Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
39
34
73
816
569
13
6
46
75
43
57
24
18
75
28
7
35
9
29
12
14
21
110
4
34
23
68
2119
1011
48
52
30
58
114
32
146
22
77
22
44
2525
6060
33
01
3
1718
1111
65
611
510
83
58
11
69
23
78
26
33
2733
6060
3
2
67
21
10
48
5
3
60
11
3
14
2
7
2
4
25
60
4
3
75
19
11
58
2
0
0
4
2
6
2
7
2
4
25
60
3
0
0
17
11
65
6
5
83
5
1
6
2
7
2
3
27
60
3
1
33
18
11
61
11
10
91
8
1
9
3
8
6
3
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
37
10
21
48
0
0
0
8
10
80
2
7
9
5
2
1
0
3
28
19
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
30
5
8
62
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
3
3
7
1
0
4
2
12
10
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
25
7
9
78
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
3
6
1
0
0
2
3
15
13
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
22
4
6
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
2
1
2
1
9
17
none
Quincy
Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter
True
20
3
4
75
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
4
10
2
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
30
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
6
16
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
26
4
7
57
0
2
0
2
4
50
0
1
1
3
0
0
2
1
10
6
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
22
3
6
50
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
7
8
3
2
3
2
3
10
9
none
Toney
Douglas
Toney Douglas
False
16
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
0
0
1
3
11
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
7
3
4
75
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
7
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
April
2015
Wednesday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Lakers
Los Angeles
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
16
57
73
939
1103
12
2
17
75
32
43
24
22
92
27
12
39
4
17
5
21
17
88
4
32
01
3
1721
511
30
27
17
63
106
15
121
40
36
21
73
1130
6060
43
10
23
1819
106
6
96
86
90
56
24
80
00
53
20
47
2918
6060
3
0
0
17
5
29
2
1
50
10
1
11
4
3
2
7
11
60
2
1
50
21
11
52
7
7
100
6
5
11
0
6
1
3
30
60
4
1
25
18
10
56
9
8
89
5
2
7
0
5
2
4
29
60
3
0
0
19
6
32
6
6
100
6
4
10
0
3
0
7
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
38
6
15
40
0
1
0
8
9
89
1
5
6
2
0
0
5
5
20
-3
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
37
6
16
38
1
5
20
4
5
80
1
3
4
1
1
0
6
2
17
-22
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
True
36
3
6
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
8
0
0
4
2
8
-23
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
True
35
7
14
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
11
1
2
0
4
2
14
-9
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
3
0
1
0
-10
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
30
3
9
33
0
2
0
4
4
100
3
2
5
2
0
0
0
0
10
-15
none
Justin
Hamilton
Justin Hamilton
False
23
5
6
83
1
1
100
0
0
0
4
1
5
0
1
1
0
1
11
-7
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
17
2
4
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
6
-14
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
11
0
4
0
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
-7
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
March
2015
Monday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Jazz
Utah
True
The New Orleans Pelicans ( 39 - 34 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 16 - 57 ) , 110 - 88 , on Sunday at the Smoothie King Center . New Orleans needed to take advantage of Sunday 's favorable matchup in order to keep its playoff hopes alive , and that 's exactly what it did . The short - handed Timberwolves simply did n't have enough talent available to hang with the Pelicans . Anthony Davis turned in another strong outing with 28 points , nine rebounds , and five assists over 37 minutes . The Pelicans are now two games behind the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West . Minnesota was already missing Kevin Martin , Kevin Garnett , Nikola Pekovic , and Ricky Rubio for this game , and things got worse when Gorgui Dieng had to leave the game with a facial contusion . Dieng was held scoreless in nine minutes before exiting the contest . Robbie Hummel returned from a 29 - game absence due to a broken hand and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench . The Timberwolves will look to end their three game losing streak Monday when they host the Jazz . New Orleans took care of business Sunday , but a tough stretch awaits it starting Saturday . The Pelicans will start a three game road trip Wednesday against the Lakers and will then take on the Kings on Friday . From there , the Pelicans play the Trail Blazers , Warriors , Grizzlies , and Suns in a crucial stretch . Sunday 's game was a solid all - around effort by the Pelicans , who shot 57 percent from the floor and will look to continue that sort of efficiency Wednesday against the Lakers .
The New Orleans Pelicans (39 - 34) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (16 - 57), 110 - 88, on Sunday at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans needed to take advantage of Sunday's favorable matchup in order to keep its playoff hopes alive, and that's exactly what it did. The short - handed Timberwolves simply didn't have enough talent available to hang with the Pelicans. Anthony Davis turned in another strong outing with 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists over 37 minutes. The Pelicans are now two games behind the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West. Minnesota was already missing Kevin Martin, Kevin Garnett, Nikola Pekovic, and Ricky Rubio for this game, and things got worse when Gorgui Dieng had to leave the game with a facial contusion. Dieng was held scoreless in nine minutes before exiting the contest. Robbie Hummel returned from a 29 - game absence due to a broken hand and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench. The Timberwolves will look to end their three game losing streak Monday when they host the Jazz. New Orleans took care of business Sunday, but a tough stretch awaits it starting Saturday. The Pelicans will start a three game road trip Wednesday against the Lakers and will then take on the Kings on Friday. From there, the Pelicans play the Trail Blazers, Warriors, Grizzlies, and Suns in a crucial stretch. Sunday's game was a solid all - around effort by the Pelicans, who shot 57 percent from the floor and will look to continue that sort of efficiency Wednesday against the Lakers.
The New Orleans Pelicans (39 - 34) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (16 - 57), 110 - 88, on Sunday at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans needed to take advantage of Sunday's favorable matchup in order to keep its playoff hopes alive, and that's exactly what it did. The short - handed Timberwolves simply didn't have enough talent available to hang with the Pelicans. Anthony Davis turned in another strong outing with 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists over 37 minutes. The Pelicans are now two games behind the Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West. Minnesota was already missing Kevin Martin, Kevin Garnett, Nikola Pekovic, and Ricky Rubio for this game, and things got worse when Gorgui Dieng had to leave the game with a facial contusion. Dieng was held scoreless in nine minutes before exiting the contest. Robbie Hummel returned from a 29 - game absence due to a broken hand and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench. The Timberwolves will look to end their three game losing streak Monday when they host the Jazz. New Orleans took care of business Sunday, but a tough stretch awaits it starting Saturday. The Pelicans will start a three game road trip Wednesday against the Lakers and will then take on the Kings on Friday. From there, the Pelicans play the Trail Blazers, Warriors, Grizzlies, and Suns in a crucial stretch. Sunday's game was a solid all - around effort by the Pelicans, who shot 57 percent from the floor and will look to continue that sort of efficiency Wednesday against the Lakers.
<GAME> <DATE> 29 March 2015 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 39 34 <QTRS> 25 25 27 33 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 35 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 1 April 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Lakers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 88 <WINS-LOSSES> 16 57 <QTRS> 11 30 29 18 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 2 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 21 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 30 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 21 48 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quincy Pondexter <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Toney Douglas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <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> Jimmer Fredette <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> Ryan Anderson <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> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Justin Hamilton <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <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> Kevin Martin <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> Kevin Garnett <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> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none