National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
New Orleans 119,
Minnesota 118
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #67 Brandon Adair, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance: 18669
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #67 Brandon Adair, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance: 18669
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Minnesota | 28 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 118 |
| New Orleans | 24 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 119 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| D'Angelo Russell - G | 38:22 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 9-9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Austin Rivers - G | 33:12 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anthony Edwards - F | 38:46 | 10-23 | 2-6 | 5-9 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| Jaden McDaniels - F | 34:10 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Rudy Gobert - C | 28:47 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Naz Reid | 25:28 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 24:35 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bryn Forbes | 13:24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Knight | 3:16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luka Garza | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Josh Minott | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Wendell Moore Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 42-83 | 10-29 | 24-32 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 118 | |
| 50.6% | 34.5% | 75.0% | Team Rebs: 11 | Total TO: 11 | ||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| CJ McCollum - G | 37:10 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Naji Marshall - G | 35:03 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Zion Williamson - F | 33:57 | 14-21 | 1-1 | 14-19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 43 |
| Trey Murphy III - F | 26:57 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jonas Valanciunas - C | 29:13 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Dyson Daniels | 18:25 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 16:46 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Devonte' Graham | 15:47 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 15:31 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11:11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Willy Hernangomez | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Kira Lewis Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Dereon Seabron | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Garrett Temple | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 39-81 | 11-23 | 30-43 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 119 | |
| 48.1% | 47.8% | 69.8% | Team Rebs: 15 | Total TO: 15 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| MIN | Anthony Edwards , Austin Rivers , D'Angelo Russell |
| NO | Naji Marshall , Jonas Valanciunas |
Team Statistics
| Minnesota | New Orleans | ||
| Fast Break Points | 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| Points in the Paint | 58 | Points in the Paint | 52 |
| Biggest Lead | 11 | Biggest Lead | 4 |