Timberwolves 98-90 Thunder (6 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

13-24, 5-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	10	26	27	27	90
MIN	30	19	20	29	98

Minnesota Timberwolves

18-20, 11-10 home

Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Anthony Edwards misses three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes driving layup
Jaylen Nowell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Muscala blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes pullup jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Taurean Prince misses three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
Mike Muscala blocks Taurean Prince 's 3-foot driving layup
Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Patrick Beverley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl blocks Anthony Edwards's driving dunk
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes alley oop dunk shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup
Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
Jaylen Nowell makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot two point shot
Darius Bazley blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point shot
Mike Muscala blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's driving layup
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jaylen Nowell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 7-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 19-foot jumper
Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Giddey misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Tre Mann misses two point shot
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenrich Williams misses two point shot
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 21-foot jumper
Naz Reid blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 3-foot layup
Kenrich Williams makes dunk
Naz Reid blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 12-foot pullup jump shot
Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mike Muscala misses 14-foot jumper
Darius Bazley misses driving layup
Kenrich Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
Mike Muscala makes dunk (Darius Bazley assists)
Josh Giddey makes driving floating jump shot
Josh Giddey misses 11-foot two point shot
Tre Mann makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Josh Giddey makes driving layup (Mike Muscala assists)
Mike Muscala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aleksej Pokusevski misses layup
Aleksej Pokusevski makes dunk
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 5-foot two point shot
Aaron Wiggins makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup (Josh Giddey assists)
Mike Muscala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes two point shot
Aaron Wiggins makes layup (Josh Giddey assists)
Mike Muscala misses 16-foot jumper
Mike Muscala misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Mike Muscala makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Mike Muscala misses hook shot
Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins makes dunk
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins misses driving layup
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Aleksej Pokusevski's layup
Aaron Wiggins makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Aaron Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Giddey makes two point shot
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Darius Bazley makes driving layup (Ty Jerome assists)
Darius Bazley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins makes 1-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)
Naz Reid blocks Darius Bazley's driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Jerome misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenrich Williams makes layup (Aaron Wiggins assists)
Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
Darius Bazley misses layup
Kenrich Williams misses driving layup
Darius Bazley makes two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)
Tre Mann misses 53-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kenrich Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Tre Mann misses 5-foot two point shot
Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)
Darius Bazley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Darius Bazley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Bazley misses driving layup
Kenrich Williams makes dunk (Ty Jerome assists)
Darius Bazley makes 3-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)
Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three pointer
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Darius Bazley 's 1-foot dunk
Josh Giddey makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Kenrich Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley blocks Mike Muscala 's 3-foot layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Kenrich Williams makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Kenrich Williams makes 2-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Josh Giddey 's 8-foot two point shot
Darius Bazley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Mike Muscala makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Mike Muscala misses 28-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	0	2
11:24	Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	2	2
11:09	Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
11:06	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	2	2
11:03	Josh Giddey bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals)	2	2
11:01	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	2	4
10:46	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	2	4
10:46	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
10:46	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
10:36	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	4	7
10:25	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	4	7
10:21	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	4	7
10:15	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot two point shot	4	7
10:14	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	7
10:12	D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	4	9
9:59	Aleksej Pokusevski bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	4	9
9:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	4	9
9:50	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	4	9
9:50	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	9
9:50	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	4	10
9:40	Josh Giddey misses driving layup	4	10
9:38	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	4	10
9:23	Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	4	13
9:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	4	13
9:01	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	4	13
8:50	Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	4	16
8:48	Thunder Full timeout	4	16
8:27	Aleksej Pokusevski out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	16
8:04	Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover (Aleksej Pokusevski steals)	4	16
7:59	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	16
7:57	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	16
7:48	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	4	16
7:46	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	4	16
7:46	Patrick Beverley personal take foul	4	16
7:46	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Aleksej Pokusevski	4	16
7:34	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	16
7:30	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	4	16
7:20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	4	16
7:18	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	16
7:08	D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	4	16
7:06	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	4	16
7:04	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Kenrich Williams steals)	4	16
6:57	Josh Giddey bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	4	16
6:49	D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup	4	18
6:41	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	4	18
6:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	5	18
6:41	Tre Mann enters the game for Josh Giddey	5	18
6:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	6	18
6:20	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	18
6:16	Tre Mann defensive rebound	6	18
6:12	Tre Mann misses two point shot	6	18
6:11	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	6	18
6:07	Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	6	20
5:43	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	8	20
5:19	Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	20
5:19	Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	8	20
5:05	Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	20
5:02	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	8	20
4:50	Aaron Wiggins personal foul	8	20
4:44	Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	20
4:42	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	8	20
4:37	Kenrich Williams bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals)	8	20
4:27	Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	20
4:22	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	8	20
4:20	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	20
4:18	Tre Mann defensive rebound	8	20
4:10	Tre Mann bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	8	20
4:05	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Kenrich Williams steals)	8	20
4:02	Kenrich Williams misses two point shot	8	20
4:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	8	20
3:56	Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	8	22
3:32	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 21-foot jumper	8	22
3:32	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	8	22
3:25	Timberwolves Full timeout	8	22
3:25	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	8	22
3:25	Naz Reid enters the game for Patrick Beverley	8	22
3:25	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	8	22
3:25	Darius Bazley enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	8	22
3:17	Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	22
3:13	Tre Mann defensive rebound	8	22
2:59	Naz Reid blocks Aaron Wiggins 's 3-foot layup	8	22
2:57	Naz Reid defensive rebound	8	22
2:52	Anthony Edwards makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)	8	25
2:32	Darius Bazley lost ball turnover (Anthony Edwards steals)	8	25
2:25	Anthony Edwards misses three point jumper	8	25
2:21	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	8	25
2:21	Kenrich Williams personal foul	8	25
2:09	Jaylen Nowell makes driving layup	8	27
1:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	8	27
1:38	Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Kenrich Williams steals)	8	27
1:35	Kenrich Williams makes dunk	10	27
1:26	Jaylen Nowell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)	10	30
1:08	Darius Bazley bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals)	10	30
1:02	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	30
1:00	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	10	30
53.9	Naz Reid blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	10	30
52.2	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	10	30
38.3	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	30
35.1	Tre Mann defensive rebound	10	30
28.4	Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	30
25.4	Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound	10	30
7.3	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	30
4.5	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	10	30
0.2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander traveling	10	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	10	30

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Thunder
90
Timberwolves
98

Game 1

6/1

Timberwolves
135
Thunder
105

Game 2

8/1

Timberwolves
138
Thunder
101

Game 3

5/3

Thunder
102
Timberwolves
132

Game 4

10/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 6 January 2022

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 14,375

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Tom Washington
Brent Haskill

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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