West#1126–56 REGULAR SEASON

New OrleansPelicans

Last@ MinnesotaApr 12 · Final

West#1126–56 REGULAR SEASON

New OrleansPelicans

Last@ MinnesotaApr 12 · Final

How good are they

Four numbers that define the team — measured across the regular season (per 100 possessions).

Net rating-4.4Scoring margin per 100 possessions

Offensive rating113.3Points scored per 100

Defensive rating117.6Points allowed per 100 · lower is better

Pace101.4Possessions per game

Recent form

Margin · last 10

-6

-26

+19

-4

-12

-32

-13

-21

-5

@MIN@BOSUTAORL@SAC@PORHOU@TOR@DET@NYK

Record · last 101–9

Avg margin-10.4

Net rating-12.4

Window	GP	Margin	Net	Win%
L5	5	-4.2	-5.4	1/5
L10	10	-10.4	-12.4	1/10
L20	20	-2.1	-4.3	7/20
Season	82	-4.5	-4.6	26/82

Research context

AI-generated

3 factors in playkey matchup is the swing variable

Rested2 day rest

NOP has 2 days of rest.

Rest & schedule

Underdog+3.5 spread

NOP is a 3.5-point underdog.

Market

Tough defenseMIN 8th DRtg

MIN ranks 8th in defensive rating.

Key matchup

Injury analysis

AI-generated

Low impactOUT is the biggest swing

Donte DiVincenzo OUTMIN · Out

MIN's Donte DiVincenzo is out (Achilles). Lower-impact bench role.

Matchup

Lineup impact

On/off net-rating swing — how the team plays with each key player on the floor versus off it.

With Queen

Point margin-4.4(+8.6)

81 GP · sufficient sample

Without Queen

Point margin-13.0(-8.6)

1 GP · thin sample

Custom splits

Interactive

Filter the team’s games this season. ATS rate, over/under rate, and average margin update live; below 8 games the sample is flagged as thin.

Location

Opponent

Role

Rest

Lineup

▼

ATS record · season53%

Matching games82

Straight-up26-56

Above-total rate51%

Avg margin-4.5

What drives the net rating

Each side's impact versus an average team, broken into the factors behind it, each ranked leaguewide.

OffensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

-1.520th

FactorValuevs avgRankTrue shooting56.8%-0.026Ball security13.9%-0.010Off. rebounding31.1%+0.08

DefensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

-2.923rd

FactorValuevs avgRankDef. rebounding67.4%-0.028

Net efficiency

-4.421st

Roster & availability

Availability updated 1 day ago · from the latest official injury report. Statuses can change up to tip-off.

Player	Role	MPG	USG%	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Trey Murphy III	Go-to scorer	35.1	23.1%	21.3	5.7	3.7	AVA
Saddiq Bey	Scorer	31.1	21.8%	17.6	5.5	2.5	AVA
Zion Williamson	Scorer	29.4	26.0%	20.8	5.6	3.3	AVA
Herbert Jones	Rotation	28.2	15.5%	8.8	3.4	2.7	AVA
Dejounte Murray	Secondary creator	27.9	26.9%	16.7	5.4	6.3	AVA
Josh Oduro	Rotation	27.0	9.9%	8.3	8.0	1.3	AVA
Jeremiah Fears	Rotation	25.6	25.7%	14.3	3.7	3.4	AVA
Derik Queen	Rotation	25.1	21.8%	11.7	7.1	3.7	AVA
Jordan Poole	Rotation	23.9	24.9%	13.5	1.9	3.0	AVA
Jose Alvarado	Rotation	21.5	16.0%	7.7	2.8	3.1	AVA
Bryce McGowens	Rotation	20.4	14.1%	7.9	2.0	1.4	AVA
Yves Missi	Rotation	19.7	12.9%	5.8	5.9	1.2	AVA

Nuvela.ai readAI-generated

III headlines the offense (21 ppg, 23% usage). Bey is the secondary option (18 ppg). Oduro anchors the glass (8.0 rpg). A 12-deep rotation; results swing with availability when any of the top minutes-earners sit.

