Thunder 112-103 Timberwolves (23 Mar, 2021) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

19-24, 11-12 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	25	32	26	29	112
MIN	22	28	26	27	103

Minnesota Timberwolves

10-33, 5-15 home

103

Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving dunk
Anthony Edwards misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake Layman assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Moses Brown blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup
Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Jake Layman's layup
Jake Layman makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
Ricky Rubio misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Jake Layman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jake Layman misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot hook shot
Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 4-foot layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses running pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 3-foot two point shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Jaylen Nowell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
Josh Okogie makes two point shot
Jaylen Nowell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards misses driving floating jump shot
Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Naz Reid makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jarrett Culver misses 24-foot three point shot
Ricky Rubio misses three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Ricky Rubio makes 3-foot two point shot
Isaiah Roby blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 5-foot layup
Jaylen Nowell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
Ricky Rubio misses 27-foot three point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Jaylen Nowell misses two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
Ricky Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moses Brown blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point shot
Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Jake Layman's layup
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jake Layman makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jake Layman makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot jump bank shot (Jake Layman assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot jumper
Moses Brown blocks Anthony Edwards's driving dunk
Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Jaylen Nowell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jaylen Nowell makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jumper
Naz Reid misses three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses tip shot
Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes dunk
Jaylen Nowell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 12-foot two point shot
Josh Okogie misses two point shot
Jaylen Nowell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Jaylen Nowell makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Theo Maledon blocks Jaylen Nowell 's 3-foot two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Juancho Hernangomez's two point shot
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jaylen Nowell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Juancho Hernangomez 's 3-foot dunk
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Roby makes layup (Theo Maledon assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Moses Brown makes dunk (Theo Maledon assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point shot
Aleksej Pokusevski makes 26-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Isaiah Roby misses two point shot
Moses Brown misses two point shot
Isaiah Roby makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Theo Maledon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Theo Maledon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)
Theo Maledon misses two point shot
Theo Maledon misses dunk
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
Ty Jerome misses two point shot
Moses Brown makes alley oop dunk shot (Ty Jerome assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Svi Mykhailiuk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Jackson assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk misses 24-foot three point jumper
Justin Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenrich Williams makes 5-foot two point shot
Svi Mykhailiuk makes 1-foot driving dunk (Ty Jerome assists)
Kenrich Williams makes two point shot (Justin Jackson assists)
Ty Jerome makes 28-foot three pointer (Justin Jackson assists)
Ty Jerome misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Moses Brown misses 8-foot two point shot
Kenrich Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)
Theo Maledon misses driving layup
Theo Maledon makes 28-foot three pointer
Kenrich Williams misses layup
Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point shot (Theo Maledon assists)
Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jumper
Moses Brown misses layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 5-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)
Ty Jerome makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aleksej Pokusevski assists)
Isaiah Roby misses 10-foot two point shot
Aleksej Pokusevski makes 15-foot two point shot
Theo Maledon misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 9-foot two point shot
Theo Maledon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Aleksej Pokusevski makes 27-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three pointer
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Isaiah Roby 's 7-foot driving layup
Isaiah Roby makes three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Theo Maledon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)
Jaylen Nowell blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 2-foot two point shot
Theo Maledon misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup
Aleksej Pokusevski makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
Justin Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
Kenrich Williams misses 11-foot two point shot
Jaden McDaniels blocks Moses Brown 's 5-foot two point shot
Justin Jackson makes layup (Kenrich Williams assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Kenrich Williams assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Ty Jerome assists)
Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk makes step back jumpshot
Justin Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Justin Jackson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)
Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jumper
Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Jackson assists)
Theo Maledon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Theo Maledon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Isaiah Roby makes driving dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses step back jumpshot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Aleksej Pokusevski misses 18-foot two point shot

