Towns, Russell return; Timberwolves beat Thunder 98-90

— 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.
Jan 6, 2022, 04:40 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

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