Timberwolves 131-120 Thunder (6 Mar, 2019) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

39-25, 17-16 away

120

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	24	33	30	33	120
MIN	30	41	31	29	131

Minnesota Timberwolves

30-34, 21-10 home

131

Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dario Saric makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Dario Saric makes hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Taj Gibson misses layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 22-foot jumper
Jeff Teague makes 6-foot hook shot
Dario Saric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague makes driving layup
Jeff Teague misses 3-foot two point shot
Nerlens Noel blocks Derrick Rose 's 8-foot driving layup
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Taj Gibson makes 10-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Taj Gibson assists)
Tyus Jones makes 7-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick Rose makes 11-foot two point shot (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Derrick Rose makes 14-foot two point shot
Keita Bates-Diop makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 11-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Gorgui Dieng misses 7-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose makes 12-foot two point shot
Keita Bates-Diop misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot jumper
Keita Bates-Diop makes two point shot (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 21-foot jumper
Dario Saric makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes step back jumpshot (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Steven Adams blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point shot
Jeff Teague misses pullup jump shot
Josh Okogie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dario Saric assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Josh Okogie makes three point jumper (Dario Saric assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 18-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Jerami Grant blocks Josh Okogie 's 3-foot driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Josh Okogie assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Steven Adams blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's driving layup
Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie misses 4-foot jumper
Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Abdel Nader blocks Taj Gibson 's 2-foot layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses tip shot
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Abdel Nader blocks Derrick Rose 's 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 31-foot three pointer
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Tyus Jones assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 29-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton blocks Keita Bates-Diop 's 2-foot layup
Anthony Tolliver misses 17-foot two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 3-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Taj Gibson misses layup
Taj Gibson makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three point shot
Steven Adams blocks Andrew Wiggins's driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Jerami Grant misses 17-foot jumper
Steven Adams makes layup
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Paul George misses 11-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terrance Ferguson misses three point jumper
Paul George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes 7-foot hook shot
Paul George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Nerlens Noel makes alley oop layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jerami Grant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jerami Grant misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes tip shot
Jerami Grant misses two point shot
Terrance Ferguson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nerlens Noel makes alley oop dunk shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Paul George misses 15-foot jumper
Abdel Nader misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Markieff Morris misses 17-foot jumper
Paul George makes 6-foot two point shot (Raymond Felton assists)
Steven Adams makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
Paul George misses 16-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Terrance Ferguson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper
Paul George makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes pullup jump shot
Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Steven Adams makes 8-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Jeff Teague blocks Jerami Grant's layup
Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jerami Grant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)
Terrance Ferguson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Abdel Nader makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Abdel Nader assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Andrew Wiggins blocks Paul George 's 18-foot jumper
Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper
Abdel Nader misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Steven Adams misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses step back jumpshot
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Abdel Nader misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Paul George misses driving layup
Paul George makes 15-foot jumper
Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Abdel Nader misses 28-foot three point jumper
Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
Nerlens Noel makes layup (Markieff Morris assists)
Paul George misses driving layup
Paul George makes 18-foot jumper
Paul George misses 28-foot three point jumper
Paul George misses 9-foot two point shot
Markieff Morris misses 11-foot two point shot
Paul George makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot two point shot
Paul George makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jerami Grant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Dennis Schroder misses driving layup
Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Steven Adams vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Steven Adams jump ball violation	0	0
11:40	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Paul George defensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Jerami Grant misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:24	Steven Adams offensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Steven Adams makes layup	2	0
10:54	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	2	3
10:40	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	2	3
10:40	Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:40	Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2	3	3
10:40	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	3	3
10:26	Paul George personal foul	3	3
10:21	Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:19	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	3	3
10:12	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	3	3
