The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-118 on Dec 28, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 43 points, 3 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 38 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 9-9 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10-23 | 2-6 | 5-9 | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Naz Reid | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Austin Rivers | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Bryn Forbes | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 211 | 103 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 37-72 | 8-25 | 21-28 | 24 |
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 | 34 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14-21 | 1-1 | 14-19 | 3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 27 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 37 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 29 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Devonte' Graham | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 43 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 39-81 | 11-23 | 30-43 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 26, 2022: MIN 110, MIA 113 · Next Dec 30, 2022: MIN 114, MIL 123
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 26, 2022: IND 93, NO 113 · Next Dec 30, 2022: PHI 116, NO 127