Coming off [**another frustrating loss**](https://www.canishoopus.com/timberwolves-scores-results/2025/3/18/24388276/nba-final-score-timberwolves-pacers-anthony-edwards-tyrese-haliburton-rudy-gobert-jaden-mcdaniels), this time against an Indiana Pacers team missing their top-four scorers, snapping their eight-game win streak, the [**Minnesota Timberwolves**](https://www.canishoopus.com) looked to get back on track against another injured team, the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Pelicans, as they have been all season, were severely short-handed in the game with Dejounte Murray (Achilles), Herbert Jones (Rotator Cuff), and Trey Murphy III (Labrum) all out for the rest of the season.
The Wolves energy was much improved compared to their start Monday against the Pacers as Minnesota took an early 28-18 lead in the first quarter. Zion Williamson kept New Orleans in the game with scoring eight points in the first frame including a coast-to-coast buzzer-beater.
The Timberwolves would respond by scoring the first eight points of the second quarter, including a Jaylen Clark 3-pointer, pushing their lead to 14 points.
Just when it felt like the Wolves were taking control of the game, Minnesota did what they’ve done all season and refused to make things easy on themselves, allowing a 22-5 Pelicans run including a 14-0 stretch over less than three minutes of game time. The Wolves stopped the bleeding, but were unable to take the lead back before halftime, trailing 62-61 at the break.
The third quarter brought even more sloppy basketball for the Wolves as they turned it over nine times, the same number of made field goals they had in the quarter. Minnesota was able to keep the game close due in part to 12 made free throws, but trailed New Orleans 96-91 heading into a pivotal fourth quarter.
The Wolves were able to slowly crawl back into the lead over the course of the fourth quarter, taking a three-point lead on a 3-pointer by Donte DiVincenzo with 5:49 left in the game. From that point, the Wolves offense went ice-cold, missing seven of their last eight shots. They did draw eight free throws during that time, but only converted four of them.
On the other end, the Wolves were unable to get stops as the Pelicans scored made six of their last ten field goals while grabbing offensive rebounds on two of their four misses.
The Wolves fell by a score of 119-115, their second loss in a row after winning eight straight. Anthony Edwards scored 29 points, but shot 5-19 from the floor including 1-9 on shots inside the arc. Ant did make 15 of his 17 free throws. Zion was sensational all game also scoring 29 points, going 12-16 from the floor.
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**Up Next**
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Next on the schedule is another matchup with the Pelicans on Friday. It is the final game of the Wolves season-high five-game homestand. The game begins at 7:00 PM CT airing on FanDuel Sports Network.
After that, the Wolves head out on the road for a rematch with the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
**Game Highlights**
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