11/29/2017 New Orleans v. Minnesota Game Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves (13-9, 6-5 away)
New Orleans Pelicans (11-10, 5-5 home)
November 29, 2017 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Season Series - Minnesota won 4-0

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Nov 1, 2017 Minnesota New Orleans 104 - 98 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 29, 2017 Minnesota New Orleans 120 - 102 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 6, 2018 New Orleans Minnesota 98 - 116 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 3, 2018 New Orleans Minnesota 107 - 118 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center

2017-2018 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Minnesota8248.3109.541.086.1.4768.022.5.35719.424.1.80410.331.642.022.78.44.212.518.2
New Orleans8248.7111.742.788.3.48310.228.2.36216.120.9.7728.735.744.426.88.05.915.219.1
MIN Opponents8248.3107.340.284.7.47510.929.6.36616.020.5.7799.832.041.823.96.54.715.320.9
NOP Opponents8248.7110.441.791.9.45410.930.6.35516.120.5.78410.834.745.523.78.24.214.620.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Nov 1, 2017 Minnesota New Orleans 104 - 98 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 19, 2017 Minnesota New Orleans 109 - 123 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 10, 2017 New Orleans Minnesota 122 - 106 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Nov 23, 2016 Minnesota New Orleans 96 - 117 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 13, 2016 New Orleans Minnesota 109 - 144 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 27, 2016 Minnesota New Orleans 112 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 8, 2016 New Orleans Minnesota 116 - 102 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Jan 19, 2016 Minnesota New Orleans 99 - 114 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 13, 2015 New Orleans Minnesota 100 - 88 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Mar 29, 2015 Minnesota New Orleans 88 - 110 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 23, 2015 New Orleans Minnesota 92 - 84 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Nov 14, 2014 Minnesota New Orleans 91 - 139 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 7, 2014 Minnesota New Orleans 91 - 98 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 29, 2014 New Orleans Minnesota 77 - 88 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 1, 2014 New Orleans Minnesota 112 - 124 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 17, 2013 New Orleans Minnesota 95 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 2, 2013 New Orleans Minnesota 86 - 115 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 11, 2013 Minnesota New Orleans 92 - 104 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 14, 2012 Minnesota New Orleans 113 - 102 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 7, 2012 Minnesota New Orleans 90 - 99 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 10, 2012 New Orleans Minnesota 95 - 89 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Jan 13, 2012 Minnesota New Orleans 87 - 80 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 25, 2011 New Orleans Minnesota 95 - 81 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Feb 7, 2011 Minnesota New Orleans 104 - 92 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 27, 2010 New Orleans Minnesota 98 - 113 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 11, 2010 Minnesota New Orleans 86 - 114 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 22, 2010 New Orleans Minnesota 96 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Dec 9, 2009 New Orleans Minnesota 97 - 96 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Dec 4, 2009 Minnesota New Orleans 89 - 98 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 18, 2009 Minnesota New Orleans 93 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 8, 2009 Minnesota New Orleans 97 - 101 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 23, 2009 New Orleans Minnesota 108 - 116 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 9, 2008 New Orleans Minnesota 122 - 90 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota New Orleans 76 - 110 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 26, 2007 Minnesota New Orleans 103 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 17, 2007 New Orleans Minnesota 100 - 82 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Apr 7, 2007 New Orleans Minnesota 96 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Feb 2, 2007 Minnesota New Orleans 83 - 90 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Nov 24, 2006 Minnesota New Orleans 86 - 79 Minnesota Regular Season Paycom Center
Nov 18, 2006 New Orleans Minnesota 99 - 96 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Feb 11, 2006 New Orleans Minnesota 100 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season Target Center
Dec 21, 2005 New Orleans Minnesota 69 - 88 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 23, 2005 Minnesota New Orleans 80 - 84 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Apr 18, 2005 Minnesota New Orleans 102 - 99 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 23, 2005 New Orleans Minnesota 102 - 107 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 20, 2004 Minnesota New Orleans 99 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 6, 2004 New Orleans Minnesota 92 - 99 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 19, 2004 New Orleans Minnesota 90 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 13, 2004 Minnesota New Orleans 94 - 89 Minnesota Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 14, 2003 New Orleans Minnesota 93 - 114 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 13, 2002 Minnesota New Orleans 98 - 102 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center

2017-2018 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Teague J. Butler A. Wiggins T. Gibson K. Towns
Rotation T. Jones       G. Dieng
Lim PT         J. Patton

