The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 140-136 on May 1, 2021 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
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 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14-17 | 0-0 | 9-15 | 1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 40 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10-21 | 8-17 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 35 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 40 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-17 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| James Johnson | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Team | 218 | 124 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 42-82 | 14-34 | 26-40 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9-21 | 2-7 | 9-11 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 8-8 | 6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-22 | 1-12 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 32 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 244 | 122 | 48 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 43-93 | 12-40 | 24-30 | 30 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 29, 2021: NO 109, OKC 95 · Next May 3, 2021: GS 123, NO 108
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 29, 2021: GS 114, MIN 126 · Next May 5, 2021: MEM 139, MIN 135