Injury report

NOP· New Orleans Pelicans

McGowensToe

AVA

MurrayHand

AVA

MatkovicBack

AVA

PeavyRest

AVA

Murphy IIIAnkle

AVA

MissiHand

AVA

WilliamsonKnee

AVA

MIN· Minnesota Timberwolves

DiVincenzoAchilles

OUT

BeringerBack

AVA

Schedule

How they've come in and what's ahead, including the rest-and-travel picture.

Game log

season · most recent first

Date	Round	Matchup	Result	Score	Margin	ORTG	DRTG	Net	Pace
4/12	—	@ MIN	L	126-132	-6	111.8	123.5	-11.7	109.8
4/10	—	@ BOS	L	118-144	-26	109.1	135.1	-26.0	107.4
4/7	—	vs UTA	W	156-137	+19	127.7	113.6	+14.1	121.3
4/5	—	vs ORL	L	108-112	-4	102.0	105.8	-3.8	105.8
4/3	—	@ SAC	L	113-117	-4	113.9	116.1	-2.2	100.0
4/2	—	@ POR	L	106-118	-12	103.5	120.5	-17.0	100.2
3/29	—	vs HOU	L	102-134	-32	101.7	136.4	-34.7	99.3
3/27	—	@ TOR	L	106-119	-13	90.6	104.5	-13.9	115.5
3/26	—	@ DET	L	108-129	-21	89.6	115.1	-25.5	116.3
3/24	—	@ NYK	L	116-121	-5	122.5	127.8	-5.3	94.7
3/21	—	vs CLE	L	106-111	-5	108.4	114.8	-6.4	97.2
3/19	—	vs LAC	W	105-99	+6	109.7	103.0	+6.7	95.9
3/18	—	vs LAC	W	124-109	+15	127.5	115.1	+12.4	95.9
3/16	—	vs DAL	W	129-111	+18	115.2	102.6	+12.6	110.1
3/13	—	@ HOU	L	105-107	-2	112.4	112.1	+0.3	94.5
3/11	—	vs TOR	W	122-111	+11	117.8	108.8	+9.0	102.8
3/8	—	vs WAS	W	138-118	+20	130.6	119.9	+10.7	102.1
3/6	—	@ PHX	L	116-118	-2	119.2	119.9	-0.6	97.9
3/5	—	@ SAC	W	133-123	+10	124.4	115.9	+8.5	106.1
3/3	—	@ LAL	L	101-110	-9	95.0	105.3	-10.4	105.8
3/1	—	@ LAC	L	117-137	-20	112.3	137.3	-25.0	103.3
2/28	—	@ UTA	W	115-105	+10	109.8	100.5	+9.3	105.1
2/26	—	@ UTA	W	129-118	+11	123.0	113.5	+9.5	104.4
2/24	—	vs GSW	W	113-109	+4	105.5	102.7	+2.8	106.6
2/21	—	vs PHI	W	126-111	+15	123.9	104.2	+19.7	104.1
2/20	—	vs MIL	L	118-139	-21	114.2	132.5	-18.3	104.1
2/11	—	vs MIA	L	111-123	-12	105.4	115.5	-10.1	106.4
2/9	—	vs SAC	W	120-94	+26	120.0	93.4	+26.5	99.9
2/6	—	@ MIN	W	119-115	+4	119.4	120.5	-1.1	97.6
2/4	—	@ MIL	L	137-141	-4	129.5	135.1	-5.5	94.8
2/2	—	@ CHA	L	95-102	-7	97.9	102.1	-4.2	98.4
1/31	—	@ PHI	L	114-124	-10	113.2	122.6	-9.4	100.1
1/30	—	vs MEM	W	114-106	+8	113.5	103.3	+10.2	101.9
1/27	—	@ OKC	L	95-104	-9	99.3	103.9	-4.6	97.9
1/25	—	@ SAS	W	104-95	+9	103.5	98.9	+4.6	99.1
1/23	—	@ MEM	W	133-127	+6	126.0	119.0	+7.0	106.1
1/21	—	vs DET	L	104-112	-8	101.8	108.1	-6.4	102.9
1/18	—	@ HOU	L	110-119	-9	112.7	121.8	-9.1	98.0
1/16	—	@ IND	L	119-127	-8	125.0	126.6	-1.6	97.7
1/14	—	vs BKN	W	116-113	+3	118.4	112.7	+5.7	99.1
