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Gobert thrives in T-wolves debut to lead 115-108 win vs. OKC
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Rudy Gobert stood out on both ends of the floor - on a night when the Minnesota Timberwolves needed a big lift from their new big man.
Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds in his Minnesota debut, and the Timberwolves recovered to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-108 on Wednesday in the season opener.
D'Angelo Russell had 20 points and Jaden McDaniels added 19 points for the Timberwolves, who turned a 16-point lead into a six-point deficit during the third quarter.
''It shows how good we can be and how much better we can be at the same time,'' Gobert said. ''It's going to be a process, and every night's going to be an opportunity.''
Gobert stepped up with a steadying hand when Karl-Anthony Towns (12 points) and Anthony Edwards (11 points) shot a combined 6 for 27 from the floor and the entire team had trouble finishing at the rim. Gobert did his usual shot-altering work on defense in the paint, too.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points and cut the lead to 105-103 with 4:04 left, but they didn't get any closer after that.
''We have the ability to flip the switch, but the earlier we can do it the better it will be,'' said Oklahoma City's Josh Giddey, who pitched in 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Timberwolves won all four matchups with the Thunder last season by an average of more than 26 points. One of the most anticipated seasons for Timberwolves fans in the star-crossed history of their team, coming off a return to the playoffs and the blockbuster addition of Gobert in a trade with Utah, began with the home team in complete control.
After Minnesota went ahead by a game-high 16 points, the Thunder went on a 27-5 run. Eugene Omoruyi, who did fine work defending Towns during that stretch, knocked down a shot in the paint for Oklahoma City's first lead with 3:01 left in the period.
Gobert single-handedly cranked the crowd energy back up by stealing a bad pass by Mike Muscala, beating him to the loose ball and flipping in a one-handed runner ahead of the buzzer to tie it at 87. Gobert dunked on Giddey for a 92-89 lead to give the fans yet another highlight.
''I appreciate the love,'' Gobert said. ''It feels good to see the crowd and the community embracing me already.''
The Timberwolves had to work for this win against a pesky, young and fast Thunder team that's playing without injured No. 2 overall draft pick Chet Holmgren.
''Scrappy games should suit our guys,'' Giddey said. ''We're young guys. We should love those type of environments.''
The biggest question surrounding the Timberwolves is how effectively Gobert and Towns can play together, a pair of 7-footers - albeit with distinct skill sets - in this age of long-distance shooting and position-less small ball across the NBA.
Gobert put his name on the first basket of the season, a put-back of his own miss, and the twin towers provided a glimpse of how well they can play off of each other with Towns twice flipping him top-of-the-key lob passes for dunks in the first half. Towns had eight assists.
''I was just trying to utilize my passing ability,'' Towns said, ''and just play winning basketball.''
CONTACT SPORT
The Thunder lost rookie Jalen Williams - one of three 2022 lottery selections on the roster - to a right eye injury in the second quarter. He took a hit while trying to defend a dunk attempt by McDaniels and needed assistance to leave the floor.
HOMECOMING FOR HOLMGREN
The luster was stripped off the opener for Oklahoma City's prized rookie when he ruptured a tendon in his right foot in a pro-am game that ended his first season before it began. Holmgren grew up in south Minneapolis, just a few miles from Target Center, and accompanied the Thunder on the trip so he could see family and enjoy some bonding time with his teammates. The rehab program will take priority for Holmgren over traveling with the team over the course of the season.
TIP-INS
Thunder: Kenrich Williams and Aleksej Pokusevski were surprise starters in the frontcourt. The 7-foot Pokusevski had 11 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes. ... Jeremiah Robinson-Earl started the second half in place of Williams.
Timberwolves: Jaylen Nowell, who had 13 points, put the Timberwolves ahead for good with his layup with 10:47 remaining. ... Eric Paschall, who played 58 games for Utah last season and was in camp on a two-way contract, was waived before the game amid lingering left Achilles trouble.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Visit Denver on Saturday night. Their home opener is against Minnesota on Sunday night.
Timberwolves: Host Utah on Friday night, when Gobert takes on his former team. ''It's going to be fun,'' he said. ''It's all love from me.''
