\NIK-oh-la PEK-ah-vich\
Nikola Pekovic
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 243 lbs.
Born: January 3, 1986 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 2nd round (1st pick, 31st overall), 2008 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 2010
Age: 27 years, 141 days ▪ Experience: 3 years
Play-by-play data available for the 2000-01 through 2012-13 seasons.
Play-by-play data not updated daily (current season data through games of Wed, May 22, 2013).
Play-by-play stats are unofficial. Minor differences with official season totals may exist.
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | D. Williams | MIN | 375:54 | -4.1 | +0.5 | -.049 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -.100 | -.060 | +6.0 | +6.9 | +.034 | -4.1 | -1.4 | -5.2 | -4.6 | -5.2 | -3.0 | -6.6 | +1.1 | +2.4 | -4.2 | -2.4 | -3.2 |
| 2 | A. Kirilenko | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 174:01 | -2.5 | +1.4 | -.034 | -1.0 | +1.6 | -.087 | -.040 | +7.1 | +6.7 | +.115 | +1.0 | +5.4 | +12.8 | +7.0 | +12.8 | +5.9 | +13.1 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -2.2 | +4.7 | -3.1 |
| 3 | D. Cunningham | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 153:55 | -1.6 | +3.2 | -.034 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -.169 | -.050 | +3.2 | +7.6 | -.162 | -2.8 | +4.6 | +7.4 | -0.6 | +7.4 | +1.9 | +4.1 | +1.3 | +2.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -4.5 |
| 4 | A. Kirilenko | M. Lee | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 103:26 | +1.2 | +10.7 | -.039 | -2.0 | +1.1 | -.121 | -.055 | +5.7 | +5.7 | +.087 | +6.1 | +8.3 | +13.6 | +1.9 | +13.6 | +5.1 | +10.9 | +2.7 | +4.0 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -3.3 |
| 5 | M. Gelabale | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | D. Williams | MIN | 102:06 | -8.1 | -5.0 | -.069 | -2.6 | -2.7 | -.108 | -.083 | +9.6 | +9.5 | +.101 | -9.2 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +1.0 | +2.2 | -5.9 | -3.0 | -2.5 | +2.4 | -2.3 |
| 6 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | B. Roy | D. Williams | MIN | 83:24 | -4.5 | -13.3 | +.018 | -4.3 | -2.3 | -.187 | +.001 | +7.1 | +10.9 | -.001 | -6.3 | -3.0 | -2.1 | +4.6 | -2.1 | +0.9 | +2.1 | -1.6 | -1.4 | +3.1 | +5.2 | -3.5 |
| 7 | D. Cunningham | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | MIN | 75:50 | +3.9 | -1.2 | +.053 | -0.5 | -14.4 | +.262 | +.050 | +12.9 | +17.9 | -.021 | +20.2 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -0.7 | -1.5 | +8.1 | +4.4 | -2.8 | -6.8 | -7.5 |
| 8 | J. Howard | M. Lee | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 51:08 | +2.0 | +5.0 | -.007 | +4.0 | -4.0 | +.313 | +.014 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -.131 | +5.0 | +5.0 | +11.4 | +5.0 | +11.4 | +5.0 | +11.4 | 0.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | +1.0 | -1.5 |
| 9 | J. Barea | C. Budinger | D. Cunningham | N. Pekovic | A. Shved | MIN | 34:12 | +7.0 | -1.4 | +.086 | +4.4 | +8.8 | +.028 | +.112 | -13.9 | -12.4 | -.446 | +4.5 | +2.9 | +7.1 | +3.5 | +7.1 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +13.3 | -9.0 | +4.6 | +8.8 | +0.8 |
| 10 | J. Barea | D. Cunningham | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | A. Shved | MIN | 30:38 | -4.9 | -8.0 | -.010 | -5.9 | -5.1 | -.189 | -.040 | +9.5 | +7.2 | +.176 | -6.3 | -2.5 | -6.8 | -3.3 | -6.8 | -3.6 | -9.1 | -1.8 | +0.6 | -5.2 | -3.0 | -0.9 |
| Player Average | 1959:38 | -2.4 | +0.8 | -.032 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -.065 | -.042 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +.015 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | D. Williams | MIN | 545:01 | -5.0 | -0.8 | -.052 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -.106 | -.065 | +7.4 | +8.6 | +.038 | -4.8 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -3.5 | -3.1 | -2.1 | -4.6 | +0.5 | +1.6 | -4.1 | -2.0 | -3.2 |
| 2 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | D. Williams | MIN | 539:47 | -4.4 | -3.0 | -.034 | -2.8 | -1.1 | -.147 | -.048 | +7.2 | +8.8 | +.027 | -4.4 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -1.5 | +1.3 | -3.0 | +0.1 | -3.4 |
