MINNEAPOLIS -- The New Orleans Pelicans will be happy to say goodbye to the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
The Wolves whipped the Pelicans 118-107 on Saturday night at the Target Center to complete a four-game sweep of their season series.
The Pelicans were never in this one as the Timberwolves opened early double-digit leads and led from start to finish.
New Orleans started the game like a team playing the second night of a back-to-back. They missed 10 of their first 11 field goal attempts and fell into early holes of 9-0 and 26-8 before rallying behind Anthony Davis, who scored 19 of his game-high 38 points in the first quarter.
The Timberwolves extended a 66-53 halftime lead to as many as 22 points in the third quarter. The Pelicans never got within double digits from there.
Jimmy Butler led five Minnesota scorers in double figures with 30 points. The Timberwlves (34-22) shot 50.5 percent from the field and hit 10 of 21 3-pointers (47.6 percent).
Nikola Mirotic, who was acquired this week in a trade with Chicago, recorded a double-double in his Pelicans debut. He scored 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting and added 12 rebounds.
One night after scoring 43 in a 114-100 win against Oklahoma City, Davis played 37 minutes and needed 30 field goal attempts to reach his point total.
Jrue Holiday struggled through an off night, scoring just 9 points on 3-of-13 shooting and failing to connect on any of his three 3-point attempts.
Cheick Diallo had 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench
NOTES: Gentry said the Pelicans were in pursuit of Mirotic before DeMarcus Cousins suffered his season-ending Achilles tendon injury. "We just thought it was a good fit," Gentry said. ... Gentry said Emeka Okafor was signed to a 10-day contract to improve the team's depth off the bench. "We just needed him for some size," Gentry said. ... Several celebrities attended the game, including boxer Floyd Mayweather, singer Sting, Chef Guy Fieri, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, former NFL star Tony Gonzalez and rappers Shaggy and G-Eazy, who performed at halftime. ... The Timberwolves have the second best home record in the NBA at 22-6.