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Moses Brown vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	0	3
11:34	Isaiah Roby makes layup (Theo Maledon assists)	2	3
11:21	Ricky Rubio makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)	2	5
10:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	2	5
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	5
10:44	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving dunk	2	5
10:41	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	2	5
10:25	Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
10:21	Jake Layman defensive rebound	2	5
10:14	Anthony Edwards misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
10:12	Jake Layman offensive rebound	2	5
10:11	Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake Layman assists)	2	8
9:51	Aleksej Pokusevski lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	2	8
9:37	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	2	10
9:14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	5	10
8:55	Moses Brown blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup	5	10
8:49	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	5	10
8:44	Moses Brown makes dunk (Theo Maledon assists)	7	10
8:39	Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Jake Layman's layup	7	10
8:39	Jake Layman offensive rebound	7	10
8:35	Jake Layman makes two point shot	7	12
8:29	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	7	12
8:29	Thunder Full timeout	7	12
8:21	Aleksej Pokusevski misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	12
8:20	Thunder offensive team rebound	7	12
8:13	Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point shot	9	12
8:00	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:56	Moses Brown defensive rebound	9	12
7:35	Aleksej Pokusevski makes 26-foot three point jumper (Theo Maledon assists)	12	12
7:20	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	12	12
7:19	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	12	12
7:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	12	12
7:09	Moses Brown offensive rebound	12	12
7:08	Moses Brown lost ball turnover (Ricky Rubio steals)	12	12
6:59	Ricky Rubio misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	12	12
6:57	Moses Brown defensive rebound	12	12
6:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup	12	12
6:42	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	12	12
6:25	Jake Layman misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
6:23	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	12	12
6:12	Isaiah Roby misses two point shot	12	12
6:08	Moses Brown offensive rebound	12	12
6:06	Moses Brown misses two point shot	12	12
6:04	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	12	12
5:55	Jake Layman misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:52	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	12	12
5:41	Isaiah Roby lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	12	12
5:40	Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	12
5:40	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Jake Layman	12	12
5:40	Ty Jerome enters the game for Moses Brown	12	12
5:29	Isaiah Roby makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	14	12
5:21	Isaiah Roby personal foul	14	12
5:11	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
5:07	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	14	12
5:01	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot hook shot	14	12
4:57	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	14	12
4:44	Theo Maledon misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
4:42	Isaiah Roby offensive rebound	14	12
4:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Aleksej Pokusevski assists)	16	12
4:24	Jaden McDaniels offensive foul	16	12
4:24	Jaden McDaniels turnover	16	12
4:09	Aleksej Pokusevski misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	16	12
4:07	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	16	12
3:57	Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 4-foot layup	16	12
3:53	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	16	12
3:52	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	16	14
3:31	Theo Maledon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	19	14
3:23	Timberwolves Full timeout	19	14
3:23	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Anthony Edwards	19	14
3:23	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	19	14
3:19	Josh Okogie bad pass (Theo Maledon steals)	19	14
3:17	Theo Maledon misses two point shot	19	14
3:16	Theo Maledon offensive rebound	19	14
3:15	Theo Maledon misses dunk	19	14
3:14	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	19	14
3:12	Jaden McDaniels misses running pullup jump shot	19	14
3:10	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	19	14
3:01	Theo Maledon lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	19	14
2:55	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)	19	16
2:39	Aleksej Pokusevski misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
2:39	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	19	16
2:17	Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot	19	16
2:13	Ricky Rubio offensive rebound	19	16
2:12	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
2:10	Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound	19	16
1:49	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	19	16
1:45	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	19	16
1:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	19	16
1:38	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2	19	16
1:38	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	19	16
1:38	Moses Brown enters the game for Theo Maledon	19	16
1:38	Svi Mykhailiuk enters the game for Aleksej Pokusevski	19	16
1:38	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Isaiah Roby	19	16
1:38	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
1:38	Jarrett Culver enters the game for Ricky Rubio	19	17
1:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	21	17
1:09	Jaylen Nowell bad pass (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)	21	17
57.6	Ty Jerome misses two point shot	21	17
54.0	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	21	17
53.3	Moses Brown makes alley oop dunk shot (Ty Jerome assists)	23	17
47.0	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)	23	20
26.5	Kenrich Williams lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	23	20
26.5	Moses Brown personal foul	23	20
26.5	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
26.5	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
7.0	Josh Okogie personal take foul	23	22
2.3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	25	22
0.7	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)	25	22
0.4	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	22
0.1	Thunder offensive team rebound	25	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	22

Regular Season Series

OKC wins 2-1

Timberwolves
106
Thunder
103

Game 1

6/2

Timberwolves
118
Thunder
120

Game 2

7/2

Thunder
112
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

23/3

Target Center

12:00 AM, 23 March 2021

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Matt Boland
Ed Malloy
Jenna Schroeder

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	9	.400	5.5	L1
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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