Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans
Regular seasonFinal
Minnesota Timberwolves 118, New Orleans Pelicans 119
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-118 on December 28, 2022 at Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 43 points; Anthony Edwards scored 27 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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| Anthony EdwardsG | 39 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 10-23 | 2-6 | 5-9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 |
| D'Angelo RussellG | 38 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 9-9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +5 |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 |
| Austin RiversG | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -10 |
| Rudy GobertC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Jaylen NowellG | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Bryn ForbesG | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| Nathan KnightF-C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 |
| Team | 239 | 118 | 35 | 18 | 42-83 | 10-29 | 24-32 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
DNP: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordan McLaughlin, Luka Garza, Josh Minott, Taurean Prince, Kyle Anderson, Wendell Moore Jr., Matt Ryan
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| CJ McCollumG | 37 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +3 |
| Naji MarshallF | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 34 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 14-21 | 1-1 | 14-19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +3 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 29 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 27 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +10 |
| Dyson DanielsG | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Larry Nance Jr.FQuestionable, expected back Oct 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| Devonte' GrahamG | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Jose AlvaradoG | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 43 | 22 | 39-81 | 11-23 | 30-43 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
DNP: E.J. Liddell, Garrett Temple, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Kira Lewis Jr., Dereon Seabron, Willy Hernangomez
Season series
MIN 2, NOP 1- Dec 28 · this gameMinnesota Timberwolves 118, New Orleans Pelicans 119
- Jan 25Minnesota Timberwolves 111, New Orleans Pelicans 102
- Apr 9New Orleans Pelicans 108, Minnesota Timberwolves 113