New Orleans Pelicans 93, Minnesota Timberwolves 134 — Recap

March 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 93, Minnesota Timberwolves 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 22-28 MIN; Q2 NOP 26-34 MIN; Q3 NOP 24-35 MIN; Q4 NOP 21-37 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Julius Randle (MIN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists on 4-of-5 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Julius Randle

20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 7-11 FG

Scoring · MIN

Jaden McDaniels

17 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 7-10 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

17 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 6-13 FG

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	22	26	24	21		93
MIN	28	34	35	37		134

🧮 How They Scored

NOPMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.5%Effective FG%64.6%

21.0%Turnover %11.7%

21.2%Offensive rebound %32.3%

0.355Free-throw rate0.225

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	29	7	4	—	2	—	2	2-6	1-5	2-3	-32
CJ McCollum G	28	15	2	3	4	—	6	6-15	1-7	2-2	-20
Yves Missi C	28	5	10	2	—	1	3	1-4	—	3-6	-31
Jordan Hawkins G	27	10	5	3	—	—	—	3-7	1-4	3-4	-22
Bruce Brown G	22	14	2	1	1	—	2	5-8	3-4	1-1	-25
Kelly Olynyk F	22	10	3	4	1	—	3	4-4	1-1	1-2	-12
Karlo Matkovic F-C	20	8	1	2	1	1	1	3-4	0-1	2-4	-10
Jose Alvarado G	18	9	1	2	1	1	1	3-9	3-8	—	-4
Antonio Reeves G	12	11	—	—	1	—	1	5-5	1-1	—	-17

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	30	15	11	3	3	—	1	4-5	—	7-8	+34
Anthony Edwards G	26	17	3	5	2	—	3	6-13	3-7	2-2	+21
Julius Randle F	25	20	6	5	2	—	2	7-11	2-5	4-4	+13
Naz Reid F-C	24	15	5	6	1	—	—	6-13	3-8	—	+19
Donte DiVincenzo G	23	13	1	3	—	1	—	4-10	3-9	2-2	+16
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	23	8	2	3	—	—	1	3-6	1-2	1-1	+24
Jaden McDaniels F	21	17	5	—	1	—	1	7-10	2-2	1-1	+15
Jaylen Clark G	14	11	1	1	2	—	1	4-5	3-3	—	+11
Mike Conley G	10	—	1	6	1	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	+18
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	9	—	—	2	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	+7
Luka Garza C	8	9	1	—	—	—	—	4-4	1-1	—	+8
Josh Minott F	8	2	—	1	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	2-2	+8
Rob Dillingham G	7	4	—	2	1	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	+5
Nah'Shon Hyland G	7	3	—	2	—	—	1	1-1	1-1	—	+5
Joe Ingles F	6	—	—	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
CJ McCollum	Bench	28	15	47.2	35.5	-33.9	5.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	22	14	82.9	19.6	-48.3	9.4
Antonio Reeves	Bench	12	11	110.0	20.0	-68.0	26.2
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	22	10	102.5	15.7	-28.1	11.7
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	27	10	57.1	17.0	-37.5	9.6
Jose Alvarado	Bench	18	9	50.0	24.4	-13.4	8.0
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	20	8	69.4	16.7	-19.3	5.7
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	29	7	47.8	14.5	-48.7	2.4
Yves Missi	Bench	28	5	37.7	15.6	-54.0	3.1

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	25	20	78.4	21.9	+20.2	18.4
Anthony Edwards	Bench	26	17	61.2	26.2	+36.4	13.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	21	17	81.4	20.8	+30.1	19.2
Rudy Gobert	Bench	30	15	88.0	13.7	+50.9	16.2
Naz Reid	Bench	24	15	57.7	22.4	+36.8	17.0
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	23	13	59.7	17.9	+30.4	9.0
Jaylen Clark	Bench	14	11	110.0	18.2	+43.9	21.7
Luka Garza	Bench	8	9	112.5	25.0	+54.8	39.2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	23	8	62.1	13.2	+48.9	8.1
Rob Dillingham	Bench	7	4	50.0	35.7	+35.7	14.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	7	3	150.0	14.3	+35.7	9.3
Josh Minott	Bench	8	2	53.2	12.5	+54.8	7.8
Mike Conley	Bench	10	—	0.0	7.7	+72.1	11.8
Joe Ingles	Bench	6	—	0.0	26.7	+1.0	-18.9
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	9	—	0.0	11.1	+43.6	-3.7