Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans 5/1/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The New Orleans Pelicans look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. New Orleans is 28-35 following a 109-95 Thunder on Thursday. Zion Williamson was the leading scorer for New Orleans with 27 points. The Pelicans are fourth in the Southwest Division 7 ½ games behind the first-place Dallas Mavericks and have won three of the last five.

Zion Williamson is the leading scorer for New Orleans with an average of 26.8 points per game and Brandon Ingram is second with an average of 24.2 points per game. Steven Adams is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.9 rebounds per game and Lonzo Ball is the leader in assists with an average of 5.8 per game. New Orleans is scoring an average of 115.0 points per game while shooting 48.3% overall and 35.3% from 3-point territory.

Minnesota looks for its fifth consecutive victory on Saturday when hosting in New Orleans. The Timberwolves are 20-44 following a 126-114 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Ricky Rubio was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 26 points, while Anthony Edwards scored 25 points. Although Minnesota has won four straight, the Timberwolves are last in the Northwest division 26 games behind first-place Utah.

Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 24.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, while Malik Beasley is the second-leading scorer with an average of 19.6 points per game. Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.5 assists per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 110.6 points per game while shooting 44.5% overall and 34.8% from 3-point territory.