Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans
Regular seasonFinal
Minnesota Timberwolves 125, New Orleans Pelicans 116
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-116 on December 4, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Julius Randle led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 28 points; Trey Murphy III scored 21 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
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MIN 75%NOP 25%
- Expected margin
- MIN by 9.7
- Result: MIN by 9
- The projection called it.
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 Minnesota Timberwolves | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius RandleF | 37 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +8 |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +6 |
| Donte DiVincenzoG | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +6 |
| Anthony EdwardsG | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | +10 |
| Rudy GobertC | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 33 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Mike ConleyG | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Jaylen ClarkG | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr.G-F | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 |
| Rob DillinghamG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 |
| Team | 240 | 125 | 49 | 30 | 42-92 | 15-38 | 26-29 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 |
DNP: Joe Ingles, Nah'Shon Hyland, Johnny Juzang, Leonard Miller, Enrique Freeman, Joan Beringer, Rocco Zikarsky
 New Orleans Pelicans | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 34 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 7-17 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| Bryce McGowensG | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 33 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Derik QueenC | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Jose AlvaradoG | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -16 |
| Karlo MatkovicF-C | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 |
| Jordan HawkinsG | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Micah PeavyG-F | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -12 |
| Trey AlexanderG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Team | 241 | 116 | 43 | 29 | 43-95 | 7-25 | 23-26 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
DNP: Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Herbert Jones, Hunter Dickinson, Yves Missi, DeAndre Jordan
Season series
MIN 3, NOP 1- Dec 2Minnesota Timberwolves 149, New Orleans Pelicans 142
- Dec 4 · this gameMinnesota Timberwolves 125, New Orleans Pelicans 116
- Feb 6New Orleans Pelicans 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 115
- Apr 12New Orleans Pelicans 126, Minnesota Timberwolves 132