1/13	—	vs DEN	L	116-122	-6	117.6	121.9	-4.3	99.4
1/11	—	@ ORL	L	118-128	-10	123.4	131.4	-8.0	96.5
1/9	—	@ WAS	W	128-107	+21	113.7	97.7	+16.0	110.6
1/7	—	@ ATL	L	100-117	-17	90.9	105.9	-15.0	110.2
1/6	—	vs LAL	L	103-111	-8	103.1	111.9	-8.8	99.6
1/4	—	@ MIA	L	106-125	-19	95.1	111.7	-16.6	111.7
1/2	—	vs POR	L	109-122	-13	106.9	128.2	-21.2	98.2
12/31	—	@ CHI	L	118-134	-16	109.4	126.5	-17.1	106.9
12/29	—	vs NYK	L	125-130	-5	121.5	128.3	-6.8	101.7
12/27	—	vs PHX	L	114-123	-9	113.4	122.6	-9.1	100.0
12/26	—	vs PHX	L	108-115	-7	101.4	111.7	-10.2	104.7
12/23	—	@ CLE	L	118-141	-23	109.3	129.5	-20.3	108.4
12/22	—	vs DAL	W	119-113	+6	111.3	101.6	+9.8	109.1
12/20	—	vs IND	W	128-109	+19	116.4	98.9	+17.5	109.6
12/18	—	vs HOU	W	133-128	+5	122.8	114.4	+8.4	100.5
12/14	—	@ CHI	W	114-104	+10	109.6	104.5	+5.1	101.3
12/11	—	vs POR	W	143-120	+23	131.8	105.6	+26.3	111.5
12/8	—	vs SAS	L	132-135	-3	126.4	122.7	+3.7	106.8
12/6	—	@ BKN	L	101-119	-18	105.6	121.2	-15.7	96.9
12/4	—	vs MIN	L	116-125	-9	105.0	111.8	-6.8	110.6
12/2	—	vs MIN	L	142-149	-7	126.3	128.7	-2.4	102.9
11/30	—	@ LAL	L	121-133	-12	121.2	131.5	-10.2	100.9
11/29	—	@ GSW	L	96-104	-8	98.0	107.4	-9.4	97.4
11/26	—	vs MEM	L	128-133	-5	117.0	123.0	-6.0	98.9
11/24	—	vs CHI	W	143-130	+13	129.5	119.2	+10.4	109.7
11/22	—	vs ATL	L	98-115	-17	102.6	120.6	-18.0	95.5
11/21	—	@ DAL	L	115-118	-3	105.9	112.0	-6.2	107.0
11/19	—	vs DEN	L	118-125	-7	110.7	118.1	-7.4	106.7
11/17	—	vs OKC	L	109-126	-17	108.3	123.1	-14.8	101.9
11/16	—	vs GSW	L	106-124	-18	105.2	116.5	-11.3	103.2
11/14	—	vs LAL	L	104-118	-14	99.1	115.2	-16.1	104.1
11/12	—	vs POR	L	117-125	-8	122.8	132.3	-9.5	95.3
11/10	—	@ PHX	L	98-121	-23	99.6	121.4	-21.9	99.0
11/8	—	@ SAS	L	119-126	-7	117.3	126.1	-8.8	100.3
11/5	—	@ DAL	W	101-99	+2	104.1	96.3	+7.8	99.9
11/4	—	vs CHA	W	116-112	+4	119.1	113.9	+5.2	97.8
11/2	—	@ OKC	L	106-137	-31	108.1	139.2	-31.1	98.3
10/31	—	@ LAC	L	124-126	-2	125.6	125.7	-0.1	99.1
10/29	—	@ DEN	L	88-122	-34	90.0	125.6	-35.5	97.5
10/27	—	vs BOS	L	90-122	-32	91.5	126.3	-34.8	97.5
10/24	—	vs SAS	L	116-120	-4	108.7	111.7	-3.0	97.0
10/22	—	@ MEM	L	122-128	-6	112.3	116.4	-4.2	109.3

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West#1126–56 REGULAR SEASON

New OrleansPelicans

Last@ MinnesotaApr 12 · Final

West#1126–56 REGULAR SEASON

New OrleansPelicans

Last@ MinnesotaApr 12 · Final

How good are they

Four numbers that define the team — measured across the regular season (per 100 possessions).

