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Towns, Russell return; Timberwolves beat Thunder 98-90

AP
Jan 05, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 16 rebounds, while D'Angelo Russell struggled on 3-of-12 shooting in their return to the lineup for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 98-90 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Anthony Edwards scored 22 points for Minnesota, which was finally at full strength for the first time since Edwards and Taurean Prince went into the NBA's health and safety protocols on Dec. 17. Hit hard by COVID-19, the Timberwolves had their preferred starting lineup together for the first time in 10 games.

Towns had missed six games and Russell sat out five while in the protocols.

''Man, we played bad today,'' Edwards said. ''That was it. We played bad, today. It's all good, though. We came out with the win. That's all that matters.''

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 19 points in his return for Oklahoma City after missing one game in the protocols. Josh Giddey, who became the youngest player in league history with a triple-double in the Thunder's last game, had 14 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.

''We knew getting guys back acclimated was going to take a minute or two during the game,'' Oklahoma City acting coach Mike Wilks said. ''The thing that I saw from (Gilgeous-Alexander) as well as the rest of the team was togetherness. They stayed together. They kept fighting. Even when we got down big in the first quarter, the huddle was positive.''

Minnesota's starting lineup didn't show any rust early. It had to hold on late.

The Thunder recovered from a 21-point deficit to close within two midway through the fourth quarter. Gilgeous-Alexander got the comeback started as Oklahoma City went on a 20-8 run and Giddey knocked down two 3-pointers to cut the lead to 79-77.

Nursing an 85-83 advantage, Minnesota went on a 9-0 run with four points from reserve guard Jaylen Nowell and held on to win the first of two straight meetings between the teams.

''I think it was one of those typical games where you start well and lose focus,'' Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. ''And then when you lose focus, you lose intensity and purpose. And that's what happened.''

The starting unit had the Timberwolves out to a 16-4 lead on 6-of-8 shooting to open the game, including a pair of 3-pointers by Patrick Beverley. Minnesota led by as many as 20 in the first as Oklahoma City struggled to its worst quarter of the season.

The Thunder scored a season-low 10 points, shot 3 of 16 and committed 10 turnovers in the first.

''That's growth as far as like from last year,'' Edwards said. ''Because last year we'd get a lead, and a team would come back and beat us every time. Every single time. It was like, we've got to find a way to close games out. We almost let this one slip. But big-time game from Jaylen Nowell, big-time game from Pat, (Jarred Vanderbilt) came in, played big. Know what I'm saying? They helped for sure.''

COVID-19 TROUBLE

The Thunder welcomed Gilgeous-Alexander, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Darius Bazley and Tre Mann back from the health and safety protocols, but C Isaiah Roby was added to the protocols. Robinson-Earl, who missed four games, flew to meet the team in Minnesota and was back in the starting lineup.

Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault missed his fifth straight game while in the protocols.

''I think guys were trying to find their rhythm a little bit,'' Wilks said. ''But overall, I thought they did a pretty good job considering the situation. Teammates were encouraging with them.''

TIP-INS

Thunder: Derrick Favors was out of the protocols after missing one game, but was held out Wednesday with lower back soreness. . Luguentz Dort missed his second straight game with left knee soreness. . Oklahoma City used its 15th starting lineup in 37 games this season.

Timberwolves: The lineup of Towns, Edwards, Russell, Beverley and Vanderbilt is Minnesota's most-used starting unit. The team is 9-2 in games started by that quintet. Each of the five players missed time while in the protocols. . Wednesday marked the seventh time the Wolves have held an opponent to 10 points or less in the first quarter.

UP NEXT

The teams finish a home-and-home series Friday in Oklahoma City.

