New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Lead tracker
NO leadsBiggest lead NO 4, MIN 17MIN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NO | 27 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 89 |
 MIN | 28 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 96 |
Who won: Timberwolves 96-89
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 96-89 on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Target Center. The Timberwolves lead the series 1-0. The Timberwolves outscored the Pelicans 26-14 in the 2nd quarter. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves in points (25). Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans in points (30).
MIN
Player of the game
Jonas Valanciunas
NO · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL
8.3
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon IngramF7.3 | 40 | 30 | 12-23 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 16.1 |
| Herbert JonesF5.1 | 29 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 1.3 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC8.3 | 36 | 20 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | -6 | 23.8 |
| Devonte' GrahamPG5.1 | 35 | 11 | 2-14 | 1-10 | 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 1.7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG5.6 | 36 | 14 | 6-24 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -5 | 4.2 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Naji MarshallF | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | -3.1 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF5.7 | 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +4 | 4.6 |
| Jaxson HayesC5.2 | 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1.4 |
| Garrett TempleG5.8 | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -20 | 5 |
| Kira Lewis Jr.G4.1 | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4 |
