New Orleans Pelicans 101, Minnesota Timberwolves 122 — Recap

November 8, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 101, Minnesota Timberwolves 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 24-28 MIN; Q2 NOP 20-44 MIN; Q3 NOP 24-25 MIN; Q4 NOP 33-25 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 17 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assists on 4-of-5 shooting; Jordan Hawkins (NOP) 14 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

26 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · NOP

Brandon Ingram

24 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 11-25 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

23 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 9-12 FG

Season highs

Rudy Gobert · Season-high 21 reboundsAnthony Edwards · Season-high 8 assistsMike Conley · Season-high 4 threesKarl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 4 threes

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
NOP	24	20	24	33		101
MIN	28	44	25	25		122

🧮 How They Scored

NOPMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.8%Effective FG%67.6%

12.5%Turnover %15.2%

16.3%Offensive rebound %28.0%

0.153Free-throw rate0.338

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	32	24	3	6	—	—	2	11-25	1-6	1-1	-24
Dyson Daniels G	31	7	3	5	4	—	3	3-10	1-3	—	-26
Jordan Hawkins G	30	14	1	1	—	—	2	4-11	2-5	4-4	-19
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	28	11	9	1	—	—	2	3-7	1-2	4-4	-18
Jonas Valanciunas C	22	8	6	—	—	—	—	4-9	0-2	—	-29
Larry Nance Jr. F	18	6	3	—	2	—	1	3-7	0-1	—	-11
E.J. Liddell F	5	4	—	—	—	1	1	1-3	0-2	2-2	+6

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	33	26	3	8	3	2	3	10-22	2-8	4-5	+35
Rudy Gobert C	32	17	21	1	—	2	4	4-5	—	9-12	+24
Karl-Anthony Towns C	28	23	3	—	—	1	3	9-12	4-5	1-2	+12
Jaden McDaniels F	26	10	—	3	—	—	—	4-7	2-5	—	+18
Kyle Anderson F	25	6	2	5	1	2	2	2-3	1-2	1-2	+16
Naz Reid F-C	22	9	4	—	1	—	—	4-8	1-4	—	+17
Mike Conley G	21	12	4	4	1	—	—	4-5	4-5	—	+16
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	18	—	4	8	1	—	2	0-1	0-1	—	-13
Luka Garza C	5	5	2	—	—	—	—	2-4	—	1-2	-6
Josh Minott F	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	32	24	47.2	34.2	-34.0	12.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	30	14	54.9	19.2	-30.2	1.7
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	28	11	62.8	16.4	-28.8	9.8
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	22	8	44.4	17.0	-61.2	7.8
Dyson Daniels	Bench	31	7	35.0	16.9	-38.0	4.9
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	18	6	42.9	17.8	-23.0	6.2
E.J. Liddell	Bench	5	4	51.5	38.5	+54.5	2.9
Zion Williamson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	33	26	53.7	35.1	+47.0	18.8
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	28	23	89.3	25.0	+21.1	12.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	32	17	82.7	19.7	+31.6	20.7
Mike Conley	Bench	21	12	120.0	10.0	+32.8	22.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	26	10	71.4	12.1	+34.6	8.3
Naz Reid	Bench	22	9	56.3	14.5	+31.8	8.6
Kyle Anderson	Bench	25	6	77.3	9.8	+23.1	8.2
Luka Garza	Bench	5	5	51.2	35.7	-54.5	2.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	18	—	0.0	6.4	-33.7	14.5
Josh Minott	Bench	3	—	0.0	11.1	-85.7	-22.2