Timberwolves 118-107 Pelicans (4 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

28-24, 14-13 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	29	24	28	26	107
MIN	37	29	29	23	118

Minnesota Timberwolves

34-22, 22-6 home

118

Jeff Teague misses 8-foot two point shot
Taj Gibson makes layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Taj Gibson makes driving dunk (Jimmy Butler assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Taj Gibson misses 6-foot hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 6-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
Jeff Teague makes driving layup
Jeff Teague misses driving layup
Jimmy Butler makes driving dunk
Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three pointer
Taj Gibson makes 2-foot dunk
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Taj Gibson misses 7-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 14-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jimmy Butler misses 20-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng makes 9-foot two point shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Darius Miller blocks Jimmy Butler 's 3-foot driving layup
Tyus Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Nemanja Bjelica misses driving layup
Gorgui Dieng misses 15-foot jumper
Tyus Jones makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Tyus Jones makes driving layup
Nemanja Bjelica makes dunk (Jamal Crawford assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Tyus Jones misses 6-foot two point shot
Cheick Diallo blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot layup
Jamal Crawford makes 11-foot two point shot
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot jumper
Jimmy Butler makes driving layup
Taj Gibson makes driving dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
Jimmy Butler makes 7-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler makes 13-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses dunk
Taj Gibson makes dunk
Jrue Holiday blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 2-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler misses three point jumper
Jimmy Butler makes 11-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 4-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 14-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup
Jimmy Butler makes 25-foot three pointer
Jimmy Butler makes two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jeff Teague misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes tip shot
Jeff Teague misses 12-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
Jeff Teague misses 7-foot jumper
Nikola Mirotic blocks Taj Gibson 's 5-foot layup
Taj Gibson makes two point shot
Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark blocks Tyus Jones 's 2-foot driving layup
Jamal Crawford makes three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup
Darius Miller blocks Jimmy Butler 's 13-foot jumper
Jimmy Butler misses driving layup
Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk
Jamal Crawford misses 28-foot three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng makes 15-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Nemanja Bjelica misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones makes three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Tyus Jones makes 2-foot layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper
Nemanja Bjelica misses three point jumper
Tyus Jones makes driving layup
Jimmy Butler misses 21-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler misses 12-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jimmy Butler makes driving dunk
Jimmy Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday blocks Jimmy Butler 's 20-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
Andrew Wiggins makes layup
Gorgui Dieng makes 21-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 12-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson blocks Dante Cunningham 's 5-foot layup
Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Dante Cunningham misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Anthony Davis misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Mirotic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 4-foot jump bank shot
Anthony Davis misses layup
E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Anthony Davis makes dunk
Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Mirotic makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Anthony Davis makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Darius Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Mike James misses 16-foot jumper
Nikola Mirotic makes driving layup
Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Mirotic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cheick Diallo misses jumper
Mike James makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Mike James misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Cheick Diallo misses two point shot
Ian Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
Darius Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nikola Mirotic misses layup
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Ian Clark makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 10-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ian Clark misses 15-foot two point shot
Ian Clark makes 6-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Ian Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Nikola Mirotic misses 26-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 9-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nikola Mirotic misses 20-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper (Nikola Mirotic assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham misses layup
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Davis misses 5-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague blocks Anthony Davis 's 4-foot driving layup
Ian Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes tip shot
Nikola Mirotic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Nikola Mirotic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ian Clark assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 13-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller makes 15-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Nikola Mirotic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Mirotic makes layup (Cheick Diallo assists)
Cheick Diallo misses 17-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford blocks Cheick Diallo 's 11-foot jumper
Cheick Diallo misses jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 13-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Ian Clark makes 17-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 9-foot jumper
Cheick Diallo makes tip shot
Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ian Clark misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Mirotic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cheick Diallo makes 15-foot jumper (Nikola Mirotic assists)
Ian Clark misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cheick Diallo makes 13-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Nikola Mirotic makes layup (Mike James assists)
Charles Cooke misses 33-foot three point jumper

