Anthony Edwards scores 32 and the Timberwolves top the Pelicans 104-97 in Zion Williamson's return

— Anthony Edwards highlighted a 32-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 on Tuesday night to take some luster off of Zion Williamson's return from a 27-game absence.
Jan 8, 2025, 03:45 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Julius Randle makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Dejounte Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes 11-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Yves Missi misses tip shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Julius Randle misses running pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes dunk (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Dejounte Murray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Yves Missi misses tip shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Dejounte Murray makes two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 23-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 5-foot tip shot
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Naz Reid misses two point shot
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses tip shot
  • Josh Minott misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston assists)
  • Josh Minott makes two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 70-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 1-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brandon Boston misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Boston misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Daniel Theis misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 32-foot three point shot
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Boston misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three pointer (Daniel Theis assists)
  • Naz Reid misses driving layup
  • Daniel Theis makes 24-foot three point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes technical free throw
  • Naz Reid misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes dunk
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Boston makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Boston makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes 23-foot three point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses layup
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Julius Randle misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point shot (Julius Randle assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dejounte Murray makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 76-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Julius Randle makes 3-foot dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Dejounte Murray makes driving layup
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Boston misses driving layup
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses dunk
  • Brandon Boston makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dejounte Murray makes dunk (Brandon Boston assists)
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Naz Reid makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses layup
  • Naz Reid makes two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes driving layup
  • Julius Randle makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses driving layup
  • Naz Reid makes two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Naz Reid makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 14-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Dejounte Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Dejounte Murray makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Yves Missi misses dunk
  • Yves Missi misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses dunk
  • Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Boston misses 22-foot three point jumper
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