The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-106, at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Timberwolves (24-9) were far from playing at their best and suffered a double-digit loss to the Pelicans (21-14) despite playing in front of a sellout 18,024 crowd at Target Center. New Orleans looked like the better team as soon as the game started and jumped to a 27-24 lead in the first quarter. A 32-22 score in the second quarter allowed New Orleans to jump to a double-digit lead at halftime, and the Timberwolves were never able to recover. New Orleans also won the third quarter by a 33-25 margin, and it seemed the game was all but over with 12 minutes left. Minnesota won the fourth quarter, but the game was all but over by that time, and the Pelicans cruised to an easy win. With the win, the Pelicans moved to 9-7 on the road, while the Timberwolves fell to 14-2 at home.

Zion Williamson was the best player for the Pelicans and finished with 27 points, six assists and four rebounds. CJ McCollum ended with 24 points, five assists and three rebounds. Brandon Ingram finished with 19 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals. Herbert Jones had 16 points and three rebounds. The Pelicans shot 55.6 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from deep.

Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves with 35 points, five assists and four rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, six rebounds and two assists. Jalen McDaniels had 11 points, two assists and two steals. No other Minnesota player scored in double digits in this game. The Timberwolves shot 45.1 percent from the field and 32.3 percent from three-point range.