Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	34	20	29	21	104
NOP	33	21	21	22	97

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Pelicans, 104-97. The Timberwolves improve to 19-17, while the Pelicans fall to 7-30.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	31	2-9	1-6	0-0	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	5
30Julius RandlePF	35	6-11	1-4	3-5	6	3	2	0	3	4	+21	16
27Rudy GobertC	35	3-4	0-0	1-2	14	4	0	6	2	4	-6	7
5Anthony EdwardsSG	38	10-21	7-11	5-6	9	3	2	0	4	3	+3	32
0Donte DiVincenzoPG	28	4-12	2-8	0-0	2	7	3	0	3	0	+18	10
11Naz Reid	22	6-16	1-5	0-1	12	1	0	1	3	2	0	13
10Mike Conley	24	2-4	1-3	3-4	4	6	0	0	1	1	-12	8
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	17	4-9	2-6	1-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	+9	11
8Josh Minott	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
22Jaylen Clark	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Terrence Shannon Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8942.7%	15-4434.1%	13-1968.4%	53	26	9	8	16	17	-	104

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Herbert JonesSF	31	3-9	2-5	2-2	6	5	0	0	2	4	+3	10
1Zion WilliamsonPF	27	9-15	0-2	4-9	6	4	3	1	4	3	+8	22
21Yves MissiC	27	1-7	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	1	0	2	-2	2
3CJ McCollumSG	30	1-14	1-7	2-3	2	2	0	1	0	3	-15	5
5Dejounte MurrayPG	33	12-20	2-8	3-6	2	6	6	1	2	2	-1	29
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	20	2-6	1-3	0-0	8	1	1	1	2	0	-12	5
24Jordan Hawkins	9	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
15Jose Alvarado	20	4-11	3-8	2-2	1	1	1	0	3	3	-2	13
11Brandon Boston	25	1-6	1-3	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	1	-12	5
10Daniel Theis	13	1-2	1-1	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	0	-3	3
4Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Karlo Matkovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Antonio Reeves	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-9437.2%	12-4129.3%	15-2462.5%	46	23	12	5	14	18	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNOP

(11:56) Jump Ball Missi vs. Gobert: Tip to McDaniels
+2 (11:40) Randle 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:23) MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
(11:20) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:11) Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
50
(10:58) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:57) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:45) Randle 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
70
(10:27) MISS Jones 1' Driving Layup
(10:27) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:26) PELICANS Rebound
(10:23) MISS McCollum 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:19) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:19) MISS Missi Tip Layup Shot
(10:19) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:14) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Scott)
+1 (10:14) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
71
+1 (10:14) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
72
(10:02) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(9:58) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) Murray 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
74
(9:55) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(9:55) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:54) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:42) Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
104
(9:31) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:31) DiVincenzo STEAL (1 STL)
(9:26) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:25) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:25) Jones L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+3 (9:13) Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
134
(8:58) Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:58) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:53) Edwards 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
164
(8:51) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:46) Randle P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Schroeder)
(8:28) MISS Jones 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:25) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:23) Williamson 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
166
(8:12) MISS DiVincenzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:09) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:04) Williamson Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
168
+2 (7:51) Gobert Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
188
(7:36) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:25) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:25) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:20) Murray 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
1810
(7:08) Williamson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+2 (6:56) Gobert 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
2010
(6:42) MISS Missi 7' Hook Shot
(6:42) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:40) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:37) MISS Randle 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:33) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:14) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:10) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:05) Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2310
+3 (5:45) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2313
+2 (5:33) Edwards 18' Turnaround Jump Shot (14 PTS)
2513
(5:20) MISS Murray 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:16) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:16) MISS Missi Tip Layup Shot
(5:15) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:07) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:02) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:58) Conley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:58) Murray STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:54) Murray 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
2515
(4:54) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
(4:54) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:52) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:36) MISS Alexander-Walker 10' Floating Jump Shot
(4:33) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:23) Robinson-Earl 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
2518
(4:03) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:00) Reid REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:59) MISS Reid 1' Putback Layup
(3:59) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:58) Reid REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(3:58) MISS Reid 6' Tip Layup Shot
(3:58) PELICANS Rebound
(3:57) Gobert L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (3:57) Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2519
+1 (3:57) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2520
+3 (3:43) Conley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
2820
+3 (3:20) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2823
(3:19) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:57) MISS Reid 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:54) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:46) MISS Hawkins 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:36) Jones S.FOUL (P2.T3) (P.Fraher)
+1 (2:36) Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2923
(2:36) MISS Randle Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:34) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:26) Robinson-Earl 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2925
(2:16) Randle Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (2:00) Williamson 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Robinson-Earl 1 AST)
2927
(1:34) MISS Alexander-Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:32) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:23) MISS Randle 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:21) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:15) MISS Williamson 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:13) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:13) MISS Robinson-Earl Tip Layup Shot
(1:12) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:05) MISS Minott 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:02) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (0:52) Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Boston 1 AST)
2930
(0:41) MISS Minott 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:41) Robinson-Earl BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:40) Minott REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:40) Minott Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3130
+3 (0:34) Alvarado 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
3133
+3 (0:24) Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
3433
(0:05) MISS Hawkins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Reid REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Reid 70' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NOP

104Points97

38-89(42.7%)Field Goal(%)35-94(37.2%)

15-44(34.1%)3-Point(%)12-41(29.3%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

53(11)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

26Assists23

9Steals12

8Blocks5

16Turnovers14

17Fouls18

42Pts In The Paint40

18Fast Break Pts31

22Pts Off Turnovers28

34Bench Pts29

13Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,282 (91.5%)