National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 113, New Orleans 102
Friday, December 14, 2012 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 14, 2012
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #7 Kevin Fehr, #42 Eric Lewis, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance: 14671
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final1234T
Minnesota 28223231113
New Orleans 23272329102
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3
New Orleans 0-0 0-0 0-0 L6
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New Orleans Pelicans have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 0-0 while on the road this season.
  • New Orleans has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Pelicans have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Timberwolves have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Austin Rivers played 37:32 minutes and scored 27 points. He shot 64.3% from the field and has averaged 0 points over the last five games.
  • Nikola Pekovic played 31:50 minutes and scored 31 points. He shot 77.8% from the field and has averaged 0 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the New Orleans Pelicans average � points per game and hold opponents to � points per game. The Minnesota Timberwolves average � points per game and hold opponents to � points per game.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota   New Orleans
Nikola Pekovic 31 Scoring Austin Rivers 27
Luke Ridnour 10 Assists Greivis Vasquez 16
Andrei Kirilenko 11 Rebounds Al-Farouq Aminu 8
Kevin Love 5 Free Throws Made Austin Rivers 4
Luke Ridnour 4 Steals Ryan Anderson 2
Greg Stiemsma 2 Blocks Anthony Davis 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3P FT Ast Reb
Minnesota 113 53.4 7-17 12-17 29 40
New Orleans 102 53.8 11-24 7-10 26 30
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.