| 3 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | MIN | 465:15 | -2.6 | +0.4 | -.032 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -.028 | -.041 | +7.7 | +9.9 | +.010 | +1.0 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -3.8 | -3.7 | -2.2 | -4.8 | +2.3 | +3.2 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -4.2 |
| 4 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | R. Rubio | D. Williams | MIN | 401:02 | -4.2 | +0.3 | -.049 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -.082 | -.058 | +6.8 | +7.9 | +.032 | -3.2 | -1.4 | -5.2 | -4.7 | -5.2 | -3.1 | -6.8 | +1.8 | +2.8 | -4.2 | -2.7 | -3.3 |
| 5 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 382:27 | -1.6 | +2.2 | -.029 | -1.7 | +1.3 | -.118 | -.039 | +6.4 | +8.4 | .000 | +1.4 | +5.3 | +10.6 | +3.7 | +10.6 | +4.3 | +9.4 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | +1.7 | -4.0 |
| 6 | A. Kirilenko | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 324:25 | -1.8 | +5.1 | -.045 | -1.2 | +1.3 | -.082 | -.053 | +7.5 | +7.4 | +.105 | +2.7 | +6.5 | +12.6 | +4.2 | +12.6 | +5.3 | +11.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.9 | +1.8 | -3.4 |
| 7 | D. Cunningham | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 271:14 | +1.0 | +2.2 | .000 | -2.4 | -6.5 | -.025 | -.014 | +5.1 | +8.7 | -.071 | +4.7 | +2.9 | +5.0 | +0.5 | +5.0 | +1.8 | +4.1 | +4.3 | +3.4 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -4.9 |
| 8 | D. Cunningham | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 217:23 | -0.1 | +5.7 | -.030 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -.111 | -.044 | +0.4 | +2.8 | -.087 | -2.0 | +3.8 | +5.9 | -0.5 | +5.9 | +1.6 | +3.5 | +2.5 | +1.5 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.8 |
| 9 | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 206:38 | -3.4 | +2.4 | -.050 | -0.3 | +2.2 | -.055 | -.052 | +7.2 | +5.6 | +.134 | +0.1 | +5.5 | +13.1 | +6.7 | +13.1 | +6.0 | +13.3 | -3.9 | -2.9 | -2.2 | +5.0 | -3.0 |
| 10 | A. Kirilenko | K. Love | N. Pekovic | A. Shved | MIN | 199:50 | -1.5 | +3.7 | -.034 | -1.1 | +2.8 | -.112 | -.042 | +5.2 | +5.1 | +.071 | +1.2 | +6.8 | +14.5 | +6.5 | +14.5 | +6.5 | +14.0 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.9 | +4.7 | -3.8 |
| Player Average | 1959:38 | -2.4 | +0.8 | -.032 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -.065 | -.042 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +.015 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 1163:07 | -2.3 | +0.5 | -.029 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -.089 | -.040 | +7.2 | +9.0 | +.020 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +3.8 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -3.9 |
| 2 | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | D. Williams | MIN | 739:24 | -5.7 | -3.9 | -.043 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -.133 | -.057 | +8.2 | +9.9 | +.034 | -6.0 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -1.8 | +0.6 | -3.2 | +0.3 | -3.2 |
| 3 | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | R. Rubio | MIN | 692:41 | -2.4 | +1.4 | -.035 | -1.8 | -2.6 | -.055 | -.046 | +7.1 | +8.7 | +.026 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -2.2 | +2.4 | +2.4 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -3.3 |
| 4 | N. Pekovic | R. Rubio | D. Williams | MIN | 614:47 | -4.8 | -0.6 | -.052 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -.100 | -.066 | +7.6 | +9.3 | +.023 | -4.6 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -3.4 | +0.5 | +1.5 | -4.1 | -1.9 | -3.4 |
| 5 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | D. Williams | MIN | 577:10 | -4.6 | -2.7 | -.038 | -2.7 | -1.4 | -.129 | -.052 | +7.5 | +9.3 | +.022 | -4.5 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -1.7 | -3.6 | -1.2 | +1.9 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -3.6 |
| 6 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | R. Rubio | MIN | 555:01 | -3.3 | +0.9 | -.042 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -.046 | -.052 | +8.5 | +10.6 | +.021 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -2.3 | -5.1 | +1.8 | +3.2 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -3.9 |
