Timberwolves at New Orleans (note)
Social threads listed a Timberwolves at New Orleans matchup among recent weekend scheduling chatter for the NBA, appearing alongside other broadcast and matchup notes. (The mention was part of a broader social roundup of games and broadcast schedules.) (x.com)
Minnesota and New Orleans closed the regular season on Sunday, April 12, with the Timberwolves beating the Pelicans 132-126 in Minneapolis. (espn.com) The game was played at Target Center, not in Louisiana, and New Orleans’ own game-day listing said tipoff was 7:30 p.m. Central time on April 12. (nba.com) That matters because the matchup surfaced in weekend social scheduling chatter as “Timberwolves at New Orleans,” even though the final regular-season meeting was Pelicans at Timberwolves. NBA and team schedule pages list New Orleans hosting Minnesota on December 2 and December 4, 2025, with the April 12, 2026 game in Minnesota. (nba.com) (espn.com) The season series helps explain the confusion. Minnesota played two road games in New Orleans in early December, then hosted the Pelicans again on February 6 and in the season finale on April 12. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Sunday’s game also had little playoff suspense: the Timberwolves were locked into the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, while the Pelicans had already been eliminated. The Associated Press reported Minnesota rested almost all of its regulars before the postseason. (apnews.com) Minnesota still won behind reserve-heavy minutes, and the game doubled as fan appreciation night with Kevin Garnett returning to Target Center for the first time in eight years, according to the Associated Press recap carried by ESPN. (espn.com) For New Orleans, the clearer takeaway is the calendar: the Pelicans’ home dates against Minnesota were in December, and the April weekend mention pointed to a game that was actually on the road. (espn.com)