2017-2018 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Holiday E. Moore D. Miller A. Davis E. Okafor
Rotation     S. Hill C. Diallo  
Lim PT   F. Jackson   N. Mirotic A. Ajinca
Lim PT   D. Liggins      

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
45 Cole Aldrich C 21 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 .333 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
88 Nemanja Bjelica PF 67 20.5 6.8 2.6 5.5 .461 1.1 2.7 .415 0.5 0.7 .800 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.1
30 Aaron Brooks G 32 5.9 2.3 0.9 2.2 .406 0.3 1.0 .355 0.2 0.3 .727 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.9
3 Anthony Brown GF 1 3.7 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23 Jimmy Butler GF 59 36.7 22.2 7.4 15.6 .474 1.2 3.4 .350 6.2 7.2 .854 1.3 4.0 5.3 4.9 2.0 0.4 1.8 1.3
11 Jamal Crawford SG 80 20.7 10.3 3.9 9.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .331 1.3 1.4 .903 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.1
5 Gorgui Dieng FC 79 16.9 5.9 2.4 4.9 .479 0.2 0.8 .311 1.0 1.3 .775 1.3 3.2 4.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.9
13 Marcus Georges-Hunt G 42 5.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 .438 0.1 0.4 .267 0.3 0.5 .619 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8
67 Taj Gibson F 82 33.3 12.2 5.2 9.0 .577 0.1 0.4 .200 1.7 2.3 .768 2.4 4.8 7.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.7
1 Tyus Jones PG 82 17.9 5.1 1.8 4.0 .457 0.5 1.6 .349 0.9 1.0 .877 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.8 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.3
15 Shabazz Muhammad GF 32 9.4 3.8 1.5 3.8 .388 0.1 0.6 .211 0.7 1.0 .710 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7
24 Justin Patton C 1 3.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
0 Jeff Teague PG 70 33.0 14.2 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4
32 Karl-Anthony Towns C 82 35.6 21.3 7.8 14.3 .545 1.5 3.5 .421 4.2 4.9 .858 2.9 9.4 12.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 3.5
22 Andrew Wiggins F 82 36.3 17.7 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
42 Alexis Ajinca C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Tony Allen SG 22 12.4 4.7 2.0 4.1 .484 0.2 0.5 .333 0.5 1.0 .524 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.2
3 Omer Asik C 14 8.6 1.3 0.5 1.1 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.9 .333 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0
2 Ian Clark G 74 19.7 7.4 3.0 6.7 .448 0.8 2.6 .318 0.6 0.8 .763 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.6
4 Charles Cooke G 13 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 .143 0.1 0.6 .125 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
0 DeMarcus Cousins C 48 36.2 25.2 8.5 18.0 .470 2.2 6.1 .354 6.1 8.2 .746 2.2 10.7 12.9 5.4 1.7 1.6 5.0 3.8
33 Dante Cunningham F 51 21.9 5.0 1.9 4.4 .440 0.7 2.1 .324 0.4 0.7 .556 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5
23 Anthony Davis PF 75 36.4 28.1 10.4 19.5 .534 0.7 2.2 .340 6.6 8.0 .828 2.5 8.6 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.1
13 Cheick Diallo PF 52 11.2 4.9 2.0 3.4 .580 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .758 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6
44 Solomon Hill SF 12 15.6 2.4 0.9 3.4 .268 0.3 1.8 .190 0.2 0.5 .500 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.8
11 Jrue Holiday G 81 36.1 19.0 7.6 15.4 .494 1.5 4.4 .337 2.3 2.9 .786 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.0 1.5 0.8 2.6 2.5
15 Frank Jackson SG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Jalen Jones SG 4 4.8 1.2 0.2 1.0 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
21 Darius Miller GF 82 23.7 7.8 2.6 5.9 .444 1.8 4.4 .411 0.7 0.8 .866 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0
55 E'Twaun Moore SG 82 31.5 12.5 5.2 10.1 .508 1.6 3.7 .425 0.6 0.8 .706 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.2
14 Jameer Nelson G 43 20.9 5.1 2.0 4.8 .410 0.9 2.6 .364 0.3 0.4 .765 0.3 2.0 2.2 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6
9 Rajon Rondo PG 65 26.2 8.3 3.6 7.6 .468 0.8 2.3 .333 0.4 0.7 .543 0.5 3.6 4.0 8.2 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.8

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