NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 115 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 34-32 MIN; Q2 NOP 22-38 MIN; Q3 NOP 33-24 MIN; Q4 NOP 30-21 MIN.
Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 35 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 29 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists on 11-of-13 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists on 9-of-18 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIN
35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 11-22 FG
Scoring · NOP
30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-21 FG
Scoring · NOP
29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-13 FG
Season highs
Derik Queen · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NOP
6 largest lead
Q4 3:02 (NOP 112, MIN 106) · 7-0 run, Q3 8:56–Q3 8:16
MIN
18 largest lead
Q3 9:32 (NOP 59, MIN 77) · 7-0 run, Q3 11:13–Q3 9:32
Swings
17 lead changes
Tied 10 times
Ahead for good: Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Q4 0:35, NOP 116, MIN 115).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:11 Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · NOP 112, MIN 107
- Q4 2:11 Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · NOP 112, MIN 108
- Q4 1:35 Anthony Edwards makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists)MIN · NOP 112, MIN 110
- Q4 1:31 Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · NOP 112, MIN 111
- Q4 1:31 Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · NOP 112, MIN 112
- Q4 1:10 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NOP 113, MIN 112
- Q4 1:10 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · NOP 114, MIN 112
- Q4 0:50 Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists)MIN · NOP 114, MIN 115
- Q4 0:35 Zion Williamson makes driving layupNOP · NOP 116, MIN 115
- Q4 0:35 Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1NOP · NOP 117, MIN 115
- Q4 0:10 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NOP 118, MIN 115
- Q4 0:10 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · NOP 119, MIN 115
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 34 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 119 | |
| MIN | 32 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 115 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPMIN
54Points in the paint50
17Fast-break points9
12Second-chance points11
18Points off turnovers17
15Bench points32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
63.1%Effective FG%48.9%
15.1%Turnover %7.8%
18.2%Offensive rebound %37.7%
0.275Free-throw rate0.274
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 6-10 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 34 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-21 | 3-10 | 7-7 | +4 |
| Derik Queen C | 33 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Zion Williamson F | 32 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | +7 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Herbert Jones F | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yves Missi C | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11-22 | 5-9 | 8-9 | -12 |
| Julius Randle F | 37 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-5 | 6-6 | -3 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 33 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 4-4 | -5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark G | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Johnny Juzang G | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Joan Beringer F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 34 | 30 | 62.3 | 31.6 | +7.3 | 20.4 |
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 32 | 29 | 85.5 | 26.3 | +10.4 | 15.4 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 37 | 26 | 81.9 | 22.4 | +8.8 | 15.0 |
| Derik Queen | Starter | 33 | 17 | 71.5 | 16.7 | -5.9 | 12.9 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 23 | 2 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Bryce McGowens | Bench | 28 | 11 | 79.9 | 11.1 | +3.6 | 8.2 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 15 | 2 | 50.0 | 5.6 | +28.1 | 9.0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Bench | 28 | 2 | 14.3 | 17.7 | +8.8 | -4.7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -64.7 | 7.8 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | -50.0 |
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Starter | 37 | 35 | 67.4 | 30.0 | -14.1 | 16.6 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 37 | 24 | 58.1 | 23.6 | +0.9 | 15.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 33 | 12 | 43.6 | 17.5 | +6.4 | 12.6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 26 | 6 | 30.0 | 19.4 | -14.1 | 0.0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 22 | 6 | 33.8 | 20.4 | +7.3 | -4.8 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 31 | 20 | 78.4 | 17.5 | -10.0 | 14.6 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 25 | 7 | 38.9 | 15.9 | -2.3 | 6.6 |
| Johnny Juzang | Bench | 10 | 3 | 75.0 | 7.4 | +14.3 | 8.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 05 | 2 | 69.4 | 13.3 | -33.3 | 1.4 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | +6.7 | -1.5 |
| Enrique Freeman | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NOP 1
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2 MIN
Last 20 meetings · since 2020-21
NOP 8
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