Pelicans (140) vs Timberwolves (136) · May 1, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 1, 2021

29-35New OrleansPelicans

140

20-45MinnesotaT-wolves

136

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves, 140-136, in overtime. Zion Williamson recorded 37 points (14-17 FG), nine rebounds and a career-high tying eight assists for the Pelicans, while Lonzo Ball added a career-high 33 points (8 3PM), along with 11 rebounds and eight assists in the victory. Anthony Edwards (29 points, nine rebounds, six assists) and Karl-Anthony Towns (28 points, 14 rebounds, three steals) combined for 57 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 29-35 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 20-45.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NOP	38	27	33	25	17	140
MIN	30	35	32	26	13	136

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	39	4-17	2-7	4-8	3	6	1	0	4	3	14	+7
1Zion WilliamsonPF	41	14-17	0-0	9-15	9	8	1	1	7	1	37	+14
9Willy HernangomezC	27	4-7	0-0	4-4	12	0	1	0	0	5	12	+16
5Eric BledsoeSG	35	6-10	2-6	2-4	3	3	0	1	2	1	16	+4
2Lonzo BallPG	39	10-21	8-17	5-6	11	8	3	0	5	1	33	+3
10Jaxson Hayes	25	4-6	0-0	5-5	6	1	0	1	1	1	13	-11
16James Johnson	21	2-5	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	4	5	-4
8Naji Marshall	14	2-6	2-3	0-0	4	4	1	1	1	0	6	+2
13Kira Lewis Jr.	16	1-3	0-2	2-2	2	4	0	0	0	3	4	-2
32Wenyen Gabriel	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-9
4Wes Iwundu	— did not play —												— did not play —
21James Nunnally	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		47-9251.1%	14-3638.9%	32-4669.6%	52	34	8	5	21	20	140

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Josh OkogieSF	17	1-3	0-0	2-2	1	3	1	0	0	1	4	+6
3Jaden McDanielsPF	34	1-2	1-2	2-2	5	0	2	0	1	6	5	+10
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	8-19	4-9	8-8	14	3	3	0	4	6	28	-6
1Anthony EdwardsSG	38	9-21	2-7	9-11	9	6	0	1	6	3	29	-8
9Ricky RubioPG	32	4-8	1-4	2-2	3	7	6	0	1	2	11	-4
0D'Angelo Russell	33	8-22	1-12	0-1	2	11	2	0	4	3	17	-10
41Juancho Hernangomez	21	5-13	3-8	1-2	3	2	1	1	0	0	14	+3
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Jarred Vanderbilt	17	4-4	0-0	1-2	8	1	1	1	0	3	9	-9
11Naz Reid	22	7-13	3-6	0-2	5	0	1	2	0	6	17	-2
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		48-10645.3%	15-4831.3%	25-3278.1%	51	35	17	5	16	30	136

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternopmin

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Hernangomez: Tip to Rubio
(11:35) MISS Towns 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:34) Pelicans Rebound
+2 (11:17) Bledsoe 6' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (11:04) Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
23
(10:53) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (10:53) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
+1 (10:53) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
43
(10:38) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:38) Williamson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:32) MISS Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:17) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:15) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:11) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:09) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:03) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(9:57) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(9:53) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:44) Edwards 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
45
+2 (9:38) Ball 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
65
+3 (9:20) Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
68
(9:07) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:07) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(8:58) Hernangomez S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (8:58) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
69
+1 (8:58) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
610
+3 (8:44) Ball 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
910
(8:28) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:21) MISS Bledsoe 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:18) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:16) MISS Hernangomez 1' Putback Layup
(8:14) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:10) Rubio 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
912
(8:01) MISS Ingram 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:56) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:47) Towns Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (7:37) Ball 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1212
(7:21) MISS Edwards 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:19) Bledsoe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:09) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
1512
(6:53) MISS Rubio 2' Driving Layup
(6:53) Bledsoe BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:51) Bledsoe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:46) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:46) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:38) Hernangomez S.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(6:38) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:38) Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1513
+1 (6:38) Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1514
(6:22) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:19) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:11) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
1517
(5:42) MISS Ball 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:38) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:28) MISS Towns 7' Driving Hook Shot
(5:24) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:18) MISS Ingram 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:15) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (5:13) Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
1817
(5:00) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T4)
+3 (4:49) Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
2117
(4:30) MISS Edwards 1' Driving Layup
(4:29) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS Bledsoe 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:17) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:13) Hayes 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
2317
(3:54) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
+1 (3:54) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2318
+1 (3:54) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2319
(3:41) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:41) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:36) Russell 2' Layup (2 PTS)
2321
(3:36) Lewis Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
(3:36) MISS Russell Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:34) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) MISS Johnson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:19) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:15) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:13) MISS Hernangomez 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Lewis Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:57) Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
2621
+2 (2:46) Reid 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
2623
+3 (2:31) Marshall 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 2 AST)
2923
+2 (2:22) McLaughlin 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
2925
(2:15) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:01) Williamson 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 3 AST)
3125
+2 (1:40) Russell 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
3127
+2 (1:28) Lewis Jr. 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3327
(1:16) MISS Russell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:13) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:07) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:07) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:02) Reid Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Russell 4 AST)
3329
+2 (0:51) Hayes 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 4 AST)
3529
(0:51) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (0:51) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3629
(0:41) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.DeRosa)
(0:41) MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:41) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (0:41) Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3630
(0:21) MISS Lewis Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:18) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:18) Reid P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (0:18) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3730
+1 (0:18) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3830
(0:03) MISS Russell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:03) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS Lewis Jr. 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

NOP

MIN

140Points136

47-92(51.1%)Field Goal(%)48-106(45.3%)

14-36(38.9%)3-Point(%)15-48(31.3%)

32-46(69.6%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

52(14)Rebounds(Offensive)51(13)

34Assists35

8Steals17

5Blocks5

21Turnovers16

20Fouls30

62Pts In The Paint60

14Fast Break Pts22

21Pts Off Turnovers27

28Bench Pts59

13Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, May 1, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 1,638 (8.5%)