Thunder 120-118 Timberwolves (7 Feb, 2021) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

6-17, 2-10 away

118

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	38	32	24	118
OKC	43	40	13	24	120

Oklahoma City Thunder

10-12, 3-8 home

120

Anthony Edwards blocks Luguentz Dort 's 8-foot driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
Darius Bazley makes two point shot
Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort makes dunk
Kenrich Williams makes dunk (Theo Maledon assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes layup
Jordan McLaughlin blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 8-foot driving layup
Kenrich Williams makes driving layup (Theo Maledon assists)
Luguentz Dort makes driving layup
Darius Bazley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Bazley makes 1-foot dunk (Luguentz Dort assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Darius Bazley 's 4-foot dunk
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jumper
Theo Maledon makes driving layup (Luguentz Dort assists)
Darius Bazley makes 15-foot jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Kenrich Williams makes layup (Hamidou Diallo assists)
Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 28-foot three pointer
Hamidou Diallo makes layup (Justin Jackson assists)
Theo Maledon misses driving layup
Hamidou Diallo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
Mike Muscala makes layup (Hamidou Diallo assists)
Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
Hamidou Diallo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Theo Maledon misses driving layup
Mike Muscala makes two point shot
Hamidou Diallo misses 6-foot two point shot
Mike Muscala makes layup (Theo Maledon assists)
Mike Muscala makes 16-foot jumper (Justin Jackson assists)
Justin Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Muscala assists)
Hamidou Diallo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Justin Jackson misses driving layup
Justin Jackson misses three point jumper
Mike Muscala makes layup (Hamidou Diallo assists)
Darius Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
Hamidou Diallo makes 19-foot jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Mike Muscala makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses layup
Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Bazley assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
Darius Bazley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Mike Muscala makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Kenrich Williams makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Darius Bazley misses layup
Kenrich Williams misses two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Theo Maledon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Luguentz Dort misses driving layup
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenrich Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Theo Maledon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Muscala misses 12-foot two point shot
Luguentz Dort makes tip shot
Mike Muscala misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Hamidou Diallo makes driving layup
Mike Muscala misses 28-foot three point jumper
Hamidou Diallo misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Darius Bazley misses layup
Mike Muscala misses 29-foot three point jumper
Darius Bazley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Hamidou Diallo makes driving layup
Mike Muscala misses driving layup
Hamidou Diallo misses pullup jump shot
Theo Maledon makes two point shot
Hamidou Diallo misses driving layup
Kenrich Williams makes two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Hamidou Diallo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Theo Maledon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Theo Maledon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
Hamidou Diallo makes two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot driving dunk
Darius Bazley makes 1-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Kenrich Williams misses 10-foot jumper
Naz Reid misses 8-foot hook shot
Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes two point shot
Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Malik Beasley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Naz Reid makes layup
Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses layup
Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
Jaylen Nowell makes pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
Jordan McLaughlin misses layup
Jaylen Nowell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Jaylen Nowell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jaden McDaniels misses three point jumper
Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes 16-foot two point shot
Jake Layman makes two point shot
Jake Layman makes driving layup
Ricky Rubio makes 21-foot jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Josh Okogie misses layup
Jake Layman makes two point shot
Jaylen Nowell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 7-foot two point shot (Jake Layman assists)
Malik Beasley makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
Malik Beasley makes two point shot
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ed Davis assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin makes two point shot
Naz Reid makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
Naz Reid makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
Naz Reid makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses layup
Naz Reid misses tip shot
Naz Reid makes 8-foot hook shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Naz Reid makes 5-foot two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Naz Reid makes 10-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Malik Beasley makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
Naz Reid misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Naz Reid misses 10-foot jump bank shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper
Hamidou Diallo blocks Jordan McLaughlin 's 3-foot driving layup
Jordan McLaughlin misses driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin misses driving layup
Jaden McDaniels makes pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jake Layman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jake Layman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jake Layman makes 2-foot layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Malik Beasley misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
Naz Reid makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Naz Reid makes 8-foot hook shot
Naz Reid misses 8-foot jumper
Jake Layman misses 22-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses layup

