The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 on Jan 7, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Dejounte Murray led the Pelicans with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10-21 | 7-11 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Julius Randle | 35 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 25 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 35 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Josh Minott | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 104 | 53 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 38-89 | 15-44 | 13-19 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 34 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12-20 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 4-9 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 |
| CJ McCollum | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Daniel Theis | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 195 | 87 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32-82 | 10-35 | 13-22 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 6, 2025: LAC 106, MIN 108 · Next Jan 9, 2025: MIN 104, ORL 89
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 5, 2025: NO 110, WSH 98 · Next Jan 8, 2025: POR 119, NO 100