Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 21.6%
Timberwolves: 78.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 MIN |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W4 | Streak | L3 |
| 107.0 | Points Against | 122.4 |
| 7-3 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 118.1 | Points Per Game | 117.5 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 48.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.4 |
| 25.6 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 5.1 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 8.6 | Steals Per Game | 10.4 |
| 0.7 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 15.9 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Out | Nov 10 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Donte DiVincenzo, G | Out | Oct 5 |
Timberwolves Last 5
MILPelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
W 135-134 OT | |
vs  UTAH |
W 120-113 OT | |
vs  MIN |
L 115-109 | |
@  LAC |
L 139-123 | |
@  GS |
L 138-87 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | W4 |
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | L1 |
 Portland |
7 | 3 | .700 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Denver |
5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | L1 |
|
Utah |
1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | L9 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W9 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
|
Memphis |
1.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 4 |
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