New Orleans Pelicans 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 115 — Recap

March 19, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 24-30 MIN; Q2 NOP 38-31 MIN; Q3 NOP 34-30 MIN; Q4 NOP 23-24 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-19 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists on 12-of-16 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; Mike Conley (MIN) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 5-19 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

29 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST · 12-16 FG

Scoring · NOP

CJ McCollum

18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 7-18 FG

Season highs

Bruce Brown · 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	38	34	23		119
MIN	30	31	30	24		115

🧮 How They Scored

NOPMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.1%Effective FG%55.8%

11.6%Turnover %13.1%

26.2%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.247Free-throw rate0.468

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	32	18	6	3	—	—	2	7-18	3-9	1-2	-1
Bruce Brown G	31	15	7	6	—	—	1	5-11	4-7	1-2	+9
Zion Williamson F	30	29	5	8	3	—	3	12-16	—	5-9	+9
Kelly Olynyk F	30	13	4	—	1	1	2	6-8	1-1	—	-5
Yves Missi C	26	13	7	2	—	3	—	6-12	—	1-4	-8
Jose Alvarado G	26	8	3	6	—	—	2	3-5	2-4	—	+2
Jordan Hawkins G	23	13	6	1	1	1	1	4-10	2-6	3-4	+4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	22	5	7	—	—	—	1	2-5	1-1	—	+3
Karlo Matkovic F-C	19	5	1	2	—	1	1	2-4	0-1	1-1	+7

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	29	6	4	1	1	2	5-19	4-10	15-17	-6
Naz Reid F-C	34	9	7	4	1	1	1	3-11	2-7	1-2	+6
Rudy Gobert C	31	10	9	1	—	1	—	3-4	—	4-6	+4
Julius Randle F	28	17	3	3	—	1	6	7-10	2-4	1-2	-20
Mike Conley G	28	16	2	2	1	—	1	6-8	4-6	—	+5
Donte DiVincenzo G	24	11	7	1	1	—	2	4-9	2-5	1-2	-5
Jaden McDaniels F	24	5	—	4	—	2	—	2-4	1-2	—	-13
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	21	9	4	2	2	—	2	1-7	0-3	7-7	-1
Jaylen Clark G	12	9	2	—	1	—	—	4-5	1-2	—	+12
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	30	29	72.6	29.1	+8.7	25.2
CJ McCollum	Bench	32	18	47.7	27.3	-3.5	6.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	31	15	63.1	17.1	+14.3	11.4
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	30	13	81.3	13.9	-10.5	7.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	23	13	55.3	23.2	+10.3	10.6
Yves Missi	Bench	26	13	47.2	22.2	-12.8	9.5
Jose Alvarado	Bench	26	8	80.0	11.1	+1.5	11.1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	22	5	50.0	11.3	+11.2	5.5
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	19	5	56.3	10.6	+21.7	5.1
Antonio Reeves	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	38	29	54.8	34.1	-7.8	13.3
Julius Randle	Bench	28	17	78.1	26.6	-30.2	8.4
Mike Conley	Bench	28	16	100.0	14.8	+4.6	13.7
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	24	11	55.7	19.7	-7.1	9.2
Rudy Gobert	Bench	31	10	75.3	10.1	+8.3	9.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	21	9	44.6	21.8	-2.1	6.1
Naz Reid	Bench	34	9	37.9	16.3	+8.6	7.3
Jaylen Clark	Bench	12	9	90.0	17.2	+48.0	24.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	5	62.5	8.2	-25.3	3.7
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-66.7	0.0