Zion Williamson scores 27 points, Pelicans beat West-leading Timberwolves 117-106

— Zion Williamson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans kept rolling with a 117-106 victory over the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Jan 4, 2024, 04:34 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • CJ McCollum misses 18-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses finger roll layup
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Mike Conley makes two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot
  • Mike Conley misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 11-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Herbert Jones makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Naji Marshall makes 9-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Naz Reid misses layup
  • Naji Marshall misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan McLaughlin makes 4-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 18-foot two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot hook shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 21-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Jose Alvarado makes two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones misses layup
  • Mike Conley makes 24-foot three point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw
  • Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 2-foot hook shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses layup
  • Zion Williamson makes layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Larry Nance Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Jordan McLaughlin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk
  • Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Naji Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot hook shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jose Alvarado misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 16-foot jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
  • CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot (Cody Zeller assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 20-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Herbert Jones misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes 1-foot dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
  • Naz Reid makes 8-foot two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Troy Brown Jr. makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Naz Reid assists)
  • Dyson Daniels misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Troy Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Larry Nance Jr. makes 17-foot jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Larry Nance Jr. misses tip shot
  • Shake Milton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Josh Minott makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Josh Minott makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Shake Milton makes 1-foot layup (Troy Brown Jr. assists)
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