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MIN 5-3
149 – 142
FINAL
NOP 3-4

Minnesota Timberwolves 149, New Orleans Pelicans 142 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 149, New Orleans Pelicans 142 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 31-25 NOP; Q2 MIN 27-43 NOP; Q3 MIN 42-35 NOP; Q4 MIN 29-26 NOP; OT1 MIN 20-13 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 44 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 16-of-30 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 33 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-10 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-12 shooting; Derik Queen (NOP) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Anthony Edwards
44 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM · 16-30 FG
Scoring · NOP
Trey Murphy III
33 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
Rudy Gobert
26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-10 FG
Season highs
Anthony Edwards · Season-high 44 pointsRudy Gobert · Season-high 26 pointsTrey Murphy III · Season-high 15 rebounds

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

Linescore

1234OT T
MIN 3127422920 149
NOP 2543352613 142

🧮 How They Scored

MINNOP
64Points in the paint70
13Fast-break points18
21Second-chance points8
19Points off turnovers10
31Bench points39
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.6%Effective FG%61.5%
7.2%Turnover %10.1%
21.7%Offensive rebound %16.2%
0.279Free-throw rate0.385

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G 47445401316-306-136-8+14
Rudy Gobert C 38261321109-100-08-10+9
Donte DiVincenzo G 3815452115-165-150-0+6
Jaden McDaniels F 3317421107-103-30-0+5
Julius Randle F 3316560026-140-34-4+4
Naz Reid F-C 3218562026-124-82-2+5
Jaylen Clark G 156200002-42-40-0+11
Mike Conley G 135111001-50-43-3-5
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F 82010010-10-12-2-13
Rob Dillingham G 70220000-20-00-0-1

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy III F 413315400111-214-87-7-8
Derik Queen C 3921861028-150-05-8-17
Saddiq Bey F 3522630027-120-38-8+5
Jeremiah Fears G 3421351137-131-26-7-2
Bryce McGowens G 266110002-50-02-2-7
Jose Alvarado G 2514331025-84-40-0-12
Jordan Hawkins G 2210000013-72-32-3+2
Micah Peavy G-F 208121004-60-00-0-15
Trey Alexander G 127211003-31-10-0+8
Kevon Looney F 120310010-10-00-0+11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Anthony Edwards Starter 474465.630.7+12.713.3
Rudy Gobert Starter 382690.315.4+9.417.9
Jaden McDaniels Starter 331785.012.7+8.910.9
Julius Randle Starter 331650.822.2+3.87.1
Donte DiVincenzo Starter 381546.918.9+5.86.1
Naz Reid Bench 321869.919.7+1.310.9
Jaylen Clark Bench 15675.011.4+30.87.5
Mike Conley Bench 13539.620.0-23.95.8
Terrence Shannon Jr. Bench 8253.215.0-68.0-3.7
Joe Ingles Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Nah'Shon Hyland Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Johnny Juzang Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Leonard Miller Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Rob Dillingham Bench 700.011.1-6.71.6
Joan Beringer Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Trey Murphy III Starter 413368.526.3-9.118.3
Saddiq Bey Starter 352270.920.5+4.914.6
Jeremiah Fears Starter 342165.323.8-2.711.0
Derik Queen Starter 392156.723.6-19.18.5
Bryce McGowens Starter 26651.08.3-12.32.5
Jose Alvarado Bench 251487.519.2-18.812.9
Jordan Hawkins Bench 221060.118.8+1.62.8
Micah Peavy Bench 20866.714.6-30.66.6
Trey Alexander Bench 127116.710.7+28.419.6
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 1200.07.7+42.3-4.7
Hunter Dickinson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 1 – 0 NOP
Last 18 meetings · since 2020-21 MIN 11 – 7 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Minnesota Timberwolves 13-8 W3 L10 6-4 Next game recap: @ NOP · Thu, Dec 4
New Orleans Pelicans 3-19 L4 L10 1-9 Next game recap: vs MIN · Thu, Dec 4

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