Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 11, 2023

FINAL

17-5MinnesotaT-wolves

107

13-11New OrleansPelicans

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	23	34	21	107
NOP	29	30	31	31	121

Game Recap

Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with a season-high 36 points (13-17 FG), along with five rebounds as they snapped a 6-game win streak for Minnesota and defeated them, 121-107. CJ McCollum (23 points) and Brandon Ingram (20 points) totaled 43 points for New Orleans. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 17 points and 12 rebounds as Mike Conley added 17 points and seven assists. The Pelicans improve to 13-11 as the Timberwolves move to 17-5.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	24	2-7	1-4	2-2	1	5	1	1	3	4	-13	7
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	32	5-11	1-3	6-7	12	1	0	0	1	6	-12	17
27Rudy GobertC	25	4-8	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	2	2	4	-20	8
23Troy Brown Jr.SG	27	2-9	1-7	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	1	-15	5
10Mike ConleyPG	27	6-11	4-7	1-2	5	7	0	0	3	1	-19	17
1Kyle Anderson	18	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	3	2	0	0	1	+7	6
3Jaden McDaniels	27	5-12	2-6	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	4	-3	12
11Naz Reid	24	7-15	3-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	17
18Shake Milton	19	4-10	0-1	4-4	1	5	0	0	1	4	+1	12
6Jordan McLaughlin	8	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	3
8Josh Minott	1	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
7Wendell Moore Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
12Daishen Nix	1	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
TOTAL	-	40-9144.0%	13-3636.1%	14-1973.7%	47	26	5	3	11	28	-	107

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	29	5-13	2-5	8-9	3	5	0	0	4	2	+13	20
1Zion WilliamsonPF	32	13-17	0-0	10-12	5	2	1	1	1	1	+26	36
17Jonas ValanciunasC	35	5-9	0-1	4-7	13	4	2	2	3	3	+13	14
5Herbert JonesSG	32	2-7	1-3	2-3	10	5	0	0	0	4	+20	7
3CJ McCollumPG	29	8-15	4-7	3-3	4	4	1	1	1	2	+21	23
25Trey Murphy III	24	4-8	1-5	1-2	3	1	0	0	2	0	-4	10
8Naji Marshall	13	2-4	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	2	-10	5
15Jose Alvarado	14	0-5	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	1	3	-11	0
11Dyson Daniels	27	1-3	1-1	3-4	2	2	2	1	0	3	+5	6
24Jordan Hawkins	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8248.8%	10-2737.0%	31-4077.5%	47	27	7	7	13	20	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. R. Gobert: Tip to Z. Williamson
(11:35) MISS J. Valanciunas turnaround Hook
(11:27) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS T. Brown Jr. 25' 3PT
(11:20) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) B. Ingram driving DUNK (2 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
02
(10:57) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Towns 2 FT)
(10:57) MISS K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:57) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:57) K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
(10:33) NOP shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (10:14) K. Towns 8' driving floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (T. Brown Jr. 1 AST)
32
(10:06) MISS J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT
(10:04) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:04) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
(10:04) MISS H. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:04) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:04) H. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
(9:47) MISS N. Alexander-Walker driving floating Shot
(9:44) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:37) C. McCollum 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
35
(9:37) N. Alexander-Walker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McCollum 1 FT)
+1 (9:37) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
36
(9:21) MISS M. Conley 24' pullup 3PT
(9:18) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:11) B. Ingram traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:05) MISS N. Alexander-Walker driving Layup
(9:02) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:56) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
+1 (8:56) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
37
(8:56) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:53) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:37) M. Conley 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
67
+3 (8:23) C. McCollum 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
610
(8:12) MISS T. Brown Jr. 3PT
(8:12) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:07) K. Towns putback Layup (5 PTS)
810
(7:55) MISS Z. Williamson driving reverse Layup
(7:53) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (7:43) K. Towns 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
1110
+2 (7:30) Z. Williamson driving DUNK (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
1112
(7:13) B. Ingram shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Towns 2 FT)
+1 (7:13) K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1212
+1 (7:13) K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1312
+2 (7:04) C. McCollum 11' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1314
(6:51) N. Alexander-Walker bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:51) NOP Timeout
(6:51) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
(6:37) K. Towns personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:27) MISS C. McCollum 8' pullup Shot
(6:24) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:08) MISS J. McDaniels driving Layup
(6:06) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:59) J. Valanciunas 3-second-violation TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:39) MISS M. Conley 27' pullup 3PT
(5:36) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:22) J. Valanciunas turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (H. Jones 2 AST)
1316
(5:10) B. Ingram personal FOUL (2 PF)
(5:03) MISS K. Anderson driving Layup
(5:00) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) T. Murphy III bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:56) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:34) K. Anderson driving Layup (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
1516
(4:24) MISS B. Ingram driving Layup
(4:20) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (4:16) N. Reid running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1716
(4:12) NOP Timeout
(4:02) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup
(3:59) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(3:54) MISS N. Reid 6' driving Layup - blocked
(3:54) N. Marshall BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:54) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:51) S. Milton 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
1916
+3 (3:32) D. Daniels 3PT (3 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
1919
(3:13) MISS S. Milton 9' pullup Shot - blocked
(3:13) J. Alvarado BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:09) S. Milton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:08) S. Milton lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:08) J. Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:00) T. Murphy III Layup (2 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
1921
(2:46) N. Marshall personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (2:37) K. Anderson turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (S. Milton 1 AST)
2121
(2:27) MISS T. Murphy III 25' bank 3PT
(2:23) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:21) J. Alvarado personal FOUL (1 PF) (Milton 2 FT)
+1 (2:21) S. Milton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2221
+1 (2:21) S. Milton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2321
(2:11) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Daniels 2 FT)
+1 (2:11) D. Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2322
+1 (2:11) D. Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2323
(1:54) MISS S. Milton 24' 3PT
(1:50) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:46) MISS T. Murphy III 27' running 3PT
(1:40) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:40) Z. Williamson putback DUNK (5 PTS)
2325
(1:32) MISS N. Reid 3PT
(1:31) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:31) J. Alvarado loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF) (Alexander-Walker 2 FT)
+1 (1:31) N. Alexander-Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2425
+1 (1:31) N. Alexander-Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2525
(1:21) MISS J. Alvarado 7' driving floating Shot
(1:17) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:17) Z. Williamson tip Layup (7 PTS)
2527
+2 (1:00) S. Milton driving reverse Layup (6 PTS)
2727
(0:51) S. Milton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
+1 (0:51) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2728
+1 (0:51) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2729
(0:34) MISS K. Anderson driving Layup - blocked
(0:34) Z. Williamson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:31) J. Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:28) J. Alvarado bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:28) N. Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:26) N. Alexander-Walker running DUNK (4 PTS)
2929
(0:07) MISS N. Marshall 25' step back 3PT
(0:04) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NOP

107Points121

40-91(44.0%)Field Goal(%)40-82(48.8%)

13-36(36.1%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)31-40(77.5%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(10)

26Assists27

5Steals7

3Blocks7

11Turnovers13

28Fouls20

50Pts In The Paint56

8Fast Break Pts4

20Pts Off Turnovers21

53Bench Pts21

4Largest Lead17

Game Details

Monday, December 11, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,487 (92.7%)