New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Oct 23, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	27	14	26	22	89
MIN	28	26	15	27	96

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Pelicans, 96-89. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 25 points, four rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the victory. Brandon Ingram led all scorers with 30 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 0-3.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Herbert JonesSF	28	1-6	0-1	0-0	8	2	0	1	3	2	+7	2
14Brandon IngramPF	40	12-23	3-7	3-5	6	4	1	0	7	4	+2	30
17Jonas ValanciunasC	35	6-10	0-0	8-8	17	2	3	1	1	5	-6	20
6Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	35	6-24	2-13	0-0	14	2	2	0	5	1	-5	14
4Devonte' GrahamPG	35	2-14	1-10	6-8	3	2	2	0	3	2	-4	11
8Naji Marshall	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	2	-11	0
25Trey Murphy III	21	2-5	2-5	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	3	+4	6
13Kira Lewis Jr.	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	4	0	-1	0
10Jaxson Hayes	11	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	3
41Garrett Temple	15	1-1	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	2	1	1	-20	3
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Didi Louzada	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Tomas Satoransky	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	31-8934.8%	9-4022.5%	18-2378.3%	61	15	10	5	28	22	-	89

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh OkogieSF	18	0-1	0-0	0-2	5	3	2	0	0	3	+8	0
3Jaden McDanielsPF	27	2-7	0-2	0-0	6	0	0	2	1	4	+2	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	28	10-20	3-6	2-2	4	2	0	3	5	6	+5	25
1Anthony EdwardsSG	36	8-22	3-8	0-0	9	5	1	1	1	1	+10	19
0D'Angelo RussellPG	29	5-14	2-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	7	1	+9	12
22Patrick Beverley	21	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	6	1	1	1	2	-6	5
5Malik Beasley	18	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	-2	6
12Taurean Prince	15	1-3	1-2	0-2	1	1	1	0	1	2	+9	3
8Jarred Vanderbilt	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	8	1	3	0	1	1	-7	4
11Naz Reid	19	4-12	2-6	2-2	3	0	3	1	1	5	+2	12
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	+5	6
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9640.6%	12-3831.6%	6-1060.0%	47	22	13	8	19	25	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPMIN

(11:55) Jump Ball Towns vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Russell
(11:46) MISS McDaniels 5' Alley Oop Layup
(11:43) Graham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:42) MISS Jones 2' Running Layup
(11:39) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) Russell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:19) MISS Graham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:13) MISS Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) Ingram P.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+3 (11:04) Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
03
(10:45) MISS Valanciunas 7' Driving Layup
(10:45) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:44) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:43) MISS Alexander-Walker 3' Layup
(10:43) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:43) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(10:38) Pelicans Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (10:20) Towns 5' Layup (2 PTS)
05
(10:05) MISS Alexander-Walker 6' Driving Layup
(10:02) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:57) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
08
(9:44) Alexander-Walker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:30) MISS Towns 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:27) Graham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:23) MISS Graham 7' Driving Layup
(9:19) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+3 (9:15) Graham 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
38
(8:58) MISS Russell 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:56) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:52) Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
68
(8:34) MISS Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:32) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:27) MISS Towns 3' Layup
(8:24) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:23) MISS Edwards 9' Jump Shot
(8:20) Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:18) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:18) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:02) Alexander-Walker 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
88
(7:50) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:50) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
(7:46) MISS Ingram 3' Running Layup
(7:46) Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:42) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:5 Def:0)
+2 (7:41) Alexander-Walker 1' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
108
(7:26) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:19) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+2 (7:11) Valanciunas 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Graham 2 AST)
128
(6:57) MISS Edwards 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:57) Edwards REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:56) Towns 2' Dunk (7 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1210
(6:42) MISS Alexander-Walker 5' Driving Layup
(6:41) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:41) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:24) Towns 3' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Okogie 2 AST)
1212
(6:24) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
+1 (6:24) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
1213
(6:07) MISS Ingram 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:03) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:58) MISS Russell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:47) MISS Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:43) Marshall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:43) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(5:36) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:22) Graham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:22) Okogie STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:17) Edwards 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Okogie 3 AST)
1215
(4:59) MISS Ingram 20' Jump Shot
(4:57) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:56) Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
(4:56) MISS Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:56) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(4:56) MISS Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:54) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:37) MISS Graham 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:34) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (4:34) Valanciunas 1' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1415
+3 (4:21) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1418
(4:07) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (4:07) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1518
+1 (4:07) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1618
(3:57) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:57) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(3:54) Marshall Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (K.Scott)
(3:54) Marshall Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
+3 (3:39) Prince 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
1621
(3:30) Marshall Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P3.T6)
+2 (3:20) Towns 4' Driving Dunk (15 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
1623
+3 (3:06) Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
1923
+3 (2:47) Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
1926
(2:30) MISS Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:26) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:22) Edwards 2' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
1928
(2:17) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:02) Alexander-Walker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
(1:58) Prince OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Boland)
(1:58) Prince Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
+3 (1:44) Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
2228
(1:25) Beasley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:25) Alexander-Walker STEAL (2 STL)
(1:21) MISS Lewis Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:58) MISS Prince 4' Driving Layup
(0:55) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:5 Def:1)
+2 (0:50) Hayes 3' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2428
(0:37) MISS Beasley 7' Driving Layup
(0:32) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
+3 (0:29) Ingram 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 2 AST)
2728
(0:14) MISS Towns 5' Driving Layup
(0:11) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) Hayes OFF.Foul (P1) (G.Petraitis)
(0:01) Hayes Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
(0:00) MISS Towns 11' Driving Layup
(0:00) Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

MIN

89Points96

31-89(34.8%)Field Goal(%)39-96(40.6%)

9-40(22.5%)3-Point(%)12-38(31.6%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)6-10(60.0%)

61(21)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

15Assists22

10Steals13

5Blocks8

28Turnovers19

22Fouls25

36Pts In The Paint50

7Fast Break Pts21

21Pts Off Turnovers25

12Bench Pts36

4Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, October 23, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 15,343 (79.3%)