NBATue 9 Mar
TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves8–3 · #4
VS9:00 AM PHT
PelicansPelicansNew Orleans Pelicans4–6 · #11
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Timberwolves vs Pelicans: next game, score & head-to-head
Tip-off Tue 9 Mar, 9:00 AM PHTTuesday 9 March 2027 · 9:00 AM PHT · Target Center
Tip-off in
118days20hrs47min
The line score, the result and the final table update here once the game starts. Times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).
Rosters
Jersey numbers and positions as listed by our basketball data feed, updated 29 Oct.
Minnesota Timberwolves 27 players
- Donte DiVincenzoGuard · 28
- Daishen NixGuard · 22
- LaMelo BallGuard · 23
- Zyon PullinGuard · 23
- Rob DillinghamGuard · 20
- Anthony EdwardsGuard · 23
- Nah'Shon HylandGuard · 24
- Ayo DosunmuGuard · 25
- Tristen NewtonGuard · 23
- Jaylen ClarkGuard · 23
- Jonathan KumingaForward · 22
- Terrence Shannon Jr.Forward · 24
- Kenyon Martin Jr.Forward · 24
- Jaden McDanielsForward · 24
- Cody WilliamsForward · 20
- Joe InglesForward · 37
- Enrique FreemanForward · 24
- Trey LylesForward · 29
- Antonio ReevesForward · 24
- Rocco ZikarskyCenter · 18
- Jesse EdwardsCenter · 24
- Joan BeringerCenter · 18
- Rudy GobertCenter · 32
- Rudy GobertCenter · 31
- D. TimmePosition not listed
- E. FreemanPosition not listed
- I. EvansPosition not listed
New Orleans Pelicans 25 players
- Kobe BufkinGuard · 21
- Dejounte MurrayGuard · 28
- Bryce McGowensGuard · 23
- Jordan PooleGuard · 25
- Jaylen NowellGuard · 25
- Bennedict MathurinForward · 22
- Zion WilliamsonForward · 24
- Herbert JonesForward · 26
- Trendon WatfordForward · 24
- Saddiq BeyForward · 25
- Karlo MatkovicForward · 23
- Karlo MatkovicForward · 22
- Trey MurphyForward · 24
- Jeremiah RobinsonForward · 24
- DeAndre JordanCenter · 36
- Daniel TheisCenter · 32
- Yves MissiCenter · 20
- A. JohnsonPosition not listed
- D. QueenPosition not listed
- J. FearsPosition not listed
- J. MoorePosition not listed
- J. PierrePosition not listed
- J. ReesePosition not listed
- M. DiaPosition not listed
- Y. MissiPosition not listed
Top players
Current roster, NBA 2026-27, per game
Timberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · 4 games · 28.7 min
- PTS
- 26.8
- REB
- 2.2
- AST
- 3.0
Ayo DosunmuG · 11 games · 29.1 min
- PTS
- 16.5
- REB
- 4.2
- AST
- 2.6
LaMelo BallG · 11 games · 25.6 min
- PTS
- 16.4
- REB
- 3.3
- AST
- 5.6
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · 9 games · 30.5 min
- PTS
- 18.2
- REB
- 5.0
- AST
- 2.6
Trey MurphyF · 8 games · 30.5 min
- PTS
- 15.6
- REB
- 4.4
- AST
- 3.9
J. Fears10 games · 27.3 min
- PTS
- 15.5
- REB
- 4.9
- AST
- 5.3
Likely starting five
The current roster's five players with the most starts in 2026-27, then minutes. Based on last season, not an official lineup.
