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Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves

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38-11, 17-6 Away
Final
111 - 123

30-19, 17-8 Home

Timberwolves hit 22 3-pointers, coast to 123-111 win over Thunder

Anthony Edwards drops in a trey for Minnesota

Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points including 5 of 5 from 3-point range for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid added 18 points off the bench for Minnesota and connected four times from behind the arc.

Minnesota's 22 3-pointers equaled the second-most surrendered by the Thunder this season. The Wolves shot 46.8% (22 of 47) from deep.

Minnesota has won three straight after snapping its season-long five-game losing streak. Oklahoma City has lost three of its last four games.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 30 points for Oklahoma City. Chet Holmgren added 15 points, while center Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 points in his return to action after missing 16 games with a calf injury.

Despite getting leading rebounder Hartenstein back, the Thunder were outrebounded 46-36.

Minnesota was without veteran point guard Mike Conley. Bones Hyland saw extended playing time with Conley out, scoring nine points in 23 minutes.

A handful of careless turnovers by Minnesota allowed the Thunder to get back to within 13 points at 105-92. Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer stopped the run, and both teams eventually emptied their benches.

The Timberwolves turned 16 Thunder turnovers into 30 points. Minnesota turned the ball over 20 times.

Minnesota found a rhythm from deep in the first quarter. The Wolves connected on 8 of 15 shots from 3-point range to take a 14-point lead after one. Edwards scored 12 of his 26 points in the first quarter.

Timberwolves players wore black T-shirts reading “STAND FOR MINNESOTA” during the pregame warmups in response to the fatal shootings by federal agents that have occurred in Minneapolis in recent weeks.

Up next Oklahoma City plays at Denver on Sunday.

The Timberwolves play at Memphis on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 123
4th 8.7 Kenrich Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Youngblood assists) 111 - 123
4th 10.6 Rob Dillingham out of bounds lost ball turnover 108 - 123
4th 12.5 Ousmane Dieng lost ball turnover (Rob Dillingham steals) 108 - 123

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOKC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
41-86 FG 45-89
48 Field Goal % 51
11-31 3PT 22-47
35 Three Point % 47
18-20 FT 11-18
90 Free Throw % 61
36 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
25 Defensive Rebounds 31
27 Assists 26
11 Steals 12
5 Blocks 7
15 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 20
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
30 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
13 Fast Break Points 23
52 Points in Paint 36
15 Fouls 21
0 Largest Lead 22
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 99
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Branden Carlson, C Out Mar 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G Out Mar 2
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Mar 2
Ajay Mitchell, G Out Mar 2
Jalen Williams, G Out Feb 19

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,012 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 47 15 .758 - W2
Minnesota 38 23 .623 8.5 W3
Denver 38 24 .613 9 W1
Portland 29 33 .468 18 L2
Utah 18 43 .295 28.5 L6
Full Standings

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