The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 135-105 on Mar 11, 2021 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 37 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-22 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-9 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-19 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 183 | 90 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34-72 | 9-27 | 13-15 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 29 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 28 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-12 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Josh Hart | 26 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Nicolo Melli | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 206 | 90 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 36-82 | 5-26 | 13-22 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 3, 2021: CHA 135, MIN 102 · Next Mar 13, 2021: POR 125, MIN 121
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 4, 2021: MIA 103, NO 93 · Next Mar 12, 2021: CLE 82, NO 116