Anthony Edwards scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Dejounte Murray scored 29 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans

2024-25 · Regular season Tue, Jan 7, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

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Away

New Orleans Pelicans

Venue: Smoothie King Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 on the road on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Anthony Edwards had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dejounte Murray had 29 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The game was tied 54-54 at halftime. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 29-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Naz Reid (double-double, Minnesota Timberwolves). Bench points: Minnesota Timberwolves 34, New Orleans Pelicans 29. Julius Randle had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 on January 7, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Anthony Edwards scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Dejounte Murray scored 29 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	34	20	29	21	104
New Orleans Pelicans	33	21	21	22	97

Game leaders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 32 Anthony Edwards
Rebounds: 14 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 7 Donte DiVincenzo

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 29 Dejounte Murray
Rebounds: 9 Yves Missi
Assists: 6 Dejounte Murray

Naz Reid double-double (13 PTS, 12 REB)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Anthony Edwards starter	38:23	32	9	3	2	0	4	10-21	7-11	5-6	3	+3
Rudy Gobert starter	35:25	7	14	4	0	6	2	3-4	0-0	1-2	4	-6
Julius Randle starter	35:19	16	6	3	2	0	3	6-11	1-4	3-5	4	+21
Jaden McDaniels starter	31:11	5	3	0	2	1	0	2-9	1-6	0-0	2	+0
Donte DiVincenzo starter	28:42	10	2	7	3	0	3	4-12	2-8	0-0	0	+18
Mike Conley bench	24:44	8	4	6	0	0	1	2-4	1-3	3-4	1	-12
Naz Reid bench	22:41	13	12	1	0	1	3	6-16	1-5	0-1	2	+0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	17:30	11	1	2	0	0	0	4-9	2-6	1-1	1	+9
Josh Minott bench	6:05	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Rob Dillingham, Luka Garza

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Dejounte Murray starter	33:43	29	2	6	6	1	2	12-20	2-8	3-6	2	-1
Herbert Jones starter	31:40	10	6	5	0	0	2	3-9	2-5	2-2	4	+3
CJ McCollum starter	30:03	5	2	2	0	1	0	1-14	1-7	2-3	3	-15
Yves Missi starter	27:43	2	9	0	0	1	0	1-7	0-0	0-0	2	-2
Zion Williamson starter	27:40	22	6	4	3	1	4	9-15	0-2	4-9	3	+8
Brandon Boston Jr. bench	25:18	5	4	2	1	0	1	1-6	1-3	2-2	1	-12
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench	20:51	5	8	1	1	1	2	2-6	1-3	0-0	0	-12
Jose Alvarado bench	20:00	13	1	1	1	0	3	4-11	3-8	2-2	3	-2
Daniel Theis bench	13:18	3	8	2	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	-3
Jordan Hawkins bench	9:44	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Brandon Ingram, Jamal Cain, Karlo Matkovic, Trey Murphy III

Team statistics
Minnesota Timberwolves	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
13/19 (68%)	Free throws	15/24 (62%)
23/45 (51%)	2 pointers	23/53 (43%)
15/44 (34%)	3 pointers	12/41 (29%)
38/89 (42%)	Field goals	35/94 (37%)
53	Rebounds	46
42	Defensive rebounds	33
11	Offensive rebounds	13
26	Assists	23
16	Turnovers	14
9	Steals	12
8	Blocks	5
17	Fouls	18
10	Max points in a row	10
36:08	Time spent in lead	7:14
13	Biggest lead	8

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New Orleans Pelicans ahead)

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 13 Q1 6:05
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 8 Q3 8:31
Longest run: 10-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q2 5:36 to Q2 2:50

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Pelicans
11:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	5	0
10:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	7	0
10:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	7	1
10:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	7	2
9:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	7	4
9:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	10	4
9:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	13	4
8:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	16	4
8:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	16	6
8:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	16	8
7:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	18	8
7:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	18	10
6:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	20	10
6:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	23	10
5:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal	23	13
5:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	25	13
4:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	25	15
4:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	25	18
3:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones Free throw	25	19
3:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones Free throw	25	20
3:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	28	20
3:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal	28	23
2:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	29	23
2:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	29	25
2:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	29	27
0:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal	29	30
0:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	31	30
0:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	31	33
0:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	34	33

Q2 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Pelicans
11:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	36	33
11:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	37	33
10:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	40	33
9:07	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	40	36
8:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Daniel Theis 3-pt field goal	40	39
8:32	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	40	40
6:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	43	40
6:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	45	40
5:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	45	43
4:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	45	44
4:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	45	45
3:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	45	48
2:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	45	50
2:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	48	50
1:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	48	51
1:37	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 2-pt field goal	50	51
0:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	52	51
0:31	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	52	52
0:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	53	52
0:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	54	52
0:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	54	54

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Pelicans
10:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	54	56
10:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	54	58
10:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	54	59
9:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	54	61
9:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	56	61
8:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	56	63
8:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	56	64
8:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	57	64
8:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	60	64
7:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	62	64
6:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	65	64
6:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	65	66
6:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	67	66
5:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	70	66
5:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley Free throw	71	66
5:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley Free throw	72	66
4:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	75	66
3:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 3-pt field goal	75	69
3:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	75	71
2:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	75	72
2:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	75	72
2:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	78	73
1:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	80	73
1:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	80	75
1:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	82	75
1:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	83	75

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	New Orleans Pelicans
11:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	85	75
11:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	85	77
10:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	87	77
10:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	89	77
9:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	89	80
9:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	91	80
8:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	93	80
7:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	93	82
7:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	95	82
6:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	95	84
6:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	97	84
6:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	97	86
4:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	97	88
3:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	99	88
3:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	99	90
1:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	99	91
1:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	99	92
1:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley Free throw	100	92
1:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	100	95
0:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	100	97
0:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	101	97
0:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	102	97
0:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	103	97
0:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	104	97

2024-25 season series

After this game: Minnesota Timberwolves 1-0. Final series: Minnesota Timberwolves 2-1.

Jan 7: Minnesota Timberwolves 104 at New Orleans Pelicans 97 (this game)
Mar 19: New Orleans Pelicans 119 at Minnesota Timberwolves 115
Mar 21: New Orleans Pelicans 93 at Minnesota Timberwolves 134

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