| 7 | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | A. Shved | MIN | 495:38 | -1.4 | +3.0 | -.032 | -1.4 | +1.0 | -.095 | -.041 | +5.2 | +6.4 | +.018 | +0.9 | +4.5 | +9.1 | +3.1 | +9.1 | +3.7 | +8.1 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1.5 | +1.4 | -3.2 |
| 8 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | A. Shved | MIN | 468:20 | -1.9 | +2.5 | -.033 | -2.1 | +1.3 | -.139 | -.045 | +6.4 | +7.9 | +.016 | +0.6 | +4.9 | +9.1 | +2.2 | +9.1 | +3.4 | +7.4 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -1.0 | +0.9 | -4.1 |
| 9 | K. Love | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 426:31 | -2.3 | +3.8 | -.045 | -0.4 | +0.9 | -.035 | -.048 | +6.5 | +6.4 | +.087 | +1.6 | +5.5 | +10.8 | +3.9 | +10.8 | +4.6 | +10.0 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -2.8 | +2.2 | -3.4 |
| 10 | D. Cunningham | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 405:53 | +1.7 | +5.2 | -.007 | -2.0 | -5.3 | -.019 | -.021 | +3.6 | +4.6 | +.007 | +5.1 | +3.7 | +6.7 | +1.2 | +6.7 | +2.5 | +5.6 | +4.4 | +2.5 | -2.6 | -2.7 | -3.0 |
| Player Average | 1959:38 | -2.4 | +0.8 | -.032 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -.065 | -.042 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +.015 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | N. Pekovic | L. Ridnour | MIN | 1556:20 | -2.6 | +0.7 | -.033 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -.071 | -.043 | +6.5 | +7.9 | +.028 | -0.4 | +2.2 | +3.7 | +0.4 | +3.7 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -3.3 |
| 2 | A. Kirilenko | N. Pekovic | MIN | 1344:35 | -2.6 | +0.7 | -.032 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -.094 | -.044 | +7.8 | +9.7 | +.020 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +3.3 | -0.2 | +3.3 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +1.5 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -4.0 |
| 3 | N. Pekovic | R. Rubio | MIN | 875:06 | -2.4 | +2.1 | -.038 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -.064 | -.051 | +7.2 | +8.3 | +.040 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | -2.2 | +0.6 | -0.4 | -1.0 | +2.3 | +2.0 | -4.1 | -3.1 | -3.2 |
| 4 | N. Pekovic | D. Williams | MIN | 849:53 | -5.2 | -3.4 | -.041 | -3.0 | -2.8 | -.111 | -.056 | +8.1 | +10.3 | +.018 | -5.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -1.6 | +0.8 | -3.1 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| 5 | N. Pekovic | A. Shved | MIN | 748:49 | -1.8 | +2.4 | -.033 | -1.3 | +1.0 | -.089 | -.042 | +3.8 | +5.4 | -.011 | -1.2 | +4.6 | +8.5 | +1.9 | +8.5 | +3.2 | +7.1 | +0.6 | -1.5 | -1.4 | +1.7 | -2.7 |
| 6 | D. Cunningham | N. Pekovic | MIN | 716:30 | -0.3 | +2.5 | -.016 | -2.2 | -4.5 | -.036 | -.030 | +4.4 | +6.1 | -.004 | +1.7 | +3.3 | +5.8 | +0.7 | +5.8 | +2.2 | +4.8 | +2.9 | +0.5 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.9 |
| 7 | J. Barea | N. Pekovic | MIN | 511:35 | -2.2 | +1.4 | -.032 | -1.2 | -1.9 | -.029 | -.039 | +4.5 | +6.6 | -.023 | -1.1 | +2.8 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -2.9 |
| 8 | K. Love | N. Pekovic | MIN | 483:36 | -2.4 | +4.7 | -.050 | -0.5 | +1.2 | -.043 | -.054 | +5.7 | +7.1 | +.029 | +0.5 | +7.0 | +12.9 | +3.6 | +12.9 | +5.3 | +11.2 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -3.0 | +2.3 | -4.0 |
| 9 | M. Lee | N. Pekovic | MIN | 186:32 | +1.9 | +4.4 | -.002 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +.026 | -.002 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +.003 | +5.6 | +5.4 | +11.6 | +5.1 | +11.6 | +5.3 | +11.6 | +1.8 | +0.5 | -1.4 | +1.2 | -2.4 |
| 10 | C. Budinger | N. Pekovic | MIN | 173:14 | -0.1 | -3.4 | +.016 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -.024 | +.012 | +5.6 | +8.3 | -.021 | +4.5 | -2.5 | -3.3 | +1.1 | -3.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | +6.5 | +2.9 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -2.1 |
| Player Average | 1959:38 | -2.4 | +0.8 | -.032 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -.065 | -.042 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +.015 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ||