Minnesota Timberwolves 121, New Orleans Pelicans 120 — Recap

November 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 121, New Orleans Pelicans 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 27-35 NOP; Q2 MIN 32-29 NOP; Q3 MIN 26-31 NOP; Q4 MIN 36-25 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Brandon Ingram (NOP) 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-11 shooting; Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists on 10-of-15 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists on 5-of-7 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Brandon Ingram

30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

29 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 10-11 FG

Scoring · NOP

Jonas Valanciunas

26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

Season highs

Jonas Valanciunas · Season-high 26 pointsKarl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 9 assistsHerbert Jones · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	27	32	26	36		121
NOP	35	29	31	25		120

🧮 How They Scored

MINNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.2%Effective FG%57.8%

13.4%Turnover %13.0%

20.0%Offensive rebound %27.0%

0.311Free-throw rate0.286

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	34	17	11	1	2	1	1	5-7	—	7-10	-7
Jaden McDaniels F	34	12	2	1	—	—	2	5-7	1-2	1-1	+8
Karl-Anthony Towns C	33	29	6	9	—	2	—	10-11	2-2	7-8	+9
Anthony Edwards G	30	23	3	4	—	—	3	9-19	5-10	—	+13
Mike Conley G	30	5	3	5	1	—	3	2-8	1-5	—	-5
Kyle Anderson F	26	9	5	5	1	2	1	4-7	—	1-2	+5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	18	10	1	3	1	1	2	4-7	2-4	—	+6
Naz Reid F-C	18	8	1	—	—	1	1	2-8	2-6	2-2	-8

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Hawkins G	37	15	2	4	1	—	1	6-12	3-8	—	-7
Dyson Daniels G	37	13	5	6	1	—	3	6-12	1-3	—	-6
Brandon Ingram F	34	30	7	4	1	—	4	11-24	1-6	7-9	+3
Jonas Valanciunas C	30	26	11	3	1	3	3	10-15	0-1	6-6	+2
Herbert Jones F	28	13	4	8	2	2	—	3-7	3-4	4-4	+11
Naji Marshall F	24	7	1	1	1	—	2	2-4	1-2	2-3	-7
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	33	29	99.9	18.4	+13.2	23.7
Anthony Edwards	Bench	30	23	60.5	32.4	+21.7	8.1
Rudy Gobert	Bench	34	17	74.6	16.9	-6.6	16.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	34	12	80.6	11.7	+11.3	6.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	18	10	71.4	21.4	+9.5	10.1
Kyle Anderson	Bench	26	9	57.1	14.8	+6.7	12.9
Naz Reid	Bench	18	8	45.0	23.8	-23.5	2.6
Mike Conley	Bench	30	5	31.3	15.7	-7.9	3.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	34	30	53.6	39.0	+2.7	17.3
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	30	26	73.7	30.3	+3.3	19.9
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	37	15	62.5	14.6	-8.9	6.2
Herbert Jones	Bench	28	13	74.2	13.6	+19.0	13.4
Dyson Daniels	Bench	37	13	54.2	17.2	-10.7	6.5
Naji Marshall	Bench	24	7	65.8	12.1	-9.1	2.8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	10	4	66.7	11.1	-25.2	3.9
Zion Williamson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0