The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-120 on Nov 18, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-11 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Rudy Gobert | 34 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 26 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 224 | 113 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 41-74 | 13-29 | 18-23 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 34 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-24 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 30 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 37 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Herbert Jones | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 6 |
| Dyson Daniels | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Naji Marshall | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Cody Zeller | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 203 | 106 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 39-78 | 9-24 | 19-22 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 15, 2023: MIN 115, PHX 133 · Next Nov 20, 2023: NY 100, MIN 117
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 17, 2023: DEN 110, NO 115 · Next Nov 20, 2023: SAC 93, NO 129