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1st Quarter
OKC
Thunder
10
MIN
Timberwolves
30

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)
11:48	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	0-2
11:24	+2	Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point finger roll layup (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	2-2
11:09		Anthony Edwards misses two point step back jump shot
11:06		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
11:03		Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals)
11:01	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	2-4
10:46		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul)
10:46	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
10:46	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
10:36	+3	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	4-7
10:25		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
10:21		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
10:15		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point finger roll layup
10:14		Timberwolves offensive rebound
10:12	+2	D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	4-9
9:59		Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
9:50		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul)
9:50		Jarred Vanderbilt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:50		Timberwolves offensive rebound
9:50	+1	Jarred Vanderbilt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
9:40		Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup
9:38		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
9:23	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	4-13
9:03		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup
9:01		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	4-16
8:48		Thunder 60 second timeout
8:27		Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
8:04		Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Aleksej Pokusevski steals)
7:59		Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot
7:57		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:48		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup
7:46		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
7:46		Patrick Beverley personal foul (Take) (Josh Giddey draws the foul)
7:34		Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot
7:30		Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
7:20		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point step back jump shot
7:18		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:08		D'Angelo Russell misses two point step back jump shot
7:06		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
6:57		Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals)
6:49	+2	D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup	4-18
6:41		Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-18
6:41	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-18
6:20		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:16		Tre Mann defensive rebound
6:12		Tre Mann misses two point layup
6:11		D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	6-20
5:43	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	8-20
5:19		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:05		Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot
5:02		Malik Beasley defensive rebound
4:50		Aaron Wiggins personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
4:44		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
4:42		Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
4:37		Kenrich Williams turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals)
4:27		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
4:22		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
4:20		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
4:18		Tre Mann defensive rebound
4:10		Tre Mann turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)
4:05		Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals)
4:02		Kenrich Williams misses two point finger roll layup
4:00		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	8-22
3:32		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
3:28		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
3:25		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
3:17		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
3:13		Tre Mann defensive rebound
2:59		Naz Reid blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point layup
2:57		Naz Reid defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	8-25
2:32		Darius Bazley turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
2:25		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
2:21		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
2:21		Kenrich Williams personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
2:09	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup	8-27
1:47		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals)
1:38		Malik Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Kenrich Williams steals)
1:35	+2	Kenrich Williams makes two point dunk	10-27
1:26	+3	Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	10-30
1:08		Darius Bazley turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals)
1:02		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
1:00		Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
0:53		Naz Reid blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point jump shot
0:52		Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
0:38		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
0:35		Tre Mann defensive rebound
0:28		Tre Mann misses three point jump shot
0:25		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
0:07		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
0:04		Darius Bazley defensive rebound
0:00		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
OKC
Thunder
26
MIN
Timberwolves
19

Time		Play	Score
11:50		Mike Muscala misses two point jump shot
11:47		Naz Reid defensive rebound
11:27		Taurean Prince misses two point jump shot
11:23		Tre Mann defensive rebound
11:10		Tre Mann turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
11:00		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
10:56		Mike Muscala defensive rebound
10:43		Darius Bazley misses two point driving layup
10:41		Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
10:39		Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals)
10:33		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
10:30		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
10:20		Kenrich Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot
10:16		Taurean Prince defensive rebound
10:12		Tre Mann shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-31
10:12		Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:11		Mike Muscala defensive rebound
10:01		Naz Reid shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-31
10:01	+1	Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-31
9:44		D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot
9:41		Darius Bazley defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Mike Muscala makes two point dunk (Darius Bazley assists)	14-31
9:18		Mike Muscala blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point floating jump shot
9:18		Timberwolves offensive rebound
9:13		Naz Reid misses three point jump shot
9:09		Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Josh Giddey makes two point floating jump shot	16-31
8:53	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	16-33
8:30		Josh Giddey misses two point floating jump shot
8:27		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
8:15		Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (Mike Muscala steals)
8:04	+3	Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	19-33
7:49		D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Mike Muscala steals)
7:42	+2	Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup (Mike Muscala assists)	21-33
7:42		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
7:27	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot	21-35
7:04		Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot
7:00		Taurean Prince defensive rebound
6:50		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
6:47		Mike Muscala defensive rebound
6:31		Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point layup
6:25		Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point putback dunk	23-35
6:13	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	23-37
6:13		Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul)
6:13		Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:12		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
5:54		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point floating jump shot
5:51		Malik Beasley defensive rebound
5:47		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
5:44		Mike Muscala defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	25-37
5:24		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
5:21		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists)	27-37
5:06	+2	D'Angelo Russell makes two point reverse layup	27-39
4:44		Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot
4:41		Josh Giddey offensive rebound
4:41	+2	Josh Giddey makes two point putback layup	29-39
4:24		Mike Muscala blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving layup
4:24		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
4:22		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals)
4:14	+2	Aaron Wiggins makes two point layup (Josh Giddey assists)	31-39
3:53	+3	Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists)	31-42
3:34		Mike Muscala misses two point jump shot
3:32		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
3:23		D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot
3:19		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
3:05		Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot
3:03		Malik Beasley defensive rebound
2:52		Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
2:49		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
2:48		Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point putback layup
2:46		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
2:44	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup	31-44
2:24		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup
2:23		Josh Giddey offensive rebound
2:22	+3	Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	34-44
2:18		Thunder delay of game violation
2:08		Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup
2:07		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound
1:49		Mike Muscala misses two point hook shot
1:47		Taurean Prince defensive rebound
1:39		D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving layup
1:37		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
1:37	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup	34-46
1:31		Thunder 60 second timeout
1:16		Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot
1:10		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
0:58		Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals)
0:56	+2	Aaron Wiggins makes two point dunk	36-46
0:41	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	36-49
0:24		Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot
0:20		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
0:07		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul)
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
OKC
Thunder
27
MIN
Timberwolves
20

