The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-107 on Dec 11, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 36 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 6 |
| Mike Conley | 27 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Minott | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 191 | 90 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34-72 | 12-28 | 10-13 | 23 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 1 |
| CJ McCollum | 29 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 29 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 35 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 32 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 121 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 40-82 | 10-27 | 31-40 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 8, 2023: MIN 127, MEM 103 · Next Dec 14, 2023: MIN 119, DAL 101
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 7, 2023: NO 89, LAL 133 · Next Dec 13, 2023: NO 142, WSH 122