New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Jan 3, 2024

FINAL

21-14New OrleansPelicans

117

24-9MinnesotaT-wolves

106

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	27	32	33	25	117
MIN	24	22	25	35	106

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves, 117-106. Zion Williamson recorded 27 points, four rebounds, and six assists for the Pelicans, while CJ McCollum added 24 points (4-6 3PT FG) and five assists in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied 35 points (4-7 3PT FG) and five assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Pelicans have won four consecutive games as they improve to 21-14 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 24-9.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	32	7-11	1-3	4-5	4	7	2	0	3	3	+13	19
1Zion WilliamsonPF	28	11-15	0-0	5-6	4	6	1	1	2	3	+20	27
17Jonas ValanciunasC	20	2-5	0-2	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	5	+14	4
5Herbert JonesSG	36	6-11	4-5	0-0	3	2	1	1	3	3	+10	16
3CJ McCollumPG	29	8-16	4-6	4-4	3	5	0	1	2	2	+12	24
8Naji Marshall	14	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	4	-10	2
15Jose Alvarado	27	3-8	2-6	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	3	+2	8
22Larry Nance Jr.	22	4-6	0-0	0-0	9	2	1	1	0	1	-2	8
24Jordan Hawkins	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
11Dyson Daniels	23	2-3	1-1	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	0	-1	7
40Cody Zeller	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8155.6%	12-2646.2%	15-1788.2%	41	30	7	5	12	24	-	117

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	32	5-10	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	3	-19	11
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	36	8-19	0-4	6-7	6	2	0	0	1	2	-18	22
27Rudy GobertC	23	2-3	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	1	4	-16	5
5Anthony EdwardsSG	37	11-22	4-7	9-10	4	5	1	1	6	1	-15	35
10Mike ConleyPG	25	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	9	1	0	0	1	-14	7
11Naz Reid	24	3-8	2-5	0-0	6	2	0	2	1	2	+3	8
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	18	1-3	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	0	-5	4
1Kyle Anderson	13	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
6Jordan McLaughlin	17	1-6	0-4	1-2	3	4	1	0	0	0	+5	3
23Troy Brown Jr.	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+8	3
8Josh Minott	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	+8	2
18Shake Milton	3	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+8	5
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8245.1%	10-3132.3%	22-2781.5%	28	26	7	6	11	13	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPMIN

(11:56) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. R. Gobert: Tip to C. McCollum
(11:35) MISS C. McCollum 18' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(11:33) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS R. Gobert cutting finger roll Layup
(11:19) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:11) MISS A. Edwards finger roll Layup
(11:08) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(11:02) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:02) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+3 (10:42) A. Edwards 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
13
+2 (10:24) B. Ingram 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
33
(10:05) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(10:04) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:02) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (10:02) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
34
(10:02) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:00) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:46) MISS C. McCollum 25' 3PT
(9:43) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (9:28) M. Conley 7' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
36
+2 (9:12) B. Ingram 20' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 2 AST)
56
(9:00) MISS K. Towns 25' 3PT
(8:59) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:47) K. Towns personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:42) Z. Williamson reverse Layup (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
76
+2 (8:15) M. Conley 8' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
78
+3 (8:03) H. Jones 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
108
(7:44) MISS J. McDaniels 3PT
(7:41) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:34) C. McCollum driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
128
(7:19) MISS M. Conley 24' step back 3PT
(7:15) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:08) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
+1 (7:08) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
138
+1 (7:08) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
148
+2 (6:52) J. McDaniels 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
1410
+2 (6:26) Z. Williamson 6' driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1610
(6:11) Z. Williamson personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:11) MIN Timeout
(5:58) MISS M. Conley 25' pullup 3PT
(5:55) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:50) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:50) M. Conley STEAL (1 STL)
(5:50) C. McCollum transition take personal FOUL (1 PF) (McDaniels 1 FT)
+1 (5:50) K. Towns transition take Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
1611
+2 (5:40) K. Towns 11' floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
1613
(5:23) MISS J. Valanciunas 3PT
(5:20) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS K. Towns driving finger roll Layup
(5:05) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:01) MISS B. Ingram 25' running 3PT
(4:57) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:50) R. Gobert charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(4:50) R. Gobert offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (4:34) B. Ingram 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1813
(4:22) N. Reid lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:22) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:19) H. Jones running Layup (5 PTS)
2013
+2 (3:57) J. McDaniels driving Layup (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
2015
+2 (3:46) N. Marshall 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Ingram 2 AST)
2215
+3 (3:26) N. Reid 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
2218
(3:17) J. Alvarado bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:05) MISS N. Reid cutting Layup
(3:00) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:51) MISS N. Marshall 8' floating Shot
(2:47) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:38) MISS K. Anderson driving floating Shot
(2:37) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:27) NOP Timeout
(2:19) MISS N. Marshall 24' 3PT
(2:17) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:14) MISS J. Hawkins 24' 3PT - blocked
(2:14) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:12) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:08) MISS N. Reid 26' running 3PT
(2:06) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:05) J. Alvarado shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anderson 2 FT)
(2:05) MISS K. Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:05) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:05) K. Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2219
(1:41) NOP shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (1:20) J. McLaughlin driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 4 AST)
2221
+2 (0:59) Z. Williamson cutting finger roll Layup (9 PTS) (J. Alvarado 1 AST)
2421
+2 (0:39) A. Edwards driving Layup (5 PTS) (N. Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2423
(0:39) N. Marshall shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 1 FT)
+1 (0:39) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2424
+3 (0:32) J. Alvarado 3PT (3 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
2724
(0:14) A. Edwards bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:14) N. Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
(0:03) Z. Williamson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:03) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS J. McLaughlin 25' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

MIN

117Points106

45-81(55.6%)Field Goal(%)37-82(45.1%)

12-26(46.2%)3-Point(%)10-31(32.3%)

15-17(88.2%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

41(9)Rebounds(Offensive)28(8)

30Assists26

7Steals7

5Blocks6

12Turnovers11

24Fouls13

48Pts In The Paint52

11Fast Break Pts12

16Pts Off Turnovers13

27Bench Pts26

24Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,024 (93.1%)