Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
6
10
16
2755
3575
24
9
38
83
45
54
23
18
78
41
4
45
6
27
10
17
21
117
4
25
11
44
1821
129
7
74
63
85
79
11
90
21
55
31
45
3122
6060
611
34
6
2222
1410
63
66
54
82
1411
11
1422
30
98
33
44
3628
6060
2
1
50
18
12
67
7
6
86
7
1
8
2
5
3
4
31
60
5
1
20
21
9
43
4
3
75
9
1
10
1
5
1
5
22
60
6
3
50
22
14
64
6
5
83
14
1
15
3
9
3
4
36
60
11
4
36
22
10
45
6
4
67
11
1
12
0
8
3
4
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
38
17
27
63
2
4
50
9
10
90
1
9
10
3
2
1
4
1
45
33
double
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
True
32
4
5
80
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
4
4
8
0
0
5
3
11
30
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
27
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
4
50
1
8
9
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
True
25
6
9
67
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
12
28
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
11
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
24
3
6
50
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
0
1
3
9
-10
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
23
7
10
70
0
1
0
3
4
75
1
6
7
1
1
1
1
1
17
8
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
False
22
2
8
25
0
2
0
3
4
75
0
1
1
8
1
1
2
4
7
1
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
False
18
1
4
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
2
1
1
4
2
14
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
False
12
0
7
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
-7
none
Anthony
Brown
Anthony Brown
False
2
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
November
2016
Friday
Moda Center
Portland
Trail Blazers
Portland
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
4
10
14
3533
3450
17
3
18
86
33
38
33
27
82
33
8
41
3
23
12
17
19
96
4
33
01
3
1722
79
5
145
125
86
59
21
80
11
63
33
45
2624
6060
47
11
23
2522
710
28
410
37
9
811
23
834
01
68
33
44
1828
6060
3
0
0
17
7
41
14
12
86
5
2
7
1
6
3
4
26
60
3
1
33
22
9
41
5
5
100
9
1
10
1
3
3
5
24
60
4
1
25
25
7
28
4
3
75
8
2
10
0
6
3
4
18
60
7
1
14
22
10
45
10
7
70
11
3
14
1
8
3
4
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
37
9
22
41
1
5
20
7
8
88
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
2
26
-21
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
30
2
19
11
0
3
0
9
10
90
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
13
-29
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
26
4
11
36
1
3
33
0
0
0
3
8
11
3
1
2
3
3
9
-23
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
24
5
7
71
0
0
0
3
4
75
1
7
8
5
0
0
2
3
13
-15
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
22
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
5
2
0
1
1
0
-31
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
26
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
2
4
1
2
3
6
10
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
19
2
6
33
1
4
25
3
4
75
1
5
6
2
2
0
2
3
8
6
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
17
4
6
67
0
1
0
3
5
60
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
11
2
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
14
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
10
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
6
-9
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
8
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
November
2016
Friday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Suns
Phoenix
False
Win or lose , Anthony Davis has been posting historic numbers left and right this season . On Tuesday , that translated into 45 points and 10 rebounds en route to a shattering blowout of the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves . The game marked Davis 's third 45 - point outing in just 16 this season , a league - high . It was also Davis 's eighth double - double of the season . Davis has now scored 38 or more points in three of his last four comments , only failing to do so in a blowout in which he sat due to a minor injury . Thanks in large part to Davis 's 63 percent shooting from the field , the Pelicans were able to hit over 54 percent of their shot attempts . Forward Terrence Jones did his part as well , scoring 17 points on 70 percent shooting . On Minnesota 's side , the picture was considerably grimmer . Star big man Karl Towns was held to just nine points , while the team 's leading season scorer , Andrew Wiggins , had just 13 . Minnesota hit just 38 percent of shots from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc . The host New Orleans Pelicans blew out the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves , 117 - 96 , at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday . New Orleans ( 6 - 10 ) has now won five of its last six contests , turning things around completely after starting the season with eight straight losses . The win comes on the second half of a back - to - back after the Pelicans blew out the Atlanta Hawks , largely without star big man Anthony Davis on the floor . Davis was back in full force on Wednesday , however , contributing 45 points and 10 rebounds while holding opposing big man Karl-Anthony Towns to just nine points . Davis is now one of only two players in the NBA averaging over 30 points per game , and he edged closer to league leader Russell Westbrook with Tuesday 's scoring outburst . The return of former All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday has also energized the Pelicans on their win streak . Holiday scored only seven points in Tuesday 's win , but led the offense effectively , dishing out eight assists . Minnesota ( 4 - 10 ) , meanwhile , has now lost three contests in a row . After receiving offseason hype , the Timberwolves have turned out a fairly slow start to the 2016 - 17 campaign . Although the team has struggled , youngsters Zach LaVine , Andrew Wiggins , and Towns have shown signs of progress . LaVine demonstrated that progress by leading the Wolves with 26 points in New Orleans . Wiggins and Towns , meanwhile , had off nights , posting 13 and nine respectively . The Pelicans will play in Portland on Friday , while the Timberwolves will travel to Oracle Arena on Saturday to face the surging Golden State Warriors .