Net rating-4.4Scoring margin per 100 possessions

Offensive rating113.3Points scored per 100

Defensive rating117.6Points allowed per 100 · lower is better

Pace101.4Possessions per game

Recent form

Margin · last 10

-6

-26

+19

-4

-12

-32

-13

-21

-5

@MIN@BOSUTAORL@SAC@PORHOU@TOR@DET@NYK

Record · last 101–9

Avg margin-10.4

Net rating-12.4

Window	GP	Margin	Net	Win%
L5	5	-4.2	-5.4	1/5
L10	10	-10.4	-12.4	1/10
L20	20	-2.1	-4.3	7/20
Season	82	-4.5	-4.6	26/82

Research context

AI-generated

3 factors in playkey matchup is the swing variable

Rested2 day rest

NOP has 2 days of rest.

Rest & schedule

Underdog+3.5 spread

NOP is a 3.5-point underdog.

Market

Tough defenseMIN 8th DRtg

MIN ranks 8th in defensive rating.

Key matchup

Injury analysis

AI-generated

Low impactOUT is the biggest swing

Donte DiVincenzo OUTMIN · Out

MIN's Donte DiVincenzo is out (Achilles). Lower-impact bench role.

Matchup

Lineup impact

On/off net-rating swing — how the team plays with each key player on the floor versus off it.

With Queen

Point margin-4.4(+8.6)

81 GP · sufficient sample

Without Queen

Point margin-13.0(-8.6)

1 GP · thin sample

Custom splits

Interactive

Filter the team’s games this season. ATS rate, over/under rate, and average margin update live; below 8 games the sample is flagged as thin.

Location

Opponent

Role

Rest

Lineup

▼

ATS record · season53%

Matching games82

Straight-up26-56

Above-total rate51%

Avg margin-4.5

What drives the net rating

Each side's impact versus an average team, broken into the factors behind it, each ranked leaguewide.

OffensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

-1.520th

FactorValuevs avgRankTrue shooting56.8%-0.026Ball security13.9%-0.010Off. rebounding31.1%+0.08

DefensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

-2.923rd

FactorValuevs avgRankDef. rebounding67.4%-0.028

Net efficiency

-4.421st

Roster & availability

Availability updated 1 day ago · from the latest official injury report. Statuses can change up to tip-off.

Player	Role	MPG	USG%	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Trey Murphy III	Go-to scorer	35.1	23.1%	21.3	5.7	3.7	AVA
Saddiq Bey	Scorer	31.1	21.8%	17.6	5.5	2.5	AVA
Zion Williamson	Scorer	29.4	26.0%	20.8	5.6	3.3	AVA
Herbert Jones	Rotation	28.2	15.5%	8.8	3.4	2.7	AVA
Dejounte Murray	Secondary creator	27.9	26.9%	16.7	5.4	6.3	AVA
Josh Oduro	Rotation	27.0	9.9%	8.3	8.0	1.3	AVA
Jeremiah Fears	Rotation	25.6	25.7%	14.3	3.7	3.4	AVA
Derik Queen	Rotation	25.1	21.8%	11.7	7.1	3.7	AVA
Jordan Poole	Rotation	23.9	24.9%	13.5	1.9	3.0	AVA
Jose Alvarado	Rotation	21.5	16.0%	7.7	2.8	3.1	AVA
Bryce McGowens	Rotation	20.4	14.1%	7.9	2.0	1.4	AVA
Yves Missi	Rotation	19.7	12.9%	5.8	5.9	1.2	AVA

Nuvela.ai readAI-generated

Injury report

NOP· New Orleans Pelicans

McGowensToe

AVA

MurrayHand

AVA

MatkovicBack

AVA

PeavyRest

AVA

Murphy IIIAnkle

AVA

MissiHand

AVA

WilliamsonKnee

AVA

MIN· Minnesota Timberwolves

DiVincenzoAchilles

OUT

BeringerBack

AVA

Schedule

How they've come in and what's ahead, including the rest-and-travel picture.

