Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dec 3, 2022

FINAL

10-13Oklahoma CityThunder

135

11-12MinnesotaT-wolves

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	32	31	34	38	135
MIN	29	28	44	27	128

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves, 135-128. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 33 points (10-17 FG) and six assists for the Thunder, his 6th consecutive 30+ point game, while Josh Giddey tallied 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied 26 points, four assists and a career-high six steals for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Thunder improve to 10-13, while the Timberwolves fall to 11-12.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	31	6-12	3-4	3-5	4	3	1	0	6	3	-7	18
17Aleksej PokusevskiPF	20	5-10	0-3	2-2	8	1	0	0	2	2	-4	12
50Jeremiah Robinson-EarlC	28	5-11	0-3	4-4	7	2	2	0	1	3	+13	14
3Josh GiddeySG	33	8-16	3-7	2-3	12	7	2	2	4	4	+8	21
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	34	10-17	1-2	12-12	1	6	3	1	4	0	-6	33
8Jalen Williams	27	4-6	1-1	2-4	1	3	0	0	2	3	+18	11
23Tre Mann	17	2-9	1-3	1-1	1	1	0	1	1	2	+8	6
55Darius Bazley	14	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	1	1	0	-9	5
13Ousmane Dieng	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	0	+2	0
34Kenrich Williams	21	6-7	2-3	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	+12	15
11Isaiah Joe	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Mike Muscala	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Aaron Wiggins	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	48-9351.6%	11-2642.3%	28-3580.0%	42	26	11	5	21	18	-	135

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	37	10-22	2-6	4-6	3	4	6	0	5	2	+5	26
3Jaden McDanielsPF	18	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	2	5	-22	8
27Rudy GobertC	9	3-3	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	-11	6
7Wendell Moore Jr.SG	16	4-6	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	-2	9
0D'Angelo RussellPG	36	10-16	2-6	5-5	3	6	1	0	4	2	-16	27
5Kyle Anderson	30	2-3	0-0	2-2	6	5	2	4	4	1	+13	6
4Jaylen Nowell	23	6-13	2-5	7-8	3	2	0	0	1	4	+2	21
11Naz Reid	29	6-12	0-2	1-2	18	3	0	4	1	4	0	13
6Jordan McLaughlin	24	2-7	1-3	3-3	5	4	2	1	2	0	+6	8
25Austin Rivers	15	1-3	0-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	2	2	-10	4
10Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
00A.J. Lawson	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	10-3033.3%	24-3080.0%	44	25	13	10	23	23	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. A. Pokusevski: Tip to W. Moore Jr.
(11:49) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:34) MISS A. Pokusevski 3PT
(11:30) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS A. Edwards 8' driving floating Shot
(11:19) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:14) L. Dort 24' 3PT running (3 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
30
(11:04) MISS D. Russell 15' pullup Shot
(11:01) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:55) J. Robinson-Earl cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
50
+2 (10:31) W. Moore Jr. cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
52
(10:15) MISS J. Robinson-Earl 3PT
(10:12) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:07) MISS A. Edwards running Layup
(10:04) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:03) J. Giddey running Layup (2 PTS)
72
(10:03) D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Giddey 1 FT)
+1 (10:03) J. Giddey Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
82
+3 (9:51) J. McDaniels 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
85
(9:43) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (9:43) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
95
+1 (9:43) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
105
(9:26) MISS A. Edwards driving floating Shot
(9:23) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:16) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:16) D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:12) D. Russell running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
107
+2 (8:51) A. Pokusevski 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
127
(8:37) A. Edwards bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:20) MISS A. Pokusevski 3PT
(8:17) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:15) MISS L. Dort 15' Jump Shot
(8:12) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:07) D. Russell 8' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
129
(7:48) MISS J. Giddey driving floating bank Shot
(7:44) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:42) MISS D. Russell 25' running 3PT
(7:40) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:32) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24' 3PT
(7:28) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:28) MISS J. Robinson-Earl tip Layup
(7:28) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:26) MISS A. Pokusevski tip Layup
(7:25) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (7:23) A. Pokusevski tip Layup (4 PTS)
149
+2 (7:17) R. Gobert driving Layup (2 PTS)
1411
(7:06) R. Gobert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (7:06) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1511
+1 (7:06) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1611
+2 (6:48) A. Edwards 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1613
(6:40) L. Dort offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(6:40) L. Dort offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:40) MIN Timeout
(6:29) L. Dort personal FOUL (2 PF)
(6:18) MISS A. Edwards 19' pullup Shot
(6:15) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:10) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16' running pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Pokusevski 1 AST)
1813
(6:00) MISS D. Russell 24' pullup 3PT
(5:58) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:56) R. Gobert Layup (4 PTS)
1815
+2 (5:42) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (8 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
2015
(5:22) MISS D. Russell 24' step back 3PT
(5:20) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:13) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:13) J. McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(5:00) W. Moore Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:00) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:57) L. Dort running Layup (5 PTS) (J. Giddey 3 AST)
2215
(4:38) MISS W. Moore Jr. 3PT
(4:37) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:37) A. Pokusevski shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
(4:37) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:37) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:37) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:35) D. Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:22) T. Mann 6' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2415
+2 (4:05) R. Gobert DUNK (6 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
2417
(3:50) L. Dort traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)
+3 (3:42) A. Edwards 3PT (5 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2420
(3:39) OKC Timeout
(3:26) S. Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:09) MISS J. Nowell 10' step back Shot - blocked
(3:09) S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:06) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:05) J. Nowell driving Layup (2 PTS)
2422
(2:49) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(2:49) N. Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:46) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:36) K. Anderson driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
2424
(2:28) T. Mann inbound TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:18) A. Rivers bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:18) S. Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (2 STL)
(2:11) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (2:11) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2524
+1 (2:11) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2624
(1:52) MISS J. Nowell 25' pullup 3PT
(1:50) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:50) J. Williams loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:44) J. Williams personal FOUL (2 PF) (Nowell 2 FT)
+1 (1:44) J. Nowell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2625
+1 (1:44) J. Nowell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2626
(1:25) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Bazley 2 FT)
+1 (1:25) D. Bazley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2726
(1:25) MISS D. Bazley Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:23) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:05) A. Rivers lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:05) O. Dieng STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:02) D. Bazley running alley-oop DUNK (3 PTS) (O. Dieng 1 AST)
2926
(0:45) MISS N. Reid Layup
(0:45) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:45) T. Mann loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
(0:45) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:45) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:45) N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2927
(0:35) J. Nowell personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
(0:35) J. Nowell technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (0:35) S. Gilgeous-Alexander technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
3027
+1 (0:35) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
3127
+1 (0:35) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
3227
+2 (0:18) A. Rivers 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Nowell 1 AST)
3229
(0:01) MISS D. Bazley Layup - blocked
(0:01) N. Reid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:01) J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS J. McLaughlin 45' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

MIN

135Points128

48-93(51.6%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)10-30(33.3%)

28-35(80.0%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80.0%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)44(12)

26Assists25

11Steals13

5Blocks10

21Turnovers23

18Fouls23

66Pts In The Paint68

21Fast Break Pts26

33Pts Off Turnovers29

37Bench Pts52

12Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, December 3, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)