Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Jan 5, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	10	26	27	27	90
MIN	30	19	20	29	98

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, 98-90. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 22 points, five rebounds and five steals for the Timberwolves, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 17 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks in the victory. Josh Giddey tallied 14 points, 15 rebounds and six assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 18-20 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 13-24.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Aaron WigginsSF	37	5-13	0-5	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	3	-18	11
17Aleksej PokusevskiPF	16	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	1	2	0	-18	4
50Jeremiah Robinson-EarlC	22	2-5	1-2	2-2	2	1	1	2	0	1	-19	7
3Josh GiddeySG	34	6-11	2-4	0-0	15	6	1	0	6	2	-11	14
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	37	5-15	2-6	7-7	2	5	0	0	4	4	-18	19
34Kenrich Williams	25	5-10	0-1	0-0	9	2	4	0	1	1	+10	10
23Tre Mann	17	1-5	1-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	1	+2	3
7Darius Bazley	24	3-12	0-4	4-6	7	1	1	1	2	2	+15	10
33Mike Muscala	15	3-11	2-6	1-1	4	1	2	3	0	2	+5	9
16Ty Jerome	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	2	+12	3
15Derrick Favors	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Theo Maledon	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Paul Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	33-9036.7%	9-3525.7%	15-1883.3%	52	21	11	7	17	18	-	90

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	32	8-17	4-10	2-3	5	2	5	0	2	3	+20	22
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	30	2-4	0-0	1-2	13	3	1	1	1	2	+21	5
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	6-14	1-4	4-5	16	3	1	2	6	6	+16	17
0D'Angelo RussellSG	30	3-12	0-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	3	0	+1	6
22Patrick BeverleyPG	26	6-11	5-9	3-4	4	6	1	1	1	3	+19	20
5Malik Beasley	18	0-8	0-7	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	0	-2	0
4Jaylen Nowell	23	6-6	1-1	3-3	3	3	0	0	1	1	-5	16
11Naz Reid	11	0-2	0-2	1-2	3	0	1	3	0	1	-8	1
3Jaden McDaniels	21	5-12	1-4	0-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	-14	11
12Taurean Prince	10	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	-8	0
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9040.0%	12-4427.3%	14-2070.0%	55	23	11	7	16	16	-	98

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Robinson-Earl: Tip to Vanderbilt
+2 (11:48) Edwards 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:24) Pokusevski 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Robinson-Earl 1 AST)
22
(11:09) MISS Edwards 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:06) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:03) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:01) Edwards 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
24
(10:46) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (10:46) Robinson-Earl Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
34
+1 (10:46) Robinson-Earl Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
44
+3 (10:36) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
47
(10:25) MISS Robinson-Earl 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:21) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) MISS Towns 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:15) Robinson-Earl BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:14) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (10:12) Russell 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
49
(9:59) Pokusevski Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:59) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(9:50) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Haskill)
(9:50) MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:50) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (9:50) Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
410
(9:40) MISS Giddey 4' Driving Layup
(9:38) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:23) Beverley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
413
(9:03) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(9:01) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:50) Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
416
(8:48) Thunder Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:27) Pokusevski Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:04) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:04) Pokusevski STEAL (1 STL)
(7:59) MISS Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:57) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:48) MISS Towns 2' Driving Layup
(7:46) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:46) Beverley Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
(7:34) MISS Giddey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:20) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:18) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:08) MISS Russell 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:04) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:04) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(6:57) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:57) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:49) Russell 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
418
(6:41) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+1 (6:41) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
518
+1 (6:41) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
618
(6:20) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:16) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:12) MISS Mann 2' Running Layup
(6:11) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:07) Towns 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
620
+2 (5:43) Robinson-Earl 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
820
(5:19) Towns Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:05) MISS Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot
(5:02) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:50) Wiggins P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Haskill)
(4:44) MISS Beasley 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:37) Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:37) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
(4:27) MISS Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:20) MISS Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:18) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:10) Mann Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:10) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(4:05) Vanderbilt Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:05) Williams STEAL (2 STL)
(4:02) MISS Williams 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:56) Edwards 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Vanderbilt 2 AST)
822
(3:32) MISS Robinson-Earl 21' Jump Shot
(3:32) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:17) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:59) MISS Wiggins 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:59) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:57) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:52) Edwards 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
825
(2:32) Bazley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
(2:32) Edwards STEAL (3 STL)
(2:25) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:21) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+2 (2:09) Nowell 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
827
(1:47) Gilgeous-Alexander Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
(1:47) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(1:38) Beasley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:38) Williams STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (1:35) Williams 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1027
+3 (1:26) Nowell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1030
(1:08) Bazley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
(1:08) Edwards STEAL (4 STL)
(1:02) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:00) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:53) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:53) Reid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:52) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:38) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:35) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:28) MISS Mann 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:25) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:07) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) Gilgeous-Alexander Traveling Turnover (P2.T10)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

MIN

90Points98

33-90(36.7%)Field Goal(%)36-90(40.0%)

9-35(25.7%)3-Point(%)12-44(27.3%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

52(14)Rebounds(Offensive)55(15)

21Assists23

11Steals11

7Blocks7

17Turnovers16

18Fouls16

46Pts In The Paint42

19Fast Break Pts9

20Pts Off Turnovers17

35Bench Pts28

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, January 5, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 14,375 (74.3%)