The Pelicans put another stinking, losing to the Timberwolves 110-94

The New Orleans Pelicans came up against Monday night’s game Minnesota Timberwolves aiming for their second win in three games. The Pelicans again fell slightly short of Zion Williamson’s injury, as Devonte ‘Graham left his third consecutive race due to a sore left leg.

It is likely that the inclusion of a starting point guard would probably not have had the desired effect on a devastating performance involving multiple self-inflicted wounds.

The Timberwolves took control of the game fairly easily in the second quarter and never looked back, beating the Pelicans by a nice 110-96.

“We didn’t have the mentality to compete tonight, and that’s in me,” Willie Green said after the game. – I have to get our team ready to play. We weren’t ready to play. “

Pelicans started the game aggressively in the attack and fired 47.8% in the opening quarter. With as many as nine points left, New Orleans fought back to grab the 29-28 lead at the end of the first frame. The scoring situation was amazingly steady, with eight different players reaching the finish line. Vice-keeper Kira Lewis Jr. led by 7 points.

Predictably, Minnesota was led by All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, whose 10 first-quarter points paved the way for a 28-point, 10 rebound and 2-point streak at night. More importantly, Towns made two mistakes to center Jonas Valanciunas, which led Green to switch to Willy Hernangomez – not Jaxson Hayes, who got DNP – earlier than expected.

Unfortunately, New Orleans failed to hold on to the lead and then somewhere, the Timberwolves won the second quarter 38-21. The Pelicans made seven rounds in the frame alone, and combined with a series of bad shots that were as good as the moves, led Timberwolves to several easy goal scoring opportunities.

Sure, Minnesota shot 53.8% in the second quarter and nailed 5 11 of their three-point attempt, but New Orleans ’negligence was their ultimate devastation.

In the first 24 minutes, Pelicans made 12 moves and watched Timberwolves grab 10 offensive balls. Minny turned that fruit into 12 second chance points and 21 points out of turnover!

For the game, the Timberwolves won the points in the substitution battle 28-12 and ended up 24-19 ahead of the second chance points.

“21 offensive balls, 23 assists for us, that says it all,” Green said. “You can’t beat teams in this league by giving them so much wealth. They had 100 assets.”

Pels ’game wouldn’t really be disappointing if the injury didn’t add to the injury. Meanwhile, the team reported that the return of Valanciunas after a left knee bruise was questionable. However, the big man was there to start the third quarter.

However, this good news was completely short-lived as Valanciunas picked up his fourth mistake in just over a minute. Shortly after, New Orleans lagged behind by as much as 26 points. Pels managed to reduce the deficit to 20 points before the start of the fourth installment. But New Orleans never got any closer to the final margin.

The Pelicans surprisingly led Willie Hernangomez, the center in goal scoring and the third series of the rebound. In just his fourth appearance of the season, he scored 19 points and 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes.

As for the way of thinking in the locker room, Hernangomez mentioned that the players are upset.

“People are crazy. Of course we’re not trying to lose that way. We’re trying to play hard and compete, but I think it’s time to learn and grow. I think we have a great team to compete and try to make more profits. We know the third quarters have been bad for us, but I think we’ve already learned. that the Timberwolves did it. They wanted it more and they have it. “

Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 14 points, five rebounds and three assists, Kira Lewis Jr. scored 10 points and six assists, and Josh Hart and Jonas Valanciunas each scored 13 points.

If you’re wondering why Brandon Ingram hasn’t been mentioned yet, he didn’t do much. Honestly, he was gloomy.

Although Ingram was often at the center of Timberwolves ’defense, more than nine points are expected in the 2/13 Shot, and it was worrying to watch his aggression fade as the game progressed. After shooting four free throws in the first half, Ingram did not get on the line in the second half. He had only six shooting attempts in the last two quarters. He finished the game with six moves.

“It was all frustrating,” Green said. “They’re frustrated. I’m frustrated with that show. We’ll be back tomorrow and we have to get to work.”

There will certainly be another opportunity to improve tomorrow. But what the Pelicans have looked like in their last two losses is no guarantee they will.

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