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Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder post physical win over T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in his return to action and the Oklahoma City Thunder took advantage of Rudy Gobert's early ejection to post a chippy 135-128 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
The teams were called for a combined eight technical fouls, five on Minnesota.
''The frustrations boiled over,'' Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said. ''It was not the most mature effort by us.''
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, meanwhile, praised the team's ''poise.'' Gilgeous-Alexander was the catalyst for that.
''He empowers the environment, he empowers the team and that's what you saw tonight,'' Daigneault said.
The NBA's third-leading scorer with a 31-point average, Gilgeous-Alexander sat out one game earlier this week with a bruised hip. But he had no trouble getting physical against Minnesota, making 10 of 17 shots and all 12 of his free throws.
''Felt good playing basketball again,'' Gilgeous-Alexander said.
Josh Giddey had 21 points and 12 assists for his eighth double-double of the season. Lu Dort scored 18 points as seven Thunder players reached double digits.
D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 27 points. Anthony Edwards added 26 points - he's scored more than 20 in nine of his last 10 games. Jaylen Nowell added 21 points.
Tensions flared in the second quarter when Gobert was ejected for tripping Kenrich Williams. The two got tangled up on the ground after both fell as Williams made a layup with 9:22 remaining in the quarter.
As Williams attempted to get up, Gobert lifted up his right foot and tripped the Thunder forward. Gobert was called for a flagrant-2 foul while Williams received a technical.
''I trust that they got it right,'' Daigneault said of the officials' ruling.
Minus their center, the Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to shoot 51.6% from the field and score 66 points in the paint. The Timberwolves were also without Karl-Anthony Towns, who remains out with a calf strain.
Finch bemoaned his team's defensive intensity and its turnovers on the other end. Minnesota turned the ball over 23 times.
''Sometimes we might have bonehead turnovers that we're better than,'' said Timberwolves center Naz Reid, who played a season-high 30 minutes and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds in Gobert's absence. ''Things like that cost us the game. We just got to be better moving forward.''
The Thunder orchestrated an 18-3 run to go from trailing by one point to leading 125-113 with 4:14 to play.
''The end of the third quarter it seemed like the wheels were coming off and we stabilized and closed the last minute well and then the group that started the fourth quarter built a nice little cushion for us,'' Daigneault said.
TIP-INS
Thunder: Center Mike Muscala (broken finger) was available off the bench for the first time since Nov. 21 but did not play. ... No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren went through a workout pregame as he recovers from a season-ending Lisfranc injury. Holmgren grew up five miles from Target Center.
Timberwolves: Gobert's ejection was the fifth of his career and first since arriving in Minnesota. ... Forward Jaden McDaniels (illness) returned from a three-game absence, started at power forward and scored eight points. ... Backup point guard Jordan McLaughlin (strained calf) also returned after a five-game absence and scored eight points. ... Forward Taurean Prince (shoulder) missed his fifth consecutive game.
UP NEXT
Thunder: At Atlanta on Monday night.
Timberwolves: Host Indiana on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Aleksej Pokusevski vs. Rudy Gobert (Wendell Moore Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:04 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:15 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:04 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 7-2 |
| 10:03 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-2 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:43 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-5 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-5 |
| 9:26 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running finger roll layup | 10-7 |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-7 |
| 8:37 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:20 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-9 |
| 7:48 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:25 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point tip layup | 14-9 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup | 14-11 |
| 7:06 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-11 |
| 7:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-11 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-13 |
| 6:40 | | Luguentz Dort offensive foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running pullup jump shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 18-13 |
| 6:00 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup | 18-15 |
| 5:42 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:22 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:00 | | Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 22-15 |
| 4:38 | | Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Aleksej Pokusevski shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:37 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-15 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 24-17 |
| 3:50 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:42 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 24-20 |
| 3:39 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:09 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jaylen Nowell's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup | 24-22 |
| 2:49 | | Naz Reid blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 24-24 |
| 2:28 | | Tre Mann turnover (inbound) | ||
| 2:18 | | Austin Rivers turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 2:11 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 1:52 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 1:44 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 1:25 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 1:25 | | Darius Bazley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Austin Rivers turnover (lost ball) (Ousmane Dieng steals) | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Darius Bazley makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 29-26 |
| 0:45 | | Naz Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 0:45 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Tre Mann personal foul (Loose ball) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:45 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 0:35 | | Jaylen Nowell personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Jaylen Nowell technical foul | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-27 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 |
| 0:18 | | +2 | Austin Rivers makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 32-29 |
| 0:01 | | Naz Reid blocks Darius Bazley's two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Darius Bazley's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:47 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Ousmane Dieng misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Darius Bazley turnover (lost ball) (Austin Rivers steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Darius Bazley steals) | ||
| 10:39 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:39 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:37 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jaylen Nowell offensive foul (Charge) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | Jaylen Nowell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Jalen Williams turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:02 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Jaylen Nowell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:02 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 9:52 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 35-30 |
| 9:42 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point driving layup | 37-30 |
| 9:22 | | Rudy Gobert flagrant 2 (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Kenrich Williams misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Kenrich Williams makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 38-30 |
| 9:22 | | Kenrich Williams technical foul | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 38-31 |
| 9:09 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting finger roll layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 38-33 |
| 8:38 | | Tre Mann misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Josh Giddey blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point running layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Naz Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Naz Reid misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 41-33 |
| 7:53 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running layup (Kenrich Williams assists) | 43-33 |
| 7:44 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 7:30 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-34 |
| 7:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:28 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot | 45-34 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 45-36 |