TIMBERWOLVES

THUNDER

TIME		MIN	OKC
12:00	Naz Reid vs. Darius Bazley (Luguentz Dort gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Anthony Edwards blocks Luguentz Dort 's 8-foot driving layup	0	0
11:47	Thunder offensive team rebound	0	0
11:44	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)	0	3
11:24	Naz Reid misses 8-foot hook shot	0	3
11:22	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	0	3
11:17	Darius Bazley makes two point shot	0	5
11:03	Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	5
11:01	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	0	5
10:56	Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:52	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	0	5
10:42	Ricky Rubio bad pass (Kenrich Williams steals)	0	5
10:39	Ricky Rubio shooting foul	0	5
10:39	Darius Bazley misses free throw 1 of 2	0	5
10:39	Thunder offensive team rebound	0	5
10:39	Darius Bazley makes free throw 2 of 2	0	6
10:25	Ricky Rubio bad pass (Luguentz Dort steals)	0	6
10:24	Luguentz Dort makes dunk	0	8
10:24	Timberwolves Full timeout	0	8
10:11	Malik Beasley bad pass (Luguentz Dort steals)	0	8
10:06	Kenrich Williams makes dunk (Theo Maledon assists)	0	10
9:55	Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Beasley assists)	2	10
9:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes layup	2	12
9:45	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive goaltending violation	2	12
9:45	Ricky Rubio shooting foul	2	12
9:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	2	13
9:33	Kenrich Williams kicked ball violation	2	13
9:33	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Ricky Rubio	2	13
9:28	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	13
9:25	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	2	13
9:21	Jordan McLaughlin blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 8-foot driving layup	2	13
9:20	Thunder offensive team rebound	2	13
9:15	Kenrich Williams makes driving layup (Theo Maledon assists)	2	15
9:00	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)	5	15
8:45	Luguentz Dort makes driving layup	5	17
8:31	Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	17
8:29	Naz Reid offensive rebound	5	17
8:27	Naz Reid makes two point shot	7	17
8:14	Darius Bazley misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	17
8:10	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	7	17
8:06	Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Darius Bazley steals)	7	17
8:00	Darius Bazley makes 1-foot dunk (Luguentz Dort assists)	7	19
7:43	Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	19
7:39	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	7	19
7:37	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Darius Bazley 's 4-foot dunk	7	19
7:37	Thunder offensive team rebound	7	19
7:37	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	7	19
7:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jumper	7	19
7:31	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	7	19
7:23	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Malik Beasley assists)	10	19
6:59	Theo Maledon makes driving layup (Luguentz Dort assists)	10	21
6:49	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	21
6:48	Naz Reid offensive rebound	10	21
6:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	10	21
6:48	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2	10	21
6:48	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	10	21
6:48	Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2	11	21
6:36	Darius Bazley makes 15-foot jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	11	23
6:16	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	23
6:15	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	23
6:05	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	11	23
6:03	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	11	23
5:57	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	13	23
5:57	Theo Maledon shooting foul	13	23
5:57	Hamidou Diallo enters the game for Theo Maledon	13	23
5:57	Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1	13	23
5:54	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	13	23
5:42	Kenrich Williams makes layup (Hamidou Diallo assists)	13	25
5:28	Naz Reid makes layup	15	25
5:01	shot clock turnover	15	25
5:01	Mike Muscala enters the game for Darius Bazley	15	25
5:01	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Naz Reid	15	25
4:45	Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	25
4:41	Malik Beasley offensive rebound	15	25
4:35	Anthony Edwards misses layup	15	25
4:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	15	25
4:27	Thunder Full timeout	15	25
4:19	Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	25
4:16	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	15	25
4:06	Luguentz Dort personal foul	15	25
4:06	Justin Jackson enters the game for Kenrich Williams	15	25
3:51	Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	17	25
3:30	Luguentz Dort misses three point jumper	17	25
3:27	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	17	25
3:12	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	17	25
3:09	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	17	25
3:04	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	17	27
2:48	Jaylen Nowell makes pullup jump shot	19	27
2:27	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 28-foot three pointer	19	30
2:12	Malik Beasley misses driving layup	19	30
2:10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	19	30
2:05	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	19	30
2:05	Mike Muscala makes free throw 1 of 2	19	31
2:05	Darius Miller enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	19	31
2:05	Theo Maledon enters the game for Luguentz Dort	19	31
2:05	Josh Okogie enters the game for Anthony Edwards	19	31
2:05	Jake Layman enters the game for Malik Beasley	19	31
2:05	Mike Muscala makes free throw 2 of 2	19	32
1:49	Jordan McLaughlin misses layup	19	32
1:45	Justin Jackson defensive rebound	19	32
1:42	Hamidou Diallo makes layup (Justin Jackson assists)	19	34
1:29	Jaylen Nowell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	21	34
1:13	Theo Maledon misses driving layup	21	34
1:11	Theo Maledon offensive rebound	21	34
1:07	Hamidou Diallo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)	21	37
56.6	Jaden McDaniels out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	37
42.8	Mike Muscala makes layup (Hamidou Diallo assists)	21	39
42.8	Jaylen Nowell shooting foul	21	39
42.8	Mike Muscala makes free throw 1 of 1	21	40
34.0	Jaylen Nowell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	24	40
20.9	Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)	24	43
4.8	Jaden McDaniels misses three point jumper	24	43
1.4	Hamidou Diallo defensive rebound	24	43
0.0	Hamidou Diallo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	43
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	24	43
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	43

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves
106
Thunder
103

Game 1

6/2

Timberwolves
118
Thunder
120

Game 2

7/2

Thunder
112
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

23/3

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 7 February 2021

Oklahoma City, OK

Referees:
John Goble
Aaron Smith
John Butler

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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