Towns' 29 points and late scoring leads Timberwolves past Pelicans 121-120

— Karl-Anthony Towns broke from a sideline huddle knowing his next shot likely would decide whether the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped New Orleans with a comeback victory or lost their second straight.
Nov 19, 2023, 04:05 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Anthony Edwards makes 19-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Herbert Jones blocks Rudy Gobert 's 5-foot layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 22-foot three point shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses 21-foot jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Herbert Jones blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 6-foot dunk
  • Rudy Gobert makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
  • Dyson Daniels makes two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 9-foot driving layup
  • Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 10-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
  • Matt Ryan makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Naji Marshall makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Kyle Anderson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 3-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks Kyle Anderson 's 16-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert blocks Dyson Daniels 's 11-foot two point shot
  • Mike Conley misses running pullup jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes 26-foot three point shot (Matt Ryan assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Matt Ryan misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes 5-foot dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 3-foot layup
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Cody Zeller misses tip shot
  • Cody Zeller makes tip shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 22-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Cody Zeller 's 7-foot jumper
  • Dyson Daniels misses layup
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 6-foot driving dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Shake Milton makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shake Milton makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brandon Ingram makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 3-foot hook shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 22-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Herbert Jones misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses 23-foot jumper
  • Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 22-foot three point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Dyson Daniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses two point shot
  • Naji Marshall makes 22-foot three point shot (Jordan Hawkins assists)
  • Kyle Anderson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson blocks Cody Zeller 's 4-foot layup
  • Shake Milton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes dunk
  • Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naji Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)
  • Kyle Anderson makes driving layup
  • Matt Ryan makes technical free throw
  • Matt Ryan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dyson Daniels makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Shake Milton misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas blocks Shake Milton 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Shake Milton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 14-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes driving layup (Shake Milton assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 12-foot jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 3-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 6-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Matt Ryan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Matt Ryan misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 4-foot dunk
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 27-foot three point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Naji Marshall misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes 18-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Kyle Anderson blocks Herbert Jones 's 9-foot driving layup
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Mike Conley misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dyson Daniels makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Mike Conley misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot two point shot
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