Timberwolves
G
LaMelo Ball8 starts · 25.6 min · 16.4 pts
G
Ayo Dosunmu4 starts · 29.1 min · 16.5 pts
F
Jaden McDaniels8 starts · 31.3 min · 15.5 pts
F
Jonathan Kuminga8 starts · 28.2 min · 11.5 pts
C
Rudy Gobert7 starts · 27.0 min · 7.0 pts
Pelicans
F
Karlo Matkovic4 starts · 18.1 min · 9.4 pts
F
Herbert Jones3 starts · 21.7 min · 5.7 pts
F
Saddiq Bey1 starts · 24.6 min · 13.0 pts
F
Bennedict Mathurin1 starts · 14.1 min · 4.7 pts
J. Fears6 starts · 27.3 min · 15.5 pts
Player stats
NBA 2026-27, per game, current roster players who played that season. Most minutes first.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 11 | 8 | 31.3 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 48.7 | 35.0 | 84.0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 11 | 4 | 29.1 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 44.2 | 46.5 | 89.3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 4 | 4 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 50.7 | 29.0 | 88.0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 11 | 8 | 28.2 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 36.4 | 64.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | 10 | 7 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 39.0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 11 | 8 | 25.6 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 51.1 | 38.8 | 82.1 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 8 | 0 | 20.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 47.6 | 37.0 | 75.8 |
| Trey Lyles | 11 | 0 | 18.0 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 30.6 | 76.9 |
| Joan Beringer | 11 | 1 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 70.6 | – | 77.3 |
| Jaylen Clark | 10 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 38.5 | 80.0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | 11 | 0 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 25.0 | 29.8 | 80.0 |
| Rocco Zikarsky | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | – |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 2 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | 50.0 |
| Antonio Reeves | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Cody Williams | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| Enrique Freeman | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Zyon Pullin | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| I. Evans | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| D. Timme | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 | 30.5 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 73.9 | 50.0 | 64.9 |
| Trey Murphy | 8 | 5 | 30.5 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 55.2 | 34.7 | 83.9 |
| Dejounte Murray | 6 | 2 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 50.0 | 21.4 | 94.7 |
| J. Fears | 10 | 6 | 27.3 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 46.4 | 33.3 | 73.9 |
| Saddiq Bey | 10 | 1 | 24.6 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 40.0 | 29.5 | 87.9 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 3 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 53.3 | 21.7 | 80.0 |
| D. Queen | 10 | 0 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 58.8 | 18.2 | 87.5 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 10 | 4 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 62.5 | 52.8 | 70.0 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 1 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| DeAndre Jordan | 2 | 2 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 100.0 | – | 66.7 |
| Trendon Watford | 7 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 78.3 |
| Jordan Poole | 4 | 0 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 100.0 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 10 | 1 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 46.7 | 24.0 | 100.0 |
| J. Pierre | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | 50.0 | 75.0 |
| Bryce McGowens | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 87.5 |
| J. Moore | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 25.0 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | – |
| M. Dia | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| A. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| J. Reese | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
GP games played · GS games started · MIN minutes.
What to watch
The numbers behind this game
- Head to head: Timberwolves won 4 of the last 5 meetings on record.
- Top scorers on the current rosters, 2026-27 points per game: Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves, 26.8) and Zion Williamson (Pelicans, 18.2).
- Timberwolves won 4 of 5 most recent games on record.
- Pelicans won 3 of 5 most recent games on record.
Players to watch
Each team's leader per game, NBA 2026–2027
Pointsper game
Anthony EdwardsMinnesota Timberwolves · G
26.8Zion WilliamsonNew Orleans Pelicans · F
18.2Reboundsper game
Rudy GobertMinnesota Timberwolves · C
10.5Yves MissiNew Orleans Pelicans · C
9.0Assistsper game
LaMelo BallMinnesota Timberwolves · G
5.6J. FearsNew Orleans Pelicans
5.33-pointersper game
LaMelo BallMinnesota Timberwolves · G
3.0Trey MurphyNew Orleans Pelicans · F
2.1Projected starting five
Based on each team's starters in its last game. Not confirmed.
Timberwolves
G
Ayo Dosunmu16.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 2.6 ast
G
LaMelo Ball16.4 pts · 3.3 reb · 5.6 ast
F
Jonathan Kuminga11.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 2.4 ast
C
Rudy Gobert7.0 pts · 10.5 reb · 1.2 ast
F
Jaden McDaniels15.5 pts · 5.8 reb · 3.6 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Bucks
Pelicans
F
Trey Murphy15.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.9 ast
J. Fears15.5 pts · 4.9 reb · 5.3 ast
F
Zion Williamson18.2 pts · 5.0 reb · 2.6 ast
F
Herbert Jones5.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.0 ast
F
Karlo Matkovic9.4 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.9 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Grizzlies
Key matchup
Each team's top scorer this season, per game
Anthony EdwardsTimberwolves · G
Zion WilliamsonPelicans · F
Team stats this season
NBA 2026-2027, per game
Points per gameTimberwolves: 118.1Pelicans: 120.5
Points allowedTimberwolves: 107.0Pelicans: 120.8
Win %Timberwolves: .727Pelicans: .400
Home / away recordTimberwolves: 4–2Pelicans: 3–4
Schedule & rest
Days off before tip-off, and the last five results
Timberwolves
B2B
2nd night of a back-to-back · Home stand, game 1 of 4
Pelicans
1 day
Road trip, game 2 of 3
Trends
What the numbers say, without the odds
- Timberwolves have won their last 4 gamesCurrent streak
- Ayo Dosunmu had 20+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- LaMelo Ball had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- Zion Williamson had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- Trey Murphy had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- J. Fears had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
Head to head
The last 5 meetings in the leagues we follow
4Timberwolves wins
5 games1Pelicans win
Top scorer: Ayo Dosunmu 23 pts
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans, final, 132–126
Top scorer: J. Fears 36 pts
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans, final, 115–119
Top scorer: Anthony Edwards 35 pts
New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves, final, 116–125
Top scorer: Julius Randle 28 pts
New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves, final after overtime, 142–149
Top scorer: Anthony Edwards 44 pts
Form & schedule
Each team's last five results before this game, and the games either side of it.
All times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).