Win or lose, Anthony Davis has been posting historic numbers left and right this season. On Tuesday, that translated into 45 points and 10 rebounds en route to a shattering blowout of the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. The game marked Davis's third 45 - point outing in just 16 this season, a league - high. It was also Davis's eighth double - double of the season. Davis has now scored 38 or more points in three of his last four comments, only failing to do so in a blowout in which he sat due to a minor injury. Thanks in large part to Davis's 63 percent shooting from the field, the Pelicans were able to hit over 54 percent of their shot attempts. Forward Terrence Jones did his part as well, scoring 17 points on 70 percent shooting. On Minnesota's side, the picture was considerably grimmer. Star big man Karl Towns was held to just nine points, while the team's leading season scorer, Andrew Wiggins, had just 13. Minnesota hit just 38 percent of shots from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc.
Win or lose, Anthony Davis has been posting historic numbers left and right this season. On Tuesday, that translated into 45 points and 10 rebounds en route to a shattering blowout of the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. The game marked Davis's third 45 - point outing in just 16 this season, a league - high. It was also Davis's eighth double - double of the season. Davis has now scored 38 or more points in three of his last four comments, only failing to do so in a blowout in which he sat due to a minor injury. Thanks in large part to Davis's 63 percent shooting from the field, the Pelicans were able to hit over 54 percent of their shot attempts. Forward Terrence Jones did his part as well, scoring 17 points on 70 percent shooting. On Minnesota's side, the picture was considerably grimmer. Star big man Karl Towns was held to just nine points, while the team's leading season scorer, Andrew Wiggins, had just 13. Minnesota hit just 38 percent of shots from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc. The host New Orleans Pelicans blew out the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, 117 - 96, at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday. New Orleans (6 - 10) has now won five of its last six contests, turning things around completely after starting the season with eight straight losses. The win comes on the second half of a back - to - back after the Pelicans blew out the Atlanta Hawks, largely without star big man Anthony Davis on the floor. Davis was back in full force on Wednesday, however, contributing 45 points and 10 rebounds while holding opposing big man Karl-Anthony Towns to just nine points. Davis is now one of only two players in the NBA averaging over 30 points per game, and he edged closer to league leader Russell Westbrook with Tuesday's scoring outburst. The return of former All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday has also energized the Pelicans on their win streak. Holiday scored only seven points in Tuesday's win, but led the offense effectively, dishing out eight assists. Minnesota (4 - 10), meanwhile, has now lost three contests in a row. After receiving offseason hype, the Timberwolves have turned out a fairly slow start to the 2016 - 17 campaign. Although the team has struggled, youngsters Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, and Towns have shown signs of progress. LaVine demonstrated that progress by leading the Wolves with 26 points in New Orleans. Wiggins and Towns, meanwhile, had off nights, posting 13 and nine respectively. The Pelicans will play in Portland on Friday, while the Timberwolves will travel to Oracle Arena on Saturday to face the surging Golden State Warriors.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 November 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 6 10 <QTRS> 31 22 36 28 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 17 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 25 November 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 4 10 <QTRS> 26 24 18 28 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 27 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 25 November 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 45 <FG> 17 27 63 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Brown <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 7 0 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 26 <FG> 9 22 41 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 13 <FG> 2 19 11 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none