Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
5
3
8
783
1115
20
15
75
84
56
67
16
12
75
31
3
34
3
31
13
13
30
139
4
54
44
81
2419
1813
75
47
37
79
117
01
118
21
118
23
04
4337
6060
74
43
58
2417
169
7
50
20
40
76
20
96
00
75
44
36
3821
6060
5
4
80
24
18
75
4
3
75
11
0
11
2
11
2
0
43
60
4
4
100
19
13
68
7
7
100
7
1
8
1
8
3
4
37
60
7
4
57
24
16
67
5
2
40
7
2
9
0
7
4
3
38
60
4
3
75
17
9
53
0
0
0
6
0
6
0
5
4
6
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
27
9
10
90
2
2
100
4
4
100
0
0
0
9
0
0
1
1
24
40
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
27
9
13
69
0
0
0
4
5
80
0
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
22
34
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
26
6
11
55
1
1
100
3
6
50
2
4
6
7
4
0
2
2
16
33
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
20
4
4
100
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
4
11
33
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
19
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
2
0
1
4
8
26
none
Austin
Rivers
Austin Rivers
False
25
8
9
89
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
3
5
17
25
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
22
6
15
40
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
0
0
1
2
16
29
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
21
4
4
100
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
4
12
15
none
Darius
Miller
Darius Miller
False
16
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
0
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
13
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
1
0
2
2
2
5
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
13
3
7
43
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
7
4
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-4
none
John
Salmons
John Salmons
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
November
2014
Monday
Moda Center
Portland
Trail Blazers
Portland
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
2
6
8
1069
621
14
3
21
72
29
40
41
30
73
26
11
37
3
13
5
22
17
91
4
23
10
43
1921
611
32
84
63
75
65
32
97
02
24
04
56
1925
6060
36
11
31
1814
84
5
1712
1110
65
78
33
111
10
52
10
65
2819
6060
2
1
50
19
6
32
8
6
75
6
3
9
0
2
0
5
19
60
3
0
0
21
11
52
4
3
75
5
2
7
2
4
4
6
25
60
3
1
33
18
8
44
17
11
65
7
3
10
1
5
1
6
28
60
6
1
17
14
4
29
12
10
83
8
3
11
0
2
0
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
31
5
12
42
0
1
0
3
3
100
1
3
4
0
0
0
3
3
13
-29
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
29
1
2
50
0
0
0
5
8
62
5
4
9
2
0
1
4
1
7
-24
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
23
7
10
70
2
2
100
4
6
67
2
3
5
1
0
0
3
2
20
-27
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
True
19
2
7
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
1
1
4
-24
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
18
0
6
0
0
2
0
3
3
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
4
4
3
-31
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
20
1
4
25
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
0
0
0
2
1
3
-16
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
18
6
10
60
0
2
0
6
9
67
0
1
1
2
4
0
1
0
18
-21
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
16
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
2
0
2
0
2
4
-18
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
16
1
6
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
3
2
2
-19
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
15
3
6
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
-13
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
12
2
5
40
1
3
33
4
4
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
9
-2
none
Ronny
Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf
False
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-14
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
-2
none
15
November
2014
Saturday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
The New Orleans Pelicans ( 5 - 3 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 2 - 6 ) 139 - 91 on Friday . Minnesota was playing without two of their veteran starters . Ricky Rubio will be out another 6 - 7 weeks with a serverely sprained left ankle , and Thaddeus Young is away from the team indefinitely to be with his family following the passing of his mother . Rookie Zach LaVine has been handed the starting point guard duties with Rubio out . LaVine started his third straight game and put up 13 points in 31 mintues . He did n't record a single assist in the game as the Timberwolves shot just 40 percent as a team . They 'll continue their two - game road trip in Dallas on Saturday when they face the Mavericks . The Pelicans seem to be coming into their own this season now that they have the healthy roster they thought they were going to have last season . Jrue Holiday scored a team - high 24 points in 28 minutes , converting all but one of his field goal attempts as the Pelicans finished the game shooting 67 percent from the field . Coach Monty Williams was on the coaching hot seat coming into the season , but with Anthony Davis having the Pelicans looking like a playoff team , everyone should be smiling in New Orleans . They have two days off before embarking on a four - game road trip that begins in Portland on Monday against the Trail Blazers .
The New Orleans Pelicans (5 - 3) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (2 - 6) 139 - 91 on Friday. Minnesota was playing without two of their veteran starters. Ricky Rubio will be out another 6 - 7 weeks with a serverely sprained left ankle, and Thaddeus Young is away from the team indefinitely to be with his family following the passing of his mother. Rookie Zach LaVine has been handed the starting point guard duties with Rubio out. LaVine started his third straight game and put up 13 points in 31 mintues. He didn't record a single assist in the game as the Timberwolves shot just 40 percent as a team. They'll continue their two - game road trip in Dallas on Saturday when they face the Mavericks. The Pelicans seem to be coming into their own this season now that they have the healthy roster they thought they were going to have last season. Jrue Holiday scored a team - high 24 points in 28 minutes, converting all but one of his field goal attempts as the Pelicans finished the game shooting 67 percent from the field. Coach Monty Williams was on the coaching hot seat coming into the season, but with Anthony Davis having the Pelicans looking like a playoff team, everyone should be smiling in New Orleans. They have two days off before embarking on a four - game road trip that begins in Portland on Monday against the Trail Blazers.
The New Orleans Pelicans (5 - 3) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (2 - 6) 139 - 91 on Friday. Minnesota was playing without two of their veteran starters. Ricky Rubio will be out another 6 - 7 weeks with a serverely sprained left ankle, and Thaddeus Young is away from the team indefinitely to be with his family following the passing of his mother. Rookie Zach LaVine has been handed the starting point guard duties with Rubio out. LaVine started his third straight game and put up 13 points in 31 mintues. He didn't record a single assist in the game as the Timberwolves shot just 40 percent as a team. They'll continue their two - game road trip in Dallas on Saturday when they face the Mavericks. The Pelicans seem to be coming into their own this season now that they have the healthy roster they thought they were going to have last season. Jrue Holiday scored a team - high 24 points in 28 minutes, converting all but one of his field goal attempts as the Pelicans finished the game shooting 67 percent from the field. Coach Monty Williams was on the coaching hot seat coming into the season, but with Anthony Davis having the Pelicans looking like a playoff team, everyone should be smiling in New Orleans. They have two days off before embarking on a four - game road trip that begins in Portland on Monday against the Trail Blazers.
<GAME> <DATE> 14 November 2014 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 139 <WINS-LOSSES> 5 3 <QTRS> 43 37 38 21 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 56 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 17 November 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <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> 91 <WINS-LOSSES> 2 6 <QTRS> 19 25 28 19 <TEAM-AST> 13 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 30 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 22 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 15 November 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 10 90 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Austin Rivers <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 9 89 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 4 4 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmer Fredette <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <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> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darius Miller <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Salmons <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> 23 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 9 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <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-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 6 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronny Turiaf <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none