Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Dec 16, 2022

FINAL

14-15MinnesotaT-wolves

112

11-18Oklahoma CityThunder

110

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	33	25	24	112
OKC	28	22	41	19	110

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, 112-110. Naz Reid recorded a season-high 28 points, along with nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 19 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 35 points, seven rebounds, and five assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 14-15 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 11-18.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Kyle AndersonSF	32	3-9	0-0	0-0	6	2	3	1	0	3	-5	6
3Jaden McDanielsPF	29	5-11	2-6	2-4	5	1	2	1	3	5	+9	14
11Naz ReidC	36	11-18	3-5	3-7	9	3	3	1	3	3	+21	28
1Anthony EdwardsSG	35	8-16	2-3	1-5	11	7	1	1	2	0	+12	19
25Austin RiversPG	31	6-7	4-5	4-4	3	1	5	0	3	3	+6	20
4Jaylen Nowell	33	6-14	1-2	0-0	4	4	1	1	1	3	+2	13
10Bryn Forbes	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-15	2
7Wendell Moore Jr.	6	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	-5	0
13Nathan Knight	11	3-3	0-0	4-5	5	0	0	1	3	1	-19	10
37Matt Ryan	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8749.4%	12-2548.0%	14-2556.0%	43	23	16	6	16	18	-	112

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	23	1-7	1-5	0-0	1	4	0	1	2	2	-15	3
8Jalen WilliamsPF	32	5-8	0-3	3-5	4	3	0	0	4	2	-7	13
17Aleksej PokusevskiC	24	3-8	1-5	2-2	4	3	1	2	2	1	-15	9
3Josh GiddeySG	29	5-10	1-4	0-0	13	6	0	0	4	1	-4	11
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	37	11-23	3-5	10-12	7	5	1	0	5	4	+5	35
11Isaiah Joe	13	2-5	1-3	1-1	0	1	0	0	1	2	+4	6
97Eugene Omoruyi	21	6-8	1-2	1-1	5	1	3	0	1	2	-2	14
21Aaron Wiggins	27	6-11	2-5	0-0	6	1	0	0	3	4	+7	14
33Mike Muscala	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	+11	2
23Tre Mann	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
12Lindy Waters III	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2	+6	3
6Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8846.6%	11-3729.7%	17-2181.0%	45	29	7	4	22	21	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINOKC

(11:58) Jump Ball N. Reid vs. A. Pokusevski: Tip to A. Rivers
+2 (11:42) N. Reid driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
20
(11:17) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24' step back 3PT
(11:15) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:11) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Pokusevski 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:56) A. Rivers 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
53
(10:46) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup - blocked
(10:46) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (10:39) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (5 PTS)
55
+2 (10:29) N. Reid driving DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
75
(10:16) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(10:14) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:12) A. Pokusevski 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)
78
(10:08) MIN Timeout
(10:01) MISS K. Anderson driving Layup
(10:01) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:58) MISS J. McDaniels 7' driving floating Shot
(9:56) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:50) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24' pullup 3PT
(9:48) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:42) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup - blocked
(9:42) N. Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:33) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:33) J. McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(9:31) L. Dort shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McDaniels 2 FT)
+1 (9:31) J. McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
88
(9:31) MISS J. McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:29) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:19) MISS L. Dort driving Layup - blocked
(9:19) K. Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:15) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS A. Edwards 20' pullup Shot
(9:05) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) S. Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:51) A. Rivers STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:47) J. McDaniels running alley-oop DUNK (3 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
108
(8:41) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:34) A. Pokusevski cutting Layup (5 PTS) (L. Dort 2 AST)
1010
(8:19) MISS N. Reid driving Layup
(8:17) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:02) J. Williams cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
1012
(7:54) S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McDaniels 2 FT)
(7:54) MISS J. McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:54) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:54) J. McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1112
(7:37) A. Pokusevski lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:37) N. Reid STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:34) N. Reid running Layup (6 PTS)
1312
(7:34) J. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reid 1 FT)
(7:34) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:32) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:29) K. Anderson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)
(7:29) MISS J. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:29) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:29) J. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1313
+2 (7:12) A. Edwards 9' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1513
+2 (7:00) J. Giddey Layup (2 PTS)
1515
(6:45) MISS N. Reid 26' 3PT
(6:42) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:35) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(6:32) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:30) MISS A. Pokusevski putback Layup
(6:27) A. Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:17) N. Reid offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(6:17) N. Reid offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:08) J. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:08) N. Reid STEAL (2 STL)
(5:53) J. McDaniels palming TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:46) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1517
+3 (5:29) J. Nowell 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
1817
(5:19) MISS L. Dort driving finger roll Layup
(5:18) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup - blocked
(5:12) A. Pokusevski BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:09) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:08) S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
+1 (5:08) N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1917
(5:08) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
(5:08) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:06) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:59) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7' driving floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1919
(4:39) MISS J. McDaniels 26' 3PT
(4:37) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:33) MISS L. Dort 24' running 3PT
(4:29) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:22) MISS A. Edwards driving floating Shot
(4:19) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:09) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (2 PF)
(4:09) OKC Timeout
(4:01) MISS I. Joe 20' pullup Shot
(3:58) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (3:38) A. Edwards 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (W. Moore Jr. 1 AST)
2219
(3:25) MISS I. Joe 25' 3PT
(3:22) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:18) MISS W. Moore Jr. running Layup
(3:16) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:12) E. Omoruyi running Layup (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
2221
(2:52) MISS J. Nowell Layup - blocked
(2:52) M. Muscala BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:52) N. Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:52) A. Wiggins shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Knight 2 FT)
+1 (2:52) N. Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2321
+1 (2:52) N. Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2421
+2 (2:39) E. Omoruyi cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (M. Muscala 1 AST)
2423
(2:21) MISS B. Forbes 3PT
(2:18) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:05) B. Forbes driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (W. Moore Jr. 2 AST)
2623
(1:52) MISS M. Muscala 13' Jump Shot
(1:49) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:33) MISS K. Anderson 7' turnaround Shot
(1:30) N. Knight REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (1:30) N. Knight putback Layup (4 PTS)
2823
+3 (1:10) A. Wiggins 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Joe 1 AST)
2826
(0:41) J. Nowell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:41) E. Omoruyi STEAL (1 STL)
(0:34) I. Joe bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:22) I. Joe shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Knight 2 FT)
+1 (0:22) N. Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2926
+1 (0:22) N. Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3026
(0:02) MISS A. Wiggins driving Layup - blocked
(0:02) N. Knight BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (0:00) M. Muscala 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
3028

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

OKC

112Points110

43-87(49.4%)Field Goal(%)41-88(46.6%)

12-25(48.0%)3-Point(%)11-37(29.7%)

14-25(56.0%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

43(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(9)

23Assists29

16Steals7

6Blocks4

16Turnovers22

18Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint58

8Fast Break Pts12

29Pts Off Turnovers25

25Bench Pts39

14Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, December 16, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 14,885 (81.8%)