PELICANS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		NO	MIN
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (E'Twaun Moore gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Jeff Teague misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:24	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Taj Gibson makes layup	0	2
11:13	Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
11:13	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	2
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot jumper	0	2
10:50	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	0	2
10:49	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	0	4
10:42	E'Twaun Moore misses 12-foot two point shot	0	4
10:39	E'Twaun Moore offensive rebound	0	4
10:38	E'Twaun Moore out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	4
10:23	Taj Gibson makes driving dunk (Jimmy Butler assists)	0	6
10:11	Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot jumper	0	6
10:09	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	0	6
10:07	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	0	6
10:04	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	0	6
9:55	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	0	9
9:50	Pelicans Full timeout	0	9
9:38	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	0	9
9:38	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	1	9
9:38	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	2	9
9:21	Andrew Wiggins bad pass (E'Twaun Moore steals)	2	9
9:17	Dante Cunningham makes two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)	4	9
8:53	Jimmy Butler bad pass (Jrue Holiday steals)	4	9
8:47	E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	9
8:44	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	9
8:32	Taj Gibson misses 6-foot hook shot	4	9
8:28	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	4	9
8:28	Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot	4	11
8:19	Taj Gibson blocks Dante Cunningham 's 5-foot layup	4	11
8:15	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	4	11
8:07	Andrew Wiggins misses 6-foot two point shot	4	11
8:05	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	4	11
7:56	Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot	4	11
7:53	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	11
7:47	Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)	4	13
7:27	Jrue Holiday misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	4	13
7:24	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	13
7:19	Jeff Teague makes driving layup	4	15
7:05	Dante Cunningham misses three point jumper	4	15
7:02	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	4	15
6:50	Jeff Teague misses driving layup	4	15
6:48	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	4	15
6:43	Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	6	15
6:30	Jimmy Butler makes driving dunk	6	17
6:15	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	6	17
6:12	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	6	17
6:07	Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three pointer	6	20
5:55	Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	20
5:52	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	6	20
5:41	Taj Gibson makes 2-foot dunk	6	22
5:37	Pelicans Full timeout	6	22
5:37	Nikola Mirotic enters the game for Rajon Rondo	6	22
5:37	Darius Miller enters the game for Dante Cunningham	6	22
5:27	Nikola Mirotic misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	22
5:23	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	6	22
5:23	Anthony Davis makes 4-foot jump bank shot	8	22
5:15	Nikola Mirotic personal foul	8	22
5:06	Anthony Davis shooting foul	8	22
5:06	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	8	23
5:06	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2	8	23
5:03	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound	8	23
4:50	Anthony Davis misses layup	8	23
4:48	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	8	23
4:45	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)	8	25
4:45	Darius Miller shooting foul	8	25
4:45	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague	8	25
4:45	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	8	26
4:24	E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot	10	26
4:05	Taj Gibson misses 7-foot two point shot	10	26
4:03	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	10	26
3:54	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	10	26
3:50	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	10	26
3:50	Anthony Davis makes dunk	12	26
3:34	Andrew Wiggins misses 14-foot two point shot	12	26
3:31	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound	12	26
3:25	Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	14	26
3:08	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper	14	26
3:05	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	14	26
3:03	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)	16	26
2:46	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	16	29
2:33	Jrue Holiday traveling	16	29
2:33	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for	16	29
2:33	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	16	29
2:33	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Taj Gibson	16	29
2:33	Ian Clark enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	16	29
2:33	enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	16	29
2:21	Jimmy Butler misses 20-foot jumper	16	29
2:18	Ian Clark defensive rebound	16	29
2:09	Anthony Davis makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	18	29
1:52	Ian Clark shooting foul	18	29
1:52	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	18	30
1:52	Mike James enters the game for Jrue Holiday	18	30
1:52	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	18	31
1:37	Nikola Mirotic makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	21	31
1:11	Gorgui Dieng makes 9-foot two point shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)	21	33
1:00	Anthony Davis makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	23	33
49.0	Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	23	36
41.0	Anthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)	26	36
35.0	Darius Miller shooting foul	26	36
35.0	Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 3	26	36
35.0	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	26	36
35.0	Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 3	26	36
35.0	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	26	36
35.0	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 3 of 3	26	37
31.0	Darius Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)	29	37
11.0	Darius Miller blocks Jimmy Butler 's 3-foot driving layup	29	37
9.0	Darius Miller defensive rebound	29	37
8.0	Gorgui Dieng personal take foul	29	37
2.0	Mike James misses 16-foot jumper	29	37
2.0	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	29	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	37

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 4-0

Timberwolves
104
Pelicans
98

Game 1

2/11

Timberwolves
120
Pelicans
102

Game 2

30/11

Pelicans
98
Timberwolves
116

Game 3

7/1

Pelicans
107
Timberwolves
118

Game 4

4/2

Target Center

2:00 AM, 4 February 2018

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,954

Referees:
Scott Wall
David Guthrie
CJ Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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