Game completed

Minnesota Timberwolves13-8149atNew Orleans Pelicans3-19142

Tue, Dec 2, 8:00 PM ESTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAFDSNNOX · GCSEN · Pelicans+

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
MIN	31	27	42	29	20	149
NOP	25	43	35	26	13	142

Minnesota Timberwolves

149

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsSF	33	17	4	2	1	1	0	7-10	3-3	0-0	+5
Julius RandlePF	33	16	5	6	0	0	2	6-14	0-3	4-4	+4
Rudy GobertC	38	26	13	2	1	1	0	9-10	0-0	8-10	+9
Anthony EdwardsSG	47	44	5	4	0	1	3	16-30	6-13	6-8	+14
Donte DiVincenzoPG	38	15	4	5	2	1	1	5-16	5-15	0-0	+6
Mike Conley	13	5	1	1	1	0	0	1-5	0-4	3-3	-5
Naz Reid	32	18	5	6	2	0	2	6-12	4-8	2-2	+5
Jaylen Clark	15	6	2	0	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	+11
Rob Dillingham	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Terrence Shannon Jr.	8	2	0	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	-13
Team		149	49	29	7	4	9	52-104	20-51	25-29

DNP: Joan Beringer, Bones Hyland, Joe Ingles, Johnny Juzang, Leonard Miller, Enrique Freeman (gleague twoway), Rocco Zikarsky (gleague twoway)

New Orleans Pelicans

142

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy IIISF	41	33	15	4	0	0	1	11-21	4-8	7-7	-8
Saddiq BeyPF	35	22	6	3	0	0	2	7-12	0-3	8-8	+5
Derik QueenC	39	21	8	6	1	0	2	8-15	0-0	5-8	-17
Bryce McGowensSG	26	6	1	1	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	2-2	-7
Jeremiah FearsPG	34	21	3	5	1	1	3	7-13	1-2	6-7	-2
Jordan Hawkins	22	10	0	0	0	0	1	3-7	2-3	2-3	+2
Kevon Looney	12	0	3	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+11
Micah Peavy	20	8	1	2	1	0	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	-15
Jose Alvarado	25	14	3	3	1	0	2	5-8	4-4	0-0	-12
Trey Alexander	12	7	2	1	1	0	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	+8
Team		142	53	26	5	1	12	50-91	12-21	30-35

DNP: Hunter Dickinson, DeAndre Jordan, Herbert Jones (injury), Karlo Matković (injury), Yves Missi (injury), Dejounte Murray (injury), Jordan Poole (injury), Zion Williamson (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · NOP: 15
Biggest lead · MIN: 10
Times tied: 14
Lead changes: 14
Longest run · NOP: 15

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: NOPBody clock: NOP3 in 4: both

NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,670 mi from its previous stop.
NOP is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
Both teams are navigating a 3 in 4 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
MIN is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	NOP
Record	13-8	3-19
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	49h	46.5h
Rest swing	+2.5h	-2.5h
Travel in	1,053 mi	1,670 mi
Zone change	0h	+2h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	3 in 4	3 in 4

How each side got here

Travel and map

MIN

1,053 mi

Minneapolis, MNNew Orleans, LA

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,053 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to New Orleans, LA

NOP

1,670 mi

Los Angeles, CANew Orleans, LA

NOP came from Los Angeles, CA with 1,670 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to New Orleans, LA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,053 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV: MINFDSNNOXNOPGCSENin-market
Team streams: NOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: SiriusXMMINWolves App / iHeart RadioNOPWWL 870 AM

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