Minnesota
Timberwolves
135
–
105
FINAL
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Date
Friday, January 7, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 135 |
| OKC | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 105 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
6
REB
7
AST
+31
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots10
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending87.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.54
Impact Composite53.5
Hustle: 25.5Defense: 22.5Impact: 5.5
56.3% FG6-9 from 33 deflections10 contested shots1 charge drawn+31 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 37.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
D'Angelo Russell
MIN
27
PTS
1
REB
12
AST
+27
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-12 (91.7%)
3PT4-5
FT1-1
TS%108.5%
eFG%108.3%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG146
DRTG105
NET+41
Double-Double91.7% FG4-5 from 3+27 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 39.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 20:14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +16 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:06 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +22 |
| Anthony Edwards | 29:22 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 6-9 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +31 |
| Nathan Knight | 5:19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -11 |
| Jake Layman | 5:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Taurean Prince | 15:48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 28:31 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +17 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 31:07 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11-12 | 92% | 4-5 | 80% | 1-1 | 100% | +27 |
| Malik Beasley | 20:22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 18:14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 6:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 11:36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| Naz Reid | 20:03 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 45 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 50-90 | 56% | 17-41 | 41% | 18-25 | 72% | — |
| OKC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Wiggins | 26:03 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Ty Jerome | 6:21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Darius Bazley | 15:31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| Tre Mann | 21:16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | -17 |
| Theo Maledon | 8:02 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Muscala | 12:20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 20:13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Paul Watson | 4:28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Josh Giddey | 29:53 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -30 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 28:23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -13 |
| Kenrich Williams | 15:54 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Luguentz Dort | 26:39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-6 | 83% | -29 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 24:58 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 45 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 36-89 | 40% | 15-44 | 34% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN50/90 (56%)
Paint
28/43 (65%)
Mid
9/14 (64%)
3PT
17/40 (43%)
Paint 58%ATB3 43%RA 80%Corner 3 40%Mid 75%
OKC36/89 (40%)
Paint
19/40 (48%)
Mid
2/12 (17%)
3PT
15/44 (34%)
ATB3 34%Paint 38%RA 62%Corner 3 33%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Luguentz Dort
defended Anthony Edwards
5.6 min • 8 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
held Karl-Anthony Towns
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
vs Jaden McDaniels
2.6 min • 4 