50) Towns BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:47) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:45) McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Okogie 2 AST)
2128
(1:28) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Cutler)
+1 (1:28) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2129
+1 (1:28) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2130
(1:19) Nowell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:19) Lewis Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:14) Lewis Jr. 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2132
+2 (0:58) Reid 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
2332
(0:42) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:42) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:28) Reid 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)
2532
(0:17) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(0:17) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:17) PELICANS Rebound
+2 (0:08) Alexander-Walker 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2534
+2 (0:01) Towns 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
2734
(0:01) Hart Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(0:01) Reid STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Reid 46' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NOP

135Points105

51-95(53.7%)Field Goal(%)43-100(43.0%)

19-40(47.5%)3-Point(%)6-32(18.8%)

14-16(87.5%)Free Throw(%)13-24(54.2%)

38(7)Rebounds(Offensive)51(19)

28Assists28

11Steals7

10Blocks6

11Turnovers18

20Fouls18

56Pts In The Paint70

15Fast Break Pts23

31Pts Off Turnovers14

72Bench Pts43

32Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, March 11, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 3,700 (20.8%)