| 6:48 | | Jordan McLaughlin blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jalen Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Josh Giddey misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:26 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Charge) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting layup (Kenrich Williams assists) | 47-36 |
| 5:55 | | Thunder technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 47-37 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 47-40 |
| 5:21 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-41 |
| 5:17 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-42 |
| 5:01 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 47-44 |
| 4:45 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:26 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Jordan McLaughlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-45 |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Jordan McLaughlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-46 |
| 4:12 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 4:08 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:05 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point tip layup | 47-48 |
| 3:58 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 50-48 |
| 3:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 52-48 |
| 3:19 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 3:13 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving layup | 54-48 |
| 2:34 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 55-48 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup (Wendell Moore Jr. assists) | 55-50 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point driving layup | 57-50 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 57-52 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 59-52 |
| 1:27 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 59-54 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 61-54 |
| 1:01 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:59 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 63-54 |
| 0:40 | | Aleksej Pokusevski shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-55 |
| 0:40 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:39 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:17 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 63-57 |
| 0:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Luguentz Dort technical foul | ||
| 12:00 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 63-58 |
| 11:42 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | Jaden McDaniels technical foul | ||
| 11:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 64-58 |
| 11:42 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-58 |
| 11:42 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-58 |
| 11:29 | | Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 66-60 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 69-60 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point driving layup | 69-62 |
| 10:27 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 69-64 |
| 10:06 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 69-67 |
| 9:44 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point floating jump shot | 69-69 |
| 9:00 | | Jump ball. Josh Giddey vs. D'Angelo Russell (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | ||
| 8:57 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 69-71 |
| 8:48 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:30 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-71 |
| 8:30 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-71 |
| 8:17 | | Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:05 | | Naz Reid blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point running reverse layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 71-73 |
| 7:49 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 73-73 |
| 7:42 | | Kyle Anderson technical foul | ||
| 7:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 74-73 |
| 7:29 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 74-76 |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 77-76 |
| 6:54 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-76 |
| 6:48 | | +1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-76 |
| 6:40 | | Josh Giddey personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 79-78 |
| 6:20 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:56 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point tip layup | 79-80 |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 81-80 |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 81-82 |
| 5:06 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 84-82 |
| 5:04 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:52 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 86-82 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup | 86-84 |
| 4:10 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running finger roll layup | 86-86 |
| 3:50 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting layup (Luguentz Dort assists) | 88-86 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 88-88 |
| 3:24 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 90-88 |
| 3:15 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 90-91 |
| 2:57 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 90-93 |
| 2:37 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point running layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 90-95 |
| 2:34 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Jordan McLaughlin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 90-96 |
| 2:18 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 1:46 | | Darius Bazley blocks Jaylen Nowell's two point running layup | ||
| 1:44 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Austin Rivers shooting foul (Aleksej Pokusevski draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-96 |
| 1:41 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-96 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point pullup jump shot | 92-99 |
| 1:04 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 0:56 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Aleksej Pokusevski's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Ousmane Dieng steals) | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot | 95-99 |
| 0:19 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 95-101 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround jump shot | 97-101 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 97-103 |
| 11:25 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 100-103 |
| 11:01 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 103-103 |
| 10:28 | | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Tre Mann misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point stepback jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 103-105 |
| 9:55 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 103-108 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 105-108 |
| 9:16 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Darius Bazley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Darius Bazley makes two point driving layup | 107-108 |
| 8:44 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | Austin Rivers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-109 |
| 8:44 | | +1 | Austin Rivers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-110 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 109-110 |
| 8:16 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 8:13 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-110 |
| 8:13 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-110 |
| 8:07 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Austin Rivers personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 113-110 |
| 7:21 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 115-110 |
| 7:08 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:59 | | Josh Giddey blocks Jordan McLaughlin's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Tre Mann misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 117-110 |
| 6:08 | | Tre Mann blocks Jordan McLaughlin's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 119-110 |
| 5:39 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 119-113 |
| 5:24 | | Naz Reid blocks Tre Mann's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:20 | | Anthony Edwards technical foul | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 120-113 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 122-113 |
| 4:48 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 125-113 |
| 3:58 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 125-114 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 125-115 |
| 3:37 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:22 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point finger roll layup | 127-115 |
| 2:51 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 127-116 |
| 2:19 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 127-117 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround jump shot | 129-117 |
| 1:52 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:49 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point putback layup | 129-119 |
| 1:37 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 129-122 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 131-122 |
| 1:16 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 131-123 |
| 1:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 131-124 |
| 1:06 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 133-124 |
| 0:58 | | Josh Giddey personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 |