Timberwolves vs Pelicans: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Minnesota Timberwolves23wins
New Orleans Pelicans17Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Timberwolves and the Pelicans have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Timberwolves lead the series 23-17.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Timberwolves won 5 and the Pelicans won 1. The most recent game, on November 6, 2026, ended Timberwolves 115-109.
The home team won 19 of the 40 games (48%). These matchups averaged 228.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.1 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2017-18, Pelicans in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2027 in Minnesota.
Next meetings
| Mar 8, 2027 | Pelicans @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EST | MIN 86% |
| Mar 16, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Timberwolves | NOP 93 – 134 MIN · 2025-03-21 |
| Pelicans | MIN 96 – 117 NOP · 2016-11-23 |
2026-27 MIN 1 – 0 NOP
| 2026-11-06 | MIN 115 – 109 NOP | Final |
2025-26 MIN 3 – 1 NOP
| 2026-04-12 | NOP 126 – 132 MIN | Final |
| 2026-02-06 | NOP 119 – 115 MIN | Final |
| 2025-12-04 | MIN 125 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2025-12-02 | MIN 149 – 142 NOP | Final/OT |
2024-25 MIN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2025-03-21 | NOP 93 – 134 MIN | Final |
| 2025-03-19 | NOP 119 – 115 MIN | Final |
| 2025-01-07 | MIN 104 – 97 NOP | Final |
2023-24 MIN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2024-01-03 | NOP 117 – 106 MIN | Final |
| 2023-12-11 | MIN 107 – 121 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-18 | MIN 121 – 120 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-08 | NOP 101 – 122 MIN | Final |
2022-23 MIN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2023-04-09 | NOP 108 – 113 MIN | Final |
| 2023-01-25 | MIN 111 – 102 NOP | Final |
| 2022-12-28 | MIN 118 – 119 NOP | Final |
2021-22 MIN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2022-01-11 | MIN 125 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-22 | MIN 110 – 96 NOP | Final |
| 2021-10-25 | NOP 107 – 98 MIN | Final |
| 2021-10-23 | NOP 89 – 96 MIN | Final |
2020-21 MIN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2021-05-01 | NOP 140 – 136 MIN | Final/OT |
| 2021-03-11 | MIN 135 – 105 NOP | Final |
| 2021-01-23 | NOP 110 – 120 MIN | Final |
2019-20 MIN 1 – 2 NOP
| 2020-03-08 | NOP 120 – 107 MIN | Final |
| 2020-03-03 | MIN 139 – 134 NOP | Final |
| 2019-12-18 | NOP 107 – 99 MIN | Final |
2018-19 MIN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2019-02-08 | MIN 117 – 122 NOP | Final |
| 2019-01-12 | NOP 106 – 110 MIN | Final |
| 2018-12-31 | MIN 114 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2018-11-14 | NOP 100 – 107 MIN | Final |
2017-18 MIN 4 – 0 NOP
| 2018-02-03 | NOP 107 – 118 MIN | Final |
| 2018-01-06 | NOP 98 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2017-11-29 | MIN 120 – 102 NOP | Final |
| 2017-11-01 | MIN 104 – 98 NOP | Final |
2016-17 MIN 0 – 3 NOP
| 2017-03-19 | MIN 109 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-10 | NOP 122 – 106 MIN | Final |
| 2016-11-23 | MIN 96 – 117 NOP | Final |
2015-16 MIN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2016-04-13 | NOP 109 – 144 MIN | Final |
| 2016-02-27 | MIN 112 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2016-02-08 | NOP 116 – 102 MIN | Final |
| 2016-01-19 | MIN 99 – 114 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.