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
11:37		Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving layup
11:34		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
11:17		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:15		Patrick Beverley offensive rebound
11:04		D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot
11:00		Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound
10:42		Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:32		D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot
10:29		Timberwolves offensive rebound
10:26	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point step back jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	36-52
10:10		Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Aleksej Pokusevski's two point layup
10:06		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
10:03		D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot
10:00		Anthony Edwards offensive rebound
9:46	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	36-55
9:23	+2	Aaron Wiggins makes two point reverse layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	38-55
9:03	+3	Patrick Beverley makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	38-58
8:42		Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot
8:40		Josh Giddey offensive rebound
8:39	+2	Josh Giddey makes two point putback layup	40-58
8:20		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point step back jump shot
8:17		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
8:11	+3	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	43-58
7:56		Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals)
7:50		Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot
7:48		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
7:32		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
7:30		Anthony Edwards offensive rebound
7:28	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot	43-61
7:26		Thunder 60 second timeout
7:05		Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals)
6:54		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
6:42		D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot
6:39		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
6:40		Patrick Beverley personal foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul)
6:26		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Aaron Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-61
6:26		Aaron Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:24		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
6:13		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving dunk
6:13		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:13		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul)
6:01		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul)
6:01		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul)
5:50		Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot
5:48		Ty Jerome offensive rebound
5:46		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot
5:42		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
5:33		Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot
5:30		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound
5:26		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot
5:22		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point alley-oop dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)	44-63
5:00	+2	Darius Bazley makes two point driving layup (Ty Jerome assists)	46-63
5:00		Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul)
5:00		Darius Bazley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:56		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
4:45		Ty Jerome personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
4:38		Anthony Edwards misses two point finger roll layup
4:35		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
4:35		Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point putback layup
4:34		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
4:24		Darius Bazley misses three point jump shot
4:21		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
4:11		Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-64
4:11	+1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-65
4:00	+2	Aaron Wiggins makes two point reverse layup (Ty Jerome assists)	48-65
4:00		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive goaltending violation
3:51		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul)
3:51		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul)
3:51		Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
3:51	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1	49-65
3:45		Naz Reid blocks Darius Bazley's two point driving layup
3:45		Thunder offensive rebound
3:39	+3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot	52-65
3:27		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
3:25		Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
3:17		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
3:17	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
3:04		Malik Beasley misses two point jump shot
3:01		Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound
2:54		Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot
2:52		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
2:34		Jaden McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot
2:32		Darius Bazley defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Kenrich Williams makes two point layup (Aaron Wiggins assists)	56-65
2:12		Jaylen Nowell turnover (lost ball) (Kenrich Williams steals)
2:07		Aaron Wiggins misses two point layup
2:03		Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
1:57		Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup
1:55		Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup	56-67
1:40	+2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point step back jump shot	58-67
1:37		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
1:23	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot	58-69
1:04		Darius Bazley misses two point layup
1:01		Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
0:59		Kenrich Williams misses two point driving layup
0:57		Darius Bazley offensive rebound
0:57	+2	Darius Bazley makes two point putback layup	60-69
0:44		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
0:41		Naz Reid offensive rebound
0:37		D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:30		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point step back jump shot
0:27		Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
0:26	+3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	63-69
0:02		Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tre Mann defensive rebound
0:00		Tre Mann misses three point jump shot
0:00		Thunder offensive rebound

