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New Orleans Pelicans 109–115 Minnesota Timberwolves

New Orleans Pelicans
109–115FT
Minnesota Timberwolves
Season
NBA
2026-2027
Venue
Smoothie King CenterNew Orleans

NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves beat New Orleans Pelicans 115–109.

Game leaders

  • JF24J. FearsPointsDA26Dosunmu Ayo
  • WZ8Williamson ZionReboundsLT13Lyles Trey
  • MT5Murphy TreyAssistsBL8Ball LaMelo

How the score moved

The running score at the end of each period.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
020406080100120Q1Q2Q3Q4
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WhenNew Orleans PelicansMinnesota Timberwolves
Q4109115

How the points came

Each side's points by shot type. Darker is two-pointers, then threes, then free throws.

New Orleans Pelicans109

Two-pointers 58 (53%)Threes 30 (28%)Free throws 21 (19%)

Minnesota Timberwolves115

Two-pointers 52 (45%)Threes 36 (31%)Free throws 27 (23%)

The Four Factors

Shooting, ball security and getting to the line decide most games. The side ahead on each is in bold.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
  • 51.2%Effective field-goal %50.0%

    Shooting with a three counted as one and a half baskets: (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) ÷ FGA.

  • 11.8Turnovers per 100 plays11.8

    How often a trip ended in a turnover. Lower is better.

  • 0.30Free-throw rate0.42

    Free throws attempted for every shot from the floor: FTA ÷ FGA. Getting to the line.

The fourth factor, offensive rebounding, needs offensive rebounds, which this game's data does not include.

Key stats

  • 29/62Two-pointers26/49
  • 47Two-point %53
  • 10/24Three pointers12/39
  • 42Three point %31
  • 21/26Free throws27/37
  • 81Free throw %73

Quarter by quarter

New Orleans Pelicans led after 2 of 4 quarters, Minnesota Timberwolves after 2. Largest lead at a break: 6 points, Minnesota Timberwolves after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
New Orleans Pelicans30212830109
Minnesota Timberwolves27302038115
010203040Q1Q2Q3Q4

Facts

From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.

  • New Orleans Pelicans: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
  • New Orleans Pelicans have won their last 4 games.
  • New Orleans Pelicans scored 599 points and allowed 570 in their last 5 games.
  • Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
  • Minnesota Timberwolves scored 581 points and allowed 548 in their last 5 games.

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Standings

POSTeamWLPFPAPCT
1Boston Celtics405074321.000
1Memphis Grizzlies31470443.750
2Utah Jazz31453439.750
2Atlanta Hawks41613586.800
3New Orleans Pelicans31442441.750
3Brooklyn Nets31497464.750
4Golden State Warriors42683638.667
4Orlando Magic31495468.750
5Houston Rockets21366338.667
5Detroit Pistons31474452.750
7Miami Heat32640612.600
7Los Angeles Clippers21332325.667
8Washington Wizards22453455.500
8Denver Nuggets32578571.600
9Minnesota Timberwolves33697709.500
9Toronto Raptors23612584.400
10Milwaukee Bucks23547599.400
10San Antonio Spurs23572544.400
11Cleveland Cavaliers12348361.333
11Los Angeles Lakers23534559.400
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  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves

Shooting

  • 29/62Two-pointers26/49
  • 47Two-point %53
  • 10/24Three pointers12/39
  • 42Three point %31
  • 21/26Free throws27/37
  • 81Free throw %73

Rebounds & playmaking

  • 41Rebounds49
  • 25Assists23

Defence

  • 7Steals5
  • 4Blocks6

Ball security

  • 13Turnovers14

Quarter by quarter

New Orleans Pelicans led after 2 of 4 quarters, Minnesota Timberwolves after 2. Largest lead at a break: 6 points, Minnesota Timberwolves after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
New Orleans Pelicans30212830109
Minnesota Timberwolves27302038115
010203040Q1Q2Q3Q4

Efficiency

A pace of 114.4 plays per 48 minutes. Rates per play put a fast game and a slow one on the same footing.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
Points per 100 plays
98.797.2
True shooting %
55.9%55.1%
Baskets assisted
64%61%
Assists per turnover
1.921.64

Plays = FGA + 0.44 × FTA + turnovers (possessions before offensive rebounds, which this data lacks). True shooting = points ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)).

Shot by shot

Accuracy by shot type. New Orleans Pelicans took 28% of their shots from three, Minnesota Timberwolves 44%.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
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New Orleans PelicansMinnesota Timberwolves
2P29/6226/49
3P10/2412/39
FT21/2627/37

Starters and bench

Points from the starting five, and from everyone who came off the bench.

New Orleans Pelicans

Starters 0 · Bench 109

Minnesota Timberwolves

Starters 0 · Bench 115

Who scored efficiently

Across: scoring chances used (FGA + 0.44 × FTA). Up: points. Size: minutes. Above the line is better than this game's average.

  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
051015202505101520J. FearsMcDaniels JadenBall LaMeloDosunmu Ayo
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PlayerMINPTSFGATS%3PFTREBAST
Dosunmu Ayo39261478.1%4/66/624
J. Fears36241662.9%0/16/755
McDaniels Jaden40231954.2%2/75/565
Ball LaMelo35221564.0%3/85/528
Matkovic Karlo18181369.2%4/80/031
Bey Saddiq31171357.6%3/64/454
Kuminga Jonathan34171249.2%1/66/1284
Williamson Zion36131055.3%0/03/484
Watford Trendon1912768.5%1/13/461
Murphy Trey3410760.1%1/53/345
Gobert Rudy258568.0%0/00/2110
J. Clark218942.4%1/31/130
Murray Dejounte3571131.8%1/20/024
D. Queen106452.1%0/02/441
Lyles Trey295731.7%0/41/2132
Hyland Nah'Shon104725.4%1/51/210
Mathurin Bennedict72250.0%0/00/000
J. Beringer720113.6%0/02/230
Jones Herbert14030.0%0/10/040
Murphy Trey33:53102/21/53/345
Williamson Zion35:42135/100/03/484
Matkovic Karlo17:46183/54/80/031
Murray Dejounte34:4872/91/20/024
J. Fears36:14249/150/16/755
Bey Saddiq31:11172/73/64/454
Jones Herbert13:3900/20/10/040
Mathurin Bennedict07:1621/20/00/000
D. Queen10:2862/40/02/441
Watford Trendon19:03123/61/13/461
POSTeamWLPFPAPCT
1Boston Celtics405074321.000
1Memphis Grizzlies31470443.750
2Utah Jazz31453439.750
2Atlanta Hawks41613586.800
3New Orleans Pelicans31442441.750
3Brooklyn Nets31497464.750
4Golden State Warriors42683638.667
4Orlando Magic31495468.750
5Houston Rockets21366338.667
5Detroit Pistons31474452.750
6Chicago Bulls32610574.600
6Portland Trail Blazers21351344.667
7Miami Heat32640612.600
7Los Angeles Clippers21332325.667
8Washington Wizards22453455.500
8Denver Nuggets32578571.600
9Minnesota Timberwolves33697709.500
9Toronto Raptors23612584.400
10Milwaukee Bucks23547599.400
10San Antonio Spurs23572544.400
11Cleveland Cavaliers12348361.333
11Los Angeles Lakers23534559.400
12Dallas Mavericks13457486.250
12Indiana Pacers13479473.250
13Phoenix Suns14545573.200
13Philadelphia 76ers13454480.250
14Charlotte Hornets13386444.250
14Oklahoma City Thunder14549585.200
15Sacramento Kings05514588.000
15New York Knicks14530621.200

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Last meetings

These teams have not met in our records.

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