10:10	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	3	3
10:04	Dario Saric makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	3	6
9:50	Paul George misses 11-foot two point shot	3	6
9:47	Dario Saric defensive rebound	3	6
9:40	Terrance Ferguson shooting foul	3	6
9:40	Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
9:40	Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2	3	7
9:36	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	3	7
9:21	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	7
9:19	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	3	7
9:04	Dario Saric makes hook shot	3	9
8:53	Steven Adams bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	3	9
8:43	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk (Andrew Wiggins assists)	3	11
8:38	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	3	11
8:38	Taj Gibson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	3	11
8:32	Terrance Ferguson misses three point jumper	3	11
8:29	Dario Saric defensive rebound	3	11
8:12	Taj Gibson misses layup	3	11
8:09	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	3	11
8:06	Andrew Wiggins misses 22-foot jumper	3	11
8:04	Paul George defensive rebound	3	11
7:57	Paul George misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	11
7:54	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	3	11
7:41	Jeff Teague makes 6-foot hook shot	3	13
7:32	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	3	13
7:32	Paul George makes free throw 1 of 2	4	13
7:32	Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2	4	13
7:29	Steven Adams offensive rebound	4	13
7:28	Steven Adams makes 7-foot hook shot	6	13
7:13	Dario Saric misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	13
7:13	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	6	13
7:08	Dario Saric traveling	6	13
7:08	Nerlens Noel enters the game for Steven Adams	6	13
6:58	Paul George misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	13
6:56	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	6	13
6:51	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	6	13
6:48	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	6	13
6:45	Timberwolves Full timeout	6	13
6:40	Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	13
6:28	Nerlens Noel makes alley oop layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	13
6:18	Jeff Teague makes driving layup	8	15
6:07	Jerami Grant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	11	15
5:54	Terrance Ferguson personal foul	11	15
5:54	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Terrance Ferguson	11	15
5:40	shot clock turnover	11	15
5:37	Nerlens Noel offensive foul	11	15
5:37	Nerlens Noel turnover	11	15
5:25	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	11	15
5:25	Dario Saric makes free throw 1 of 2	11	16
5:25	Derrick Rose enters the game for Josh Okogie	11	16
5:25	Terrance Ferguson enters the game for Paul George	11	16
5:25	Dario Saric makes free throw 2 of 2	11	17
5:09	Jerami Grant misses driving layup	11	17
5:05	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	11	17
5:05	Russell Westbrook makes tip shot	13	17
4:46	Dario Saric lost ball turnover (Terrance Ferguson steals)	13	17
4:43	Jerami Grant misses two point shot	13	17
4:40	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	13	17
4:30	Jeff Teague misses 3-foot two point shot	13	17
4:27	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	13	17
4:18	Terrance Ferguson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	17
4:06	Jeff Teague lost ball turnover (Nerlens Noel steals)	16	17
4:00	Nerlens Noel makes alley oop dunk shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	18	17
4:00	Timberwolves Full timeout	18	17
4:00	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Dario Saric	18	17
3:49	Andrew Wiggins offensive foul	18	17
3:49	Andrew Wiggins turnover	18	17
3:34	Taj Gibson shooting foul	18	17
3:34	Terrance Ferguson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
3:34	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jeff Teague	19	17
3:34	Tyus Jones enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	19	17
3:34	Terrance Ferguson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
3:23	Nerlens Noel blocks Derrick Rose 's 8-foot driving layup	20	17
3:22	Nerlens Noel defensive rebound	20	17
3:17	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	20	17
3:15	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	20	17
3:07	Derrick Rose misses driving layup	20	17
3:04	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	20	17
3:03	Jerami Grant steps out of bounds turnover	20	17
2:48	Taj Gibson makes 10-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)	20	19
2:39	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	20	19
2:36	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	20	19
2:26	Nerlens Noel shooting foul	20	19
2:26	Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2	20	19
2:26	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	20	19
2:26	Paul George enters the game for Russell Westbrook	20	19
2:26	Steven Adams enters the game for Nerlens Noel	20	19
2:26	Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
2:16	Paul George misses 15-foot jumper	20	20
2:12	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	20	20
2:04	Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Taj Gibson assists)	20	22
1:52	Taj Gibson personal foul	20	22
1:52	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	20	22
1:52	Thunder offensive team rebound	20	22
1:52	Abdel Nader enters the game for Jerami Grant	20	22
1:52	Markieff Morris enters the game for Terrance Ferguson	20	22
1:52	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
1:30	Tyus Jones makes 7-foot two point shot	21	24
1:18	Anthony Tolliver shooting foul	21	24
1:18	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	22	24
1:18	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Josh Okogie	22	24
1:18	Keita Bates-Diop enters the game for Taj Gibson	22	24
1:18	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	22	24
1:15	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	22	24
59.8	Derrick Rose makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	22	26
44.4	Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Gorgui Dieng steals)	22	26
38.6	Derrick Rose makes 11-foot two point shot (Anthony Tolliver assists)	22	28
32.8	Gorgui Dieng personal foul	22	28
32.8	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	23	28
32.8	Timberwolves delay of game violation	23	28
32.8	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	24	28
17.1	Derrick Rose makes 14-foot two point shot	24	30
2.0	Abdel Nader misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	30
2.0	Steven Adams offensive rebound	24	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	30

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 3-0

Timberwolves
114
Thunder
112

Game 1

24/12

Timberwolves
119
Thunder
117

Game 2

9/1

Thunder
120
Timberwolves
131

Game 3

6/3

Thunder
132
Timberwolves
126

Game 4

7/4

Target Center

1:00 AM, 6 March 2019

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 15,728

Referees:
Josh Tiven
Eric Dalen
Curtis Blair

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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