4th Quarter
OKC
Thunder
27
MIN
Timberwolves
29

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup	63-71
11:27		Kenrich Williams misses two point jump shot
11:25		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
11:17		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
11:13		Tre Mann defensive rebound
11:06		Tre Mann misses two point driving hook shot
11:04		Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
11:01	+3	Ty Jerome makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	66-71
10:44	+2	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)	66-73
10:20		Darius Bazley misses three point jump shot
10:18		Thunder offensive rebound
10:14		Darius Bazley misses three point jump shot
10:10		Josh Giddey offensive rebound
10:03		Darius Bazley misses two point driving layup
10:02		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Jaden McDaniels makes two point reverse layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)	66-75
9:45	+2	Kenrich Williams makes two point dunk (Ty Jerome assists)	68-75
9:27		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Kenrich Williams draws the foul)
9:27		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul)
9:14	+2	Darius Bazley makes two point finger roll layup (Ty Jerome assists)	70-75
9:14		Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-75
9:03		Ty Jerome shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
9:03	+1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-76
9:03		Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
8:47	+3	Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot	74-76
8:37		D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot
8:33		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
8:31	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point finger roll layup	74-78
8:31		Darius Bazley shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-79
8:12		Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Darius Bazley's two point dunk
8:10		Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
7:54		Darius Bazley blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point reverse layup
7:51		Darius Bazley defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Josh Giddey makes three point step back jump shot	77-79
7:26		D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Darius Bazley steals)
7:21		Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot
7:17		D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound
7:17		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
7:03		Mike Muscala blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup
7:01		Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound
6:54		Patrick Beverley blocks Mike Muscala's two point layup
6:53		Thunder offensive rebound
6:46		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
6:46		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
6:38	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	77-81
6:38		Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-82
6:31	+2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup	79-82
6:12		Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot
6:09		Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound
6:00		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point step back jump shot
5:57		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
5:43		Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot
5:40		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Kenrich Williams makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	81-82
5:03	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	81-84
5:03		Mike Muscala shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-85
5:00		Patrick Beverley personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
4:58	+2	Kenrich Williams makes two point layup (Josh Giddey assists)	83-85
4:44		Josh Giddey personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
4:44		Thunder 60 second timeout
4:44		Timberwolves delay of game violation
4:44		Patrick Beverley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:44		Timberwolves offensive rebound
4:44	+1	Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-86
4:32		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Beverley steals)
4:15		Mike Muscala shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-87
4:15	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-88
3:57		Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Josh Giddey's two point floating jump shot
3:53		Darius Bazley offensive rebound
3:49		Darius Bazley misses three point jump shot
3:49		Thunder offensive rebound
3:51		Thunder turnover (shot clock violation)
3:40		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
3:37		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
3:30		Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot
3:26		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	83-90
2:51		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point step back jump shot
2:48		Patrick Beverley defensive rebound
2:26	+2	Patrick Beverley makes two point finger roll layup	83-92
2:24		Thunder 60 second timeout
2:10	+3	Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	86-92
2:10		Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 1 of 1	87-92
1:53		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
1:51		Josh Giddey defensive rebound
1:45		Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:25		Darius Bazley shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-93
1:25	+1	Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-94
1:15		Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-94
1:15	+1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-94
1:01	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	89-97
0:55		Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot
0:51		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
0:30		Patrick Beverley misses two point jump shot
0:26		Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound
0:20		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Take) (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
0:20		Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Timberwolves offensive rebound
0:20	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-98
0:11		Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup
0:10		Darius Bazley offensive rebound
0:10		Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Darius Bazley draws the foul)
0:10		Darius Bazley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10		Thunder offensive rebound
0:10	+1	Darius Bazley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-98
0:10		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Timberwolves 60 second timeout