Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Dec 26, 2023

FINAL

22-7MinnesotaT-wolves

106

19-9Oklahoma CityThunder

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	35	25	31	15	106
OKC	40	26	36	27	129

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves, 129-106. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a team-high 34 points, along with six rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder, while Jalen Williams (21 points) and Chet Holmgren (20 points) added a combined 41 points in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Thunder improve to 19-9 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 22-7.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	27	3-10	0-3	2-2	1	1	1	1	2	5	-16	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	29	5-10	0-2	6-6	6	1	0	0	5	2	-11	16
27Rudy GobertC	28	2-6	0-1	6-8	5	0	0	0	1	1	-14	10
5Anthony EdwardsSG	34	7-16	2-5	9-13	7	6	1	0	4	3	-16	25
10Mike ConleyPG	24	6-10	5-7	0-0	2	4	2	0	0	0	-10	17
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	19	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	3	-13	8
1Kyle Anderson	23	2-4	0-1	3-3	0	1	0	0	2	1	-10	7
11Naz Reid	18	2-4	2-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	4	1	-9	6
23Troy Brown Jr.	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-4	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	14	1-5	0-1	0-0	4	2	3	0	1	0	-8	2
33Leonard Miller	4	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	7
7Wendell Moore Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0
8Josh Minott	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	-1	0
18Shake Milton	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0

TOTAL	-	34-7346.6%	12-2744.4%	26-3281.3%	34	22	8	1	21	16	-	106

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	33	7-9	5-6	1-2	4	0	2	2	2	4	+14	20
8Jalen WilliamsPF	26	7-11	4-6	3-3	1	3	0	2	1	3	+12	21
7Chet HolmgrenC	28	8-13	3-6	1-2	4	5	0	1	1	4	+17	20
3Josh GiddeySG	25	4-7	0-2	2-2	2	7	0	0	2	3	+21	10
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	33	14-19	0-3	6-7	6	9	2	1	3	3	+16	34
34Kenrich Williams	16	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	+9	6
11Isaiah Joe	16	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	+9	8
22Cason Wallace	23	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	+4	5
29Vasilije Micic	15	1-7	0-4	0-0	0	4	2	0	1	3	+7	2
21Aaron Wiggins	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	+7	3
6Jaylin Williams	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	+1	0
23Tre Mann	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
9Davis Bertans	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Ousmane Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Olivier Sarr	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-8160.5%	18-3946.2%	13-1681.3%	29	35	9	7	11	24	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINOKC

(11:54) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Gobert: Tip to Giddey
(11:42) MISS Dort 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:39) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS McDaniels 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:21) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS Holmgren 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:06) Dort STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:59) Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
02
+2 (10:43) Towns 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:34) Jal. Williams 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
24
(10:16) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (10:16) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
34
(10:16) MISS Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:14) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:11) Gilgeous-Alexander Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:11) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(10:07) Holmgren S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(10:07) MISS Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:07) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (10:07) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
44
(9:52) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(9:48) MISS Holmgren 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:37) McDaniels 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
64
+2 (9:27) Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
66
+3 (9:07) Conley 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
96
(8:58) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (8:58) Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
97
+1 (8:58) Jal. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
98
(8:42) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
(8:39) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:27) Holmgren 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Giddey 4 AST)
910
(8:14) Gilgeous-Alexander P.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Reneau)
(8:08) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:07) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (7:53) Giddey 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Holmgren 1 AST)
912
+2 (7:36) Gobert 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1112
+2 (7:24) Holmgren 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Giddey 5 AST)
1114
(7:04) McDaniels Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:51) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:46) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:37) Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1314
(6:29) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:29) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:18) MISS Edwards 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(6:16) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:13) Jal. Williams 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
1316
(6:00) MISS Gobert 3' Alley Oop Dunk
(5:57) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:51) Giddey Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:51) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(5:47) Dort S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
(5:47) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (5:47) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1416
+1 (5:47) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1516
+2 (5:35) Dort 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Giddey 6 AST)
1518
+2 (5:18) Towns 11' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1718
+3 (5:06) Jal. Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Holmgren 2 AST)
1721
+2 (4:39) McDaniels 6' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1921
+2 (4:26) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1923
(4:26) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Reneau)
+1 (4:26) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1924
+2 (4:13) Anderson 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2124
(3:59) MISS Giddey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:56) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:44) MISS Reid 6' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
(3:41) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:39) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+1 (3:39) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2125
+1 (3:39) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2126
+2 (3:22) Alexander-Walker 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2326
+3 (3:00) Joe 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2329
(2:45) Anderson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:45) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:38) K. Williams 31' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Joe 1 AST)
2332
(2:36) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:14) Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
2632
+3 (2:00) Dort 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (K. Williams 1 AST)
2635
+3 (1:46) Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2935
(1:27) Timberwolves T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Towns ) (N.Buchert)
(1:27) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw Technical
(1:27) THUNDER Rebound
+3 (1:20) Joe 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
2938
+3 (0:55) Reid 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
3238
(0:31) THUNDER Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(0:19) MISS Reid 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:16) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:03) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Reneau)
+1 (0:03) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
3239
+1 (0:03) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3240
+3 (0:00) Edwards 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3540

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

OKC

106Points129

34-73(46.6%)Field Goal(%)49-81(60.5%)

12-27(44.4%)3-Point(%)18-39(46.2%)

26-32(81.3%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(3)

22Assists35

8Steals9

1Blocks7

21Turnovers11

16Fouls24

44Pts In The Paint60

3Fast Break Pts11

12Pts Off Turnovers23

30Bench Pts24

3Largest Lead25

Game Details

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)