{"id":421241,"date":"2025-12-03T06:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/421241\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T06:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:40:19","slug":"timberwolves-149-142-pelicans-dec-2-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/421241\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves 149-142 Pelicans (Dec 2, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS — \u2014 Anthony Edwards<\/a> scored 34 of his season-high 44 points in the second half, including a driving layup to force overtime, and Julius Randle<\/a> scored eight points in the extra period to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> to a 149-142 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Edwards, who came in averaging 37.2 points in his last five games, struggled from long range early, missing 4 of 5 3-point attempts in the first half. But he caught fire in the second half, going 5 of 8 from deep.<\/p>\n

Edwards sent the game into overtime by driving past Jose Alvarado<\/a> for a layup with 2.3 seconds left. New Orleans led 129-125 with 1:03 remaining in regulation on Derik Queen\u2019s dunk but went scoreless the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Trey Murphy III<\/a> led six Pelicans in double figures with 33 points. Saddiq Bey<\/a> had 22, and Queen and fellow rookie Jeremiah Fears<\/a> added 21.<\/p>\n

Rudy Gobert<\/a> finished with 26 points for Minnesota, including three dunks in overtime, and 13 rebounds. Jaden McDaniels<\/a> had 17 points and Randle 16 for the Timberwolves, who won their third straight.<\/p>\n

The Pelicans, with the worst record in the league (3-19), have lost 13 of their last 14 games.<\/p>\n

The Pelicans used a 15-0 run during a three-minute stretch late in the second quarter to turn a 55-53 deficit into a 68-55 lead. Bey sparked the run with seven points and Murphy added five. Murphy had 11 of his 15 first-half points in the second quarter, when the Pelicans outscored Minnesota 43-27.<\/p>\n

New Orleans played for the 12th time in 23 games without <\/a>Zion Williamson<\/a>, who was scratched with a right adductor strain. Williamson, the Pels\u2019 leading scorer, averaged 22.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in his 10 games this season.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The Pelicans host the Timberwolves again on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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