Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Jan 7, 2022

FINAL

19-20MinnesotaT-wolves

135

13-25Oklahoma CityThunder

105

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	32	41	30	32	135
OKC	28	29	23	25	105

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, 135-105. DAngelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 27 points and 12 assists, while Anthony Edwards (24 points, six rebounds, seven assists) and Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, eight rebounds, five assists) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 12 points and six assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 19-20 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 13-25.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jarred VanderbiltSF	28	5-9	0-0	1-3	16	3	3	0	1	2	+17	11
3Jaden McDanielsPF	18	4-9	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	4	+12	9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	27	7-11	0-2	5-6	8	5	1	3	4	4	+22	19
1Anthony EdwardsSG	29	9-16	6-9	0-0	6	7	1	1	0	1	+31	24
0D'Angelo RussellPG	31	11-12	4-5	1-1	1	12	2	0	3	0	+29	27
5Malik Beasley	20	2-9	1-7	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0	+13	5
20Josh Okogie	20	2-5	1-3	3-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	+16	8
4Jaylen Nowell	11	2-3	1-1	5-6	1	3	1	0	1	1	+8	10
11Naz Reid	20	6-8	2-4	3-4	5	1	0	3	2	1	+8	17
12Taurean Prince	15	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	3	+17	5
6Jordan McLaughlin	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	1	-4	0
10Jake Layman	5	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	-8	0
13Nathan Knight	5	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	-11	0
TOTAL	-	50-9055.6%	17-4141.5%	18-2572.0%	45	39	12	8	15	18	-	135

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	26	5-11	3-7	5-6	3	1	0	2	1	2	-29	18
21Aaron WigginsPF	26	5-10	1-2	2-2	7	4	2	0	1	2	-18	13
50Jeremiah Robinson-EarlC	24	0-6	0-4	0-0	8	1	0	0	2	2	-22	0
3Josh GiddeySG	29	3-6	0-2	4-4	5	5	1	0	3	3	-30	10
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	28	4-11	0-3	4-5	3	6	2	1	4	1	-13	12
23Tre Mann	21	4-12	2-5	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-17	10
33Mike Muscala	12	3-9	3-7	0-0	3	0	2	1	1	3	-6	9
34Kenrich Williams	15	2-4	1-1	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	3	-12	5
7Darius Bazley	15	0-2	0-2	3-4	1	1	0	0	2	2	-13	3
17Aleksej Pokusevski	20	3-5	1-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	1	-7	7
11Theo Maledon	8	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	+2	7
16Ty Jerome	6	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	+4	5
8Paul Watson	4	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+11	6
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	15-4434.1%	18-2378.3%	45	26	10	4	19	23	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINOKC

(11:56) Jump Ball Robinson-Earl vs. Towns: Tip to Vanderbilt
(11:46) Russell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:46) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
(11:23) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (11:23) Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:23) Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:11) MISS McDaniels 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:09) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (11:03) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03
+1 (11:03) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
04
(10:53) Towns Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:40) MISS Robinson-Earl 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:36) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:27) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) Robinson-Earl Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:23) Russell 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
24
(10:03) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 7' Driving Layup
(9:59) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:52) Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
54
(9:36) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:33) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:28) Edwards 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
84
+2 (9:09) Giddey 7' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
86
+3 (8:55) Edwards 31' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
116
+3 (8:33) Dort 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
119
(8:21) MISS McDaniels 5' Layup
(8:10) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:10) MISS Vanderbilt Tip Layup Shot
(8:09) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:07) Dort 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
1112
+2 (7:48) Russell 11' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
1312
+2 (7:25) Wiggins 6' Layup (4 PTS) (Dort 1 AST)
1314
(7:09) MISS Vanderbilt 7' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:09) Dort BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:09) Timberwolves Rebound
(7:01) MISS McDaniels 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:01) Timberwolves Rebound
(6:58) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:52) Towns 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1514
(6:35) MISS Dort 6' Driving Layup
(6:35) Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:33) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:31) Wiggins 4' Layup (6 PTS)
1516
+2 (6:13) McDaniels 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1716
(6:06) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:03) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:42) Vanderbilt 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
1916
+3 (5:22) Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
1919
(5:00) Wiggins P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
(4:50) MISS Towns 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:48) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:40) MISS Robinson-Earl 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:40) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:40) THUNDER Rebound
(4:39) Mann Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (4:22) Towns 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Russell 4 AST)
2119
(4:12) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Aubry)
+3 (3:59) Muscala 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2122
+2 (3:37) Nowell 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2322
(3:21) MISS Dort 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:17) Muscala REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:16) MISS Muscala 4' Putback Layup
(3:16) Towns BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:16) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:09) MISS Towns 7' Driving Layup
(3:09) Muscala BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:05) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:00) Gilgeous-Alexander 4' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
2324
(2:55) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:39) Muscala S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Aubry)
(2:39) MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:39) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (2:39) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2424
(2:23) Edwards Violation:Kicked Ball (A.Nagy)
(2:14) MISS Muscala 18' Jump Shot
(2:12) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:59) Reid Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:59) Muscala STEAL (1 STL)
(1:51) Nowell S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Aubry)
+1 (1:51) Bazley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2425
+1 (1:51) Bazley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2426
+2 (1:38) Edwards 6' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2626
(1:24) MISS Williams 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:22) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:08) Edwards 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
2926
+2 (0:48) Pokusevski 6' Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2928
+3 (0:33) Edwards 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
3228
(0:16) MISS Mann 9' Driving Layup
(0:14) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:05) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Nagy)
(0:03) Nowell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:03) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Williams 5' Running Layup
(0:00) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

OKC

135Points105

50-90(55.6%)Field Goal(%)36-89(40.4%)

17-41(41.5%)3-Point(%)15-44(34.1%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

45(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(13)

39Assists26

12Steals10

8Blocks4

15Turnovers19

18Fouls23

56Pts In The Paint38

12Fast Break Pts8

34Pts Off Turnovers20

45Bench Pts52

41Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, January 7, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 14,874 (81.7%)