Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Oct 19, 2022

FINAL

0-1Oklahoma CityThunder

108

1-0MinnesotaT-wolves

115

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	22	30	35	21	108
MIN	35	30	22	28	115

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeat the Thunder, 115-108. Rudy Gobert recorded 23 points and 16 rebounds, while D'Angelo Russell (20 points, five rebounds) and Karl-Anthony Towns (12 points, six rebounds, seven assists) added a combined 32 points for the Timberwolves in the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied a game-high 32 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Thunder, while Josh Giddy added 14 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	32	3-12	1-6	3-4	6	2	1	0	1	3	+1	10
34Kenrich WilliamsPF	22	2-7	1-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	3	-13	5
17Aleksej PokusevskiC	24	3-10	2-5	3-4	7	3	0	1	2	1	+5	11
3Josh GiddeySG	33	6-14	2-7	0-0	11	4	0	2	4	4	+3	14
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	36	12-23	2-6	6-6	6	5	3	2	2	1	-1	32
23Tre Mann	23	4-11	2-6	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	1	-5	12
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	5	-9	6
8Jalen Williams	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3	-6	5
55Darius Bazley	16	2-5	1-1	2-4	6	3	0	1	0	0	-5	7
13Ousmane Dieng	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-14	0
33Mike Muscala	7	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	-2	2
97Eugene Omoruyi	14	1-5	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	5	+13	4
11Isaiah Joe	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
21Aaron Wiggins	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9938.4%	14-4531.1%	18-2281.8%	57	22	6	6	13	26	-	108

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	35	5-10	0-3	9-10	6	3	3	2	1	1	+14	19
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	35	2-10	2-7	6-6	6	7	0	0	3	4	-4	12
27Rudy GobertC	34	10-15	0-0	3-5	16	2	1	1	0	1	+13	23
1Anthony EdwardsSG	31	4-17	1-7	2-4	8	7	0	0	2	5	+8	11
0D'Angelo RussellPG	34	7-16	2-6	4-5	5	2	1	1	4	5	-8	20
5Kyle Anderson	22	0-2	0-1	2-2	6	1	1	1	2	0	+4	2
6Jordan McLaughlin	10	2-6	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+7	4
4Jaylen Nowell	18	5-11	2-5	1-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	-1	13
12Taurean Prince	12	4-5	3-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	-8	11
10Bryn Forbes	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+7	0
25Austin Rivers	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Naz Reid	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9441.5%	10-3826.3%	27-3381.8%	55	25	6	5	14	21	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball K. Towns vs. A. Pokusevski: Tip to D. Russell
(11:43) MISS R. Gobert Layup - blocked
(11:43) A. Pokusevski BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:40) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:38) R. Gobert putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:21) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14' step back Shot
(11:18) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:14) MISS J. McDaniels running 3PT
(11:11) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) MISS K. Williams 24' running pullup 3PT
(11:04) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:55) MISS D. Russell 8' driving floating Shot - blocked
(10:55) S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:52) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:47) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT
(10:42) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:25) J. McDaniels bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:25) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
(10:21) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup
(10:18) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:18) A. Pokusevski tip DUNK (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:09) A. Edwards driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
24
+2 (9:56) J. Giddey 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(9:47) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:35) A. Edwards personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:28) MISS L. Dort driving Layup - blocked
(9:28) D. Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:26) MISS L. Dort 7' Jump Shot
(9:26) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:16) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6' pullup Shot
(9:14) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS R. Gobert cutting Layup
(9:04) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:59) MISS J. Giddey 26' running 3PT
(8:56) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:46) R. Gobert alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Towns 2 AST)
46
(8:34) A. Pokusevski bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:34) D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)
(8:29) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
+2 (8:13) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (2 PTS)
66
+2 (8:04) R. Gobert cutting finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (K. Towns 3 AST)
68
(7:50) MISS J. Giddey 6' running pullup Shot - blocked
(7:50) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:49) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:49) J. Giddey bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:29) MISS A. Edwards 25' 3PT
(7:26) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:17) MISS A. Pokusevski 25' 3PT
(7:15) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:13) MISS L. Dort 25' 3PT
(7:10) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (7:04) K. Towns 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
611
(6:52) S. Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:52) MIN Timeout
+2 (6:42) D. Russell driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
613
(6:31) K. Towns kicked ball VIOLATION
(6:19) A. Pokusevski bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:11) MISS D. Russell 25' pullup 3PT
(6:06) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:49) MISS L. Dort 3PT
(5:46) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(5:43) MISS K. Williams 19' Jump Shot
(5:41) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+3 (5:39) K. Williams 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
913
(5:21) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(5:19) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:19) K. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McDaniels 2 FT)
+1 (5:19) J. McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
914
+1 (5:19) J. McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
915
+2 (5:06) J. Giddey 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)
1115
(5:04) K. Anderson inbound TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:48) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24' step back 3PT
(4:45) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:41) D. Russell driving Layup (4 PTS)
1117
(4:41) T. Mann shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Russell 1 FT)
(4:41) OKC Timeout
+1 (4:41) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1118
+2 (4:36) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup (4 PTS)
1318
(4:36) D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 FT)
+1 (4:36) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1418
+2 (4:17) J. McDaniels cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Towns 4 AST)
1420
(4:04) MISS J. Robinson-Earl 24' 3PT
(4:00) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:00) A. Edwards kicked ball VIOLATION
+3 (3:46) T. Mann 24' 3PT bank (3 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
1720
(3:25) MISS J. McLaughlin 3PT
(3:22) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:22) J. McDaniels putback Layup (6 PTS)
1722
(2:59) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(2:57) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:50) L. Dort shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Towns 2 FT)
+1 (2:50) K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1723
+1 (2:50) K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1724
(2:38) MISS D. Bazley cutting Layup - blocked
(2:38) K. Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:36) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:32) J. Nowell running Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
1726
+2 (2:10) J. Williams 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Bazley 1 AST)
1926
+3 (1:54) A. Edwards 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Towns 5 AST)
1929
(1:40) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Bazley 2 FT)
(1:40) MISS D. Bazley Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:40) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:40) D. Bazley Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2029
(1:22) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(1:20) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS T. Mann 25' step back 3PT
(1:02) J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) MISS J. McLaughlin 25' 3PT
(0:52) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:49) D. Bazley running alley-oop DUNK (3 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)
2229
+3 (0:38) J. Nowell 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
2232
(0:38) J. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nowell 1 FT)
+1 (0:38) J. Nowell Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2233
(0:30) MISS O. Dieng 3PT
(0:27) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:11) MISS J. Nowell driving Layup
(0:09) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:04) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:04) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:00) J. Nowell running Layup (8 PTS) (T. Prince 1 AST)
2235

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

MIN

108Points115

38-99(38.4%)Field Goal(%)39-94(41.5%)

14-45(31.1%)3-Point(%)10-38(26.3%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)27-33(81.8%)

57(16)Rebounds(Offensive)55(14)

22Assists25

6Steals6

6Blocks5

13Turnovers14

26Fouls21

38Pts In The Paint50

17Fast Break Pts10

21Pts Off Turnovers18

36Bench Pts30

6Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)