On a cold night in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, the New Orleans Pelicans rode hot shooting and strong defense to a win, shooting 44.2% while limiting the Twolves to just 99 points.
Leaving New Orleans after a tough overtime loss to Brooklyn in which the Nets scored 108 points, this was the start of a four-game road trip the team would ride until their Christmas-day matchup with Denver.
The Timberwolves did not have Karl-Anthony Towns or Jarrett Culver for this game; Towns had a knee strain and Culver was sick. Frank Jackson and Nicolo Melli did not play for the New Orleans Pelicans, while J.