Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 28, 2022

FINAL

16-19MinnesotaT-wolves

118

22-12New OrleansPelicans

119

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	28	27	33	30	118
NOP	24	25	37	33	119

Game Recap

Led by Zion Williamson’s career-high 43 points (14-21 FG), including 33 points in the 2nd half and the final 13 points of the game for New Orleans, the Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves, 119-118. CJ McCollum added 20 points and six assists for the Pelicans in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 27 points and six rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 22-12 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 16-19.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	38	10-23	2-6	5-9	6	2	2	1	4	4	-5	27
3Jaden McDanielsPF	34	8-12	1-2	2-3	7	3	2	1	0	5	+2	19
27Rudy GobertC	28	4-5	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	4	2	6	-6	10
25Austin RiversSG	33	2-6	1-4	0-1	2	2	0	0	0	6	-10	5
0D'Angelo RussellPG	38	8-17	2-7	9-9	3	4	2	0	3	1	+5	27
11Naz Reid	25	5-8	2-5	1-2	6	1	0	2	1	1	+6	13
4Jaylen Nowell	24	5-11	2-4	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	-2	14
10Bryn Forbes	13	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	+4	2
13Nathan Knight	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	+1	1
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-8350.6%	10-2934.5%	24-3275.0%	35	18	6	8	11	28	-	118

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	26	6-8	5-6	4-5	3	4	0	0	0	3	+10	21
1Zion WilliamsonPF	33	14-21	1-1	14-19	3	5	1	1	4	3	+3	43
17Jonas ValanciunasC	29	4-12	0-3	4-4	11	2	0	1	1	3	+2	12
8Naji MarshallSG	35	4-9	0-2	4-5	7	1	0	0	0	3	+3	12
3CJ McCollumPG	37	7-16	3-6	3-5	3	6	2	0	4	2	+3	20
22Larry Nance Jr.	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4	-1	0
11Dyson Daniels	18	1-3	1-1	0-2	4	2	1	1	2	0	-5	3
4Devonte' Graham	15	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	1	+2	0
15Jose Alvarado	11	2-6	0-1	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	2	-10	5
10Jaxson Hayes	16	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	-2	3
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Dereon Seabron	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8148.1%	11-2347.8%	30-4369.8%	43	22	6	4	13	24	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to A. Rivers
(11:45) MISS D. Russell 13' pullup Shot
(11:41) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS C. McCollum 22' Jump Shot
(11:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:20) NOP shot clock Team TURNOVER
(11:03) MISS J. McDaniels 16' step back Shot
(11:00) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:55) C. McCollum lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:55) D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:38) A. Edwards 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
30
(10:12) J. Valanciunas lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:12) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(10:07) MISS D. Russell 3PT
(10:04) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:04) J. McDaniels tip Layup (2 PTS)
50
(10:04) NOP Timeout
(10:00) A. Edwards personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:50) MISS C. McCollum 25' 3PT
(9:47) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:44) T. Murphy III 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
53
(9:20) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(9:17) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:04) MISS J. Valanciunas driving Layup
(9:04) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:56) MISS J. Valanciunas 24' 3PT
(8:53) A. Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:38) MISS A. Edwards 7' driving floating bank Shot
(8:36) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:28) N. Marshall shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (8:28) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
63
+1 (8:28) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
73
+2 (8:14) Z. Williamson driving Layup (2 PTS)
75
(8:05) MISS A. Rivers 6' driving Layup
(8:04) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:53) MISS T. Murphy III cutting DUNK - blocked
(7:53) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:53) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:53) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciunas 2 FT)
+1 (7:53) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
76
+1 (7:53) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
77
+2 (7:40) R. Gobert cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
97
+3 (7:25) T. Murphy III 3PT (6 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
910
(7:06) MISS D. Russell 15' fadeaway Shot
(7:03) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (6:54) J. Valanciunas 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
912
(6:39) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(6:39) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:39) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1012
+2 (6:29) N. Marshall driving DUNK (2 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
1014
+2 (6:05) J. McDaniels driving Layup (4 PTS) (A. Rivers 1 AST)
1214
(5:51) MISS C. McCollum 15' turnaround Shot
(5:46) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:43) A. Edwards traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:29) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (6 PTS) (D. Daniels 1 AST)
1216
+2 (5:15) N. Reid driving Layup (2 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
1416
(5:01) MISS N. Marshall 16' pullup Shot
(4:56) A. Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:45) D. Russell 14' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1616
(4:24) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
(4:24) A. Edwards technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (4:24) C. McCollum technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
1617
+1 (4:24) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1618
+1 (4:24) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1619
+2 (4:07) D. Russell driving Layup (4 PTS)
1819
(4:03) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (3:58) C. McCollum 24' 3PT pullup (4 PTS) (L. Nance Jr. 1 AST)
1822
(3:45) D. Graham personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (3:34) N. Reid 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)
2122
(3:20) MISS L. Nance Jr. alley-oop Layup
(3:19) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) L. Nance Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:05) MISS J. Nowell 25' 3PT
(3:02) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:58) J. Nowell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(2:58) MIN Timeout
(2:58) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:58) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:58) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2123
(2:45) MISS D. Russell 25' 3PT
(2:41) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (2:39) J. McDaniels putback Layup (6 PTS)
2323
(2:24) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup
(2:21) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:17) N. Reid driving Layup (7 PTS)
2523
(2:11) J. Alvarado off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(2:11) J. Alvarado offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:47) N. Reid Layup (9 PTS)
2723
(1:21) MISS D. Daniels 6' driving floating Shot
(1:19) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:12) MISS D. Russell 16' pullup Shot
(1:08) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup - blocked
(1:02) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:58) MISS D. Graham 25' pullup 3PT
(0:56) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:47) MISS J. Nowell 6' driving Layup
(0:46) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:26) MISS J. Alvarado 10' floating Shot
(0:25) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:25) L. Nance Jr. loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
+1 (0:25) N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2823
(0:25) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:23) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:03) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(0:03) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:03) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2824
(0:00) N. Reid lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) J. Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NOP

118Points119

42-83(50.6%)Field Goal(%)39-81(48.1%)

10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)11-23(47.8%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)30-43(69.8%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)43(9)

18Assists22

6Steals6

8Blocks4

11Turnovers13

28Fouls24

58Pts In The Paint52

10Fast Break Pts10

26Pts Off Turnovers16

30Bench Pts11

11Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, December 28, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 18,669 (104.9%)