45pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsMIN
Nov 23, 2016
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head
The all-time win record is tied 41-41 across 82 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
Visiting teams won 39 of 82 games in this matchup (47.6%).
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026MIN
41
vs
NOP
41
82 meetings
All-time
Win record tied 41-41
Recent form
MIN 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
MIN won 132-126 on Apr 12, 2026
Closeness
No win gap: 41-41
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.3 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 12, 26
MIN 132-126 NOP
MINFeb 6, 26
MIN 115-119 NOP
NOPDec 4, 25
NOP 116-125 MIN
MINDec 2, 25
NOP 142-149 MIN
MINMar 21, 25
MIN 134-93 NOP
MINMar 19, 25
MIN 115-119 NOP
NOPJan 7, 25
NOP 97-104 MIN
MINJan 3, 24
MIN 106-117 NOP
NOPDec 11, 23
NOP 121-107 MIN
NOPNov 18, 23
NOP 120-121 MIN
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | MIN | NOP | 132–126 | MIN |
| Feb 6, 2026 | MIN | NOP | 115–119 | NOP |
| Dec 4, 2025 | NOP | MIN | 116–125 | MIN |
| Dec 2, 2025 | NOP | MIN | 142–149 | MIN |
| Mar 21, 2025 | MIN | NOP | 134–93 | MIN |
| Mar 19, 2025 | MIN | NOP | 115–119 | NOP |
| Jan 7, 2025 | NOP | MIN | 97–104 | MIN |
| Jan 3, 2024 | MIN | NOP | 106–117 | NOP |
| Dec 11, 2023 | NOP | MIN | 121–107 | NOP |
| Nov 18, 2023 | NOP | MIN | 120–121 | MIN |
Last Meeting
Apr 12, 2026Final
MIN
132
HOME
NOP
126
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by6
Game 82 of all-time series
Matchup context
Minnesota Timberwolves have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. The complete decided record is tied 41-41. The 11.3-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2002 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.3 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
41W
41W
MIN
NOP
50%50%
Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season82 games
41
41
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
134–93+41
Mar 21, 2025
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
139–91+48
Nov 14, 2014
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | MIN ↕ | NOP ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
19-21
MIN
AWAY
20-22
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.3 pts on average
11.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIN-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time50%
NOP-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time50%
Last 10 Results
MIN / NOP
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 53 of 82 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
1
MIN OT Wins
0
NOP OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
136-140 on May 1, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
MIN Biggest Leads
+41pts
Apr 13, 2016
#2:+34 pts·Apr 9, 2008
#3:+26 pts·Nov 23, 2016
NOP Biggest Leads
+53pts
Nov 14, 2014
#2:+36 pts·Dec 22, 2007
#3:+34 pts·Jan 6, 2018
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Nov 24, 2006
Average per Game
6.1
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
14
Jan 11, 2022
Average Ties per Game
5.2
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,123
Mar 10, 2012
Lowest
1,638
May 1, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
15,215
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
MIN46.0%
NOP46.4%
NOP +0.4 pp
3P%
MIN34.9%
NOP36.0%
NOP +1.1 pp
FT%
MIN77.3%
NOP77.4%
NOP +0.1 pp
TS%
MIN55.1%
NOP55.0%
MIN +0.1 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 427 | 19 | 22.5 | 36 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 379 | 19 | 19.9 | 29 |
| Kevin Love | 282 | 15 | 18.8 | 31 |
| Kevin Garnett | 264 | 14 | 18.9 | 29 |
| Anthony Edwards | 204 | 8 | 25.5 | 37 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 183 | 18 | 10.2 | 20 |
| Al Jefferson | 161 | 9 | 17.9 | 25 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 151 | 8 | 18.9 | 27 |
| Zach LaVine | 143 | 9 | 15.9 | 26 |
| Ryan Gomes | 137 | 9 | 15.2 | 21 |
| Ricky Rubio | 113 | 11 | 10.3 | 15 |
| Naz Reid | 111 | 10 | 11.1 | 20 |
| Troy Hudson | 103 | 9 | 11.4 | 22 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 102 | 7 | 14.6 | 21 |
| Corey Brewer | 94 | 11 | 8.6 | 18 |
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 469 | 17 | 27.6 | 45 |
| Jrue Holiday | 378 | 18 | 21.0 | 37 |
| Chris Paul | 319 | 15 | 21.3 | 35 |
| David West | 226 | 18 | 12.6 | 23 |
| Brandon Ingram | 217 | 10 | 21.7 | 34 |
| Zion Williamson | 171 | 6 | 28.5 | 43 |
| Eric Gordon | 163 | 10 | 16.3 | 31 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 141 | 10 | 14.1 | 22 |
| Tyreke Evans | 111 | 8 | 13.9 | 22 |
| Ryan Anderson | 110 | 6 | 18.3 | 31 |
| Lonzo Ball | 108 | 6 | 18.0 | 33 |
| Rasual Butler | 104 | 12 | 8.7 | 23 |
| Dante Cunningham | 100 | 13 | 7.7 | 17 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 94 | 11 | 8.6 | 31 |
| P.J. Brown | 83 | 8 | 10.4 | 13 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
Zion Williamson
NOPvsMIN
Dec 28, 2022
42pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsMIN
Feb 10, 2017
38pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsMIN
Feb 3, 2018
37pts
Anthony Edwards
MINvsNOP
Jan 25, 2023
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
57 games with complete quarter lines
MINNOP
How they create points
53 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q4 scoring: MIN +1.8 points57 games
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 27.2
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.9
Widest fingerprint gap
MIN +1.8 q4 scoring
Questions about this record: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans
How do recent Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans results compare with the complete record?
Minnesota Timberwolves have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. The complete decided record is tied 41-41. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.