Game log

season · most recent first

Date	Round	Matchup	Result	Score	Margin	ORTG	DRTG	Net	Pace
4/12	—	@ MIN	L	126-132	-6	111.8	123.5	-11.7	109.8
4/10	—	@ BOS	L	118-144	-26	109.1	135.1	-26.0	107.4
4/7	—	vs UTA	W	156-137	+19	127.7	113.6	+14.1	121.3
4/5	—	vs ORL	L	108-112	-4	102.0	105.8	-3.8	105.8
4/3	—	@ SAC	L	113-117	-4	113.9	116.1	-2.2	100.0
4/2	—	@ POR	L	106-118	-12	103.5	120.5	-17.0	100.2
3/29	—	vs HOU	L	102-134	-32	101.7	136.4	-34.7	99.3
3/27	—	@ TOR	L	106-119	-13	90.6	104.5	-13.9	115.5
3/26	—	@ DET	L	108-129	-21	89.6	115.1	-25.5	116.3
3/24	—	@ NYK	L	116-121	-5	122.5	127.8	-5.3	94.7
3/21	—	vs CLE	L	106-111	-5	108.4	114.8	-6.4	97.2
3/19	—	vs LAC	W	105-99	+6	109.7	103.0	+6.7	95.9
3/18	—	vs LAC	W	124-109	+15	127.5	115.1	+12.4	95.9
3/16	—	vs DAL	W	129-111	+18	115.2	102.6	+12.6	110.1
3/13	—	@ HOU	L	105-107	-2	112.4	112.1	+0.3	94.5
3/11	—	vs TOR	W	122-111	+11	117.8	108.8	+9.0	102.8
3/8	—	vs WAS	W	138-118	+20	130.6	119.9	+10.7	102.1
3/6	—	@ PHX	L	116-118	-2	119.2	119.9	-0.6	97.9
3/5	—	@ SAC	W	133-123	+10	124.4	115.9	+8.5	106.1
3/3	—	@ LAL	L	101-110	-9	95.0	105.3	-10.4	105.8
3/1	—	@ LAC	L	117-137	-20	112.3	137.3	-25.0	103.3
2/28	—	@ UTA	W	115-105	+10	109.8	100.5	+9.3	105.1
2/26	—	@ UTA	W	129-118	+11	123.0	113.5	+9.5	104.4
2/24	—	vs GSW	W	113-109	+4	105.5	102.7	+2.8	106.6
2/21	—	vs PHI	W	126-111	+15	123.9	104.2	+19.7	104.1
2/20	—	vs MIL	L	118-139	-21	114.2	132.5	-18.3	104.1
2/11	—	vs MIA	L	111-123	-12	105.4	115.5	-10.1	106.4
2/9	—	vs SAC	W	120-94	+26	120.0	93.4	+26.5	99.9
2/6	—	@ MIN	W	119-115	+4	119.4	120.5	-1.1	97.6
2/4	—	@ MIL	L	137-141	-4	129.5	135.1	-5.5	94.8
2/2	—	@ CHA	L	95-102	-7	97.9	102.1	-4.2	98.4
1/31	—	@ PHI	L	114-124	-10	113.2	122.6	-9.4	100.1
1/30	—	vs MEM	W	114-106	+8	113.5	103.3	+10.2	101.9
1/27	—	@ OKC	L	95-104	-9	99.3	103.9	-4.6	97.9
1/25	—	@ SAS	W	104-95	+9	103.5	98.9	+4.6	99.1
1/23	—	@ MEM	W	133-127	+6	126.0	119.0	+7.0	106.1
1/21	—	vs DET	L	104-112	-8	101.8	108.1	-6.4	102.9
1/18	—	@ HOU	L	110-119	-9	112.7	121.8	-9.1	98.0
1/16	—	@ IND	L	119-127	-8	125.0	126.6	-1.6	97.7
1/14	—	vs BKN	W	116-113	+3	118.4	112.7	+5.7	99.1
1/13	—	vs DEN	L	116-122	-6	117.6	121.9	-4.3	99.4
