The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 96-89 on Oct 23, 2021 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12-23 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 36 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 36 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6-24 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Devonte' Graham | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-14 | 1-10 | 6-8 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Garrett Temple | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Herbert Jones | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 229 | 89 | 61 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 31-87 | 9-38 | 18-23 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Malik Beasley | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Patrick Beverley | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Taurean Prince | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Team | 241 | 96 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 39-96 | 12-38 | 6-10 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 22, 2021: NO 112, CHI 128 · Next Oct 25, 2021: NO 107, MIN 98
- Timberwolves · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 20, 2021: HOU 106, MIN 124 · Next Oct 25, 2021: NO 107, MIN 98