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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

April 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Timberwolves beat the Pelicans 132-126 on 2026-04-12 at home. The Timberwolves started Joe Ingles, Donte DiVincenzo, Terrence Shannon Jr, Jaylen Clark, and Joan Beringer. The Pelicans started Jordan Hawkins, Josh Oduro, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen, and Micah Peavy. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 22 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Joe Ingles as his primary defender. Terrence Shannon Jr (Timberwolves) scored 13 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Micah Peavy as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

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Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves 132

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Terrence Shannon Jr. GS 34:40 26 4 5 1 0 3 2 6-18 0-7 14-18 +9
Joe Ingles GS 32:23 15 6 10 1 1 3 3 6-10 3-6 0-0 -8
Joan Beringer GS 31:16 24 13 2 0 7 0 3 9-12 0-0 6-9 -1
Jaylen Clark GS 30:26 8 3 2 0 1 1 2 3-9 2-7 0-0 -15
Donte DiVincenzo GS 7:32 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1-5 1-5 0-0 +1
Zyon Pullin 30:57 19 3 5 0 0 0 4 8-12 1-3 2-2 +13
Julian Phillips 26:27 16 1 1 1 0 1 5 6-12 1-5 3-6 -1
Enrique Freeman 26:07 13 7 2 2 2 2 5 4-8 2-4 3-4 +25
Rocco Zikarsky 20:14 8 9 2 0 2 1 2 2-3 0-0 4-4 +7
Totals 132 47 32 5 13 11 27 45-89 10-37 32-43

Did not play: Mike Conley (DND - Rest), Ayo Dosunmu (DND - Injury/Illness), Bones Hyland (DND - Injury/Illness)

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New Orleans Pelicans 126

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jeremiah Fears GS 41:23 36 10 5 2 1 2 3 12-28 0-5 12-14 0
Derik Queen GS 41:03 30 22 4 1 1 4 5 11-28 1-2 7-8 -5
Micah Peavy GS 40:45 21 4 3 1 2 1 6 6-12 2-4 7-8 -4
Jordan Hawkins GS 32:51 13 5 3 1 1 0 3 4-18 1-4 4-4 -15
Josh Oduro GS 31:21 4 6 2 0 0 1 6 2-2 0-0 0-1 -4
Trey Alexander 32:05 16 1 1 3 1 1 3 7-11 1-4 1-3 -4
Hunter Dickinson 20:31 6 4 2 1 0 0 2 3-8 0-2 0-0 +2
Totals 126 52 20 9 6 9 28 45-107 5-21 31-38

Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DND - Injury/Illness), Jordan Poole (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Starting lineup

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Starting lineup

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Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Timberwolves defense

Defender Guarded most
Terrence Shannon Jr Micah Peavy: 42 poss., 12 pts (1/5) · Jordan Hawkins: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Joan Beringer Derik Queen: 24 poss., 12 pts (4/5) · Josh Oduro: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Joe Ingles Jeremiah Fears: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Oduro: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zyon Pullin Trey Alexander: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jaylen Clark Jeremiah Fears: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Derik Queen: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Enrique Freeman Derik Queen: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Hawkins: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Julian Phillips Jordan Hawkins: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Derik Queen: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Rocco Zikarsky Hunter Dickinson: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Josh Oduro: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Donte DiVincenzo Jordan Hawkins: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Micah Peavy: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Jeremiah Fears Zyon Pullin: 27 poss., 12 pts (4/7) · Jaylen Clark: 23 poss., 7 pts (2/6)
Derik Queen Joan Beringer: 33 poss., 14 pts (4/10) · Enrique Freeman: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Micah Peavy Terrence Shannon Jr: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Joe Ingles: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Hawkins Terrence Shannon Jr: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylen Clark: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Josh Oduro Joe Ingles: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Enrique Freeman: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Trey Alexander Terrence Shannon Jr: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Enrique Freeman: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Hunter Dickinson Rocco Zikarsky: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3)