1/11	—	@ ORL	L	118-128	-10	123.4	131.4	-8.0	96.5
1/9	—	@ WAS	W	128-107	+21	113.7	97.7	+16.0	110.6
1/7	—	@ ATL	L	100-117	-17	90.9	105.9	-15.0	110.2
1/6	—	vs LAL	L	103-111	-8	103.1	111.9	-8.8	99.6
1/4	—	@ MIA	L	106-125	-19	95.1	111.7	-16.6	111.7
1/2	—	vs POR	L	109-122	-13	106.9	128.2	-21.2	98.2
12/31	—	@ CHI	L	118-134	-16	109.4	126.5	-17.1	106.9
12/29	—	vs NYK	L	125-130	-5	121.5	128.3	-6.8	101.7
12/27	—	vs PHX	L	114-123	-9	113.4	122.6	-9.1	100.0
12/26	—	vs PHX	L	108-115	-7	101.4	111.7	-10.2	104.7
12/23	—	@ CLE	L	118-141	-23	109.3	129.5	-20.3	108.4
12/22	—	vs DAL	W	119-113	+6	111.3	101.6	+9.8	109.1
12/20	—	vs IND	W	128-109	+19	116.4	98.9	+17.5	109.6
12/18	—	vs HOU	W	133-128	+5	122.8	114.4	+8.4	100.5
12/14	—	@ CHI	W	114-104	+10	109.6	104.5	+5.1	101.3
12/11	—	vs POR	W	143-120	+23	131.8	105.6	+26.3	111.5
12/8	—	vs SAS	L	132-135	-3	126.4	122.7	+3.7	106.8
12/6	—	@ BKN	L	101-119	-18	105.6	121.2	-15.7	96.9
12/4	—	vs MIN	L	116-125	-9	105.0	111.8	-6.8	110.6
12/2	—	vs MIN	L	142-149	-7	126.3	128.7	-2.4	102.9
11/30	—	@ LAL	L	121-133	-12	121.2	131.5	-10.2	100.9
11/29	—	@ GSW	L	96-104	-8	98.0	107.4	-9.4	97.4
11/26	—	vs MEM	L	128-133	-5	117.0	123.0	-6.0	98.9
11/24	—	vs CHI	W	143-130	+13	129.5	119.2	+10.4	109.7
11/22	—	vs ATL	L	98-115	-17	102.6	120.6	-18.0	95.5
11/21	—	@ DAL	L	115-118	-3	105.9	112.0	-6.2	107.0
11/19	—	vs DEN	L	118-125	-7	110.7	118.1	-7.4	106.7
11/17	—	vs OKC	L	109-126	-17	108.3	123.1	-14.8	101.9
11/16	—	vs GSW	L	106-124	-18	105.2	116.5	-11.3	103.2
11/14	—	vs LAL	L	104-118	-14	99.1	115.2	-16.1	104.1
11/12	—	vs POR	L	117-125	-8	122.8	132.3	-9.5	95.3
11/10	—	@ PHX	L	98-121	-23	99.6	121.4	-21.9	99.0
11/8	—	@ SAS	L	119-126	-7	117.3	126.1	-8.8	100.3
11/5	—	@ DAL	W	101-99	+2	104.1	96.3	+7.8	99.9
11/4	—	vs CHA	W	116-112	+4	119.1	113.9	+5.2	97.8
11/2	—	@ OKC	L	106-137	-31	108.1	139.2	-31.1	98.3
10/31	—	@ LAC	L	124-126	-2	125.6	125.7	-0.1	99.1
10/29	—	@ DEN	L	88-122	-34	90.0	125.6	-35.5	97.5
10/27	—	vs BOS	L	90-122	-32	91.5	126.3	-34.8	97.5
10/24	—	vs SAS	L	116-120	-4	108.7	111.7	-3.0	97.0
10/22	—	@ MEM	L	122-128	-6	112.3	116.4	-4.2	109.3

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