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Aleksej Pokusevski vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (D'Angelo Russell gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Rudy Gobert's two point layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 0-2 |
| 11:21 |  | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point putback dunk | 2-2 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point floating jump shot | 4-4 |
| 9:47 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:35 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:25 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 4-6 |
| 8:34 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 8:29 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 6-6 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 6-8 |
| 7:50 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Josh Giddey's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:29 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 6-11 |
| 6:52 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:52 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 6-13 |
| 6:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:19 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:11 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 9-13 |
| 5:21 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 11-15 |
| 5:04 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (inbound) | ||
| 4:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 11-17 |
| 4:41 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-18 |
| 4:36 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point layup | 13-18 |
| 4:36 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-18 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 14-20 |
| 4:04 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Anthony Edwards kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 17-20 |
| 3:25 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 17-22 |
| 2:59 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-23 |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 2:38 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Darius Bazley's two point layup | ||
| 2:36 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 17-26 |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Darius Bazley assists) | 19-26 |
| 1:54 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 19-29 |
| 1:40 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | Darius Bazley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:40 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 |
| 1:22 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:20 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Tre Mann misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Darius Bazley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 22-29 |
| 0:38 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 22-32 |
| 0:38 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-33 |
| 0:30 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:09 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 22-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 25-35 |
| 11:28 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:27 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point step back jump shot (Darius Bazley assists) | 28-35 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 28-37 |
| 10:50 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point reverse layup | 30-37 |
| 10:24 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 30-40 |
| 9:45 | | Tre Mann misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | Darius Bazley makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 33-40 |
| 9:22 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Josh Giddey offensive foul (Charge) (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | Josh Giddey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | Darius Bazley blocks Bryn Forbes's three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point floating jump shot | 33-42 |
| 8:29 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Darius Bazley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Darius Bazley's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:15 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-43 |
| 8:03 | | Ousmane Dieng misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Josh Giddey blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:51 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 33-45 |
| 7:38 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 33-48 |
| 7:24 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point step back jump shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 36-48 |
| 6:51 | | Bryn Forbes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Tre Mann misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 | Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-48 |
| 6:17 | | Darius Bazley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:15 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 37-51 |
| 5:47 | | Bryn Forbes personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Tre Mann misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point putback layup | 39-51 |
| 5:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 42-51 |
| 4:54 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Jalen Williams offensive foul (Charge) (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Jalen Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-52 |
| 4:29 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-53 |
| 4:22 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point putback layup | 44-53 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 44-55 |
| 3:53 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 44-57 |
| 3:26 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 44-59 |
| 3:02 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-59 |
| 2:33 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-59 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point jump shot | 46-61 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Mike Muscala makes two point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 48-61 |
| 1:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jordan McLaughlin's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 48-63 |
| 1:23 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-63 |
| 1:09 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 49-65 |
| 0:30 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point step back jump shot | 52-65 |
| 0:04 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 54-65 |
| 11:05 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 54-68 |
| 10:49 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 57-68 |
| 10:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-69 |
| 10:09 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:07 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:36 | | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 57-71 |
| 8:48 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point layup | ||
| 8:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 60-71 |
| 8:16 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 60-74 |
| 8:07 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot | 60-76 |
| 7:57 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:47 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-76 |
| 7:41 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-76 |
| 7:25 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point finger roll layup | 64-76 |
| 6:55 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Aleksej Pokusevski draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-76 |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-76 |
| 6:33 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point step back jump shot | 69-76 |
| 6:12 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:46 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:39 | | +3 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 72-76 |
| 5:19 | | Eugene Omoruyi personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Thunder turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Eugene Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-76 |
| 4:20 | | +1 | Eugene Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-76 |
| 4:10 | | Aleksej Pokusevski shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-77 |
| 4:10 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-78 |
| 4:01 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Aleksej Pokusevski draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-78 |
| 4:01 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 77-78 |
| 3:25 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 79-78 |
| 2:45 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 79-81 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point step back jump shot | 81-81 |
| 2:11 | | Taurean Prince offensive foul (Charge) (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | Taurean Prince turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point dunk (Tre Mann assists) | 83-81 |
| 1:43 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mann steals) | ||
| 1:39 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point jump shot | 85-81 |
| 1:04 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point layup (Darius Bazley assists) | 87-81 |
| 0:40 | | Darius Bazley kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:39 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-82 |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-83 |
| 0:33 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Kenrich Williams personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-84 |
| 0:11 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-85 |
| 0:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point floating jump shot | 87-87 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-88 |
| 11:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:44 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Darius Bazley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point floating jump shot | 89-88 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point reverse layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 89-90 |
| 10:31 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Charge) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 89-92 |
| 9:40 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:40 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 89-93 |
| 9:19 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-93 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-93 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 91-95 |
| 8:49 | | Tre Mann misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Eugene Omoruyi personal foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 91-97 |
| 7:42 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-97 |
| 7:30 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-97 |
| 7:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:59 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Eugene Omoruyi turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 93-100 |
| 6:20 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Eugene Omoruyi shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-101 |
| 6:08 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:06 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point step back jump shot | 95-101 |
| 5:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 5:19 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 98-101 |
| 5:07 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-102 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-103 |
| 4:52 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 100-103 |
| 4:32 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Eugene Omoruyi personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-104 |
| 4:27 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-105 |
| 4:07 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 103-105 |
| 3:41 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 103-107 |
| 2:38 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point layup | ||
| 2:34 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point layup | 103-109 |
| 2:24 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul | ||
| 2:08 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 104-109 |
| 1:59 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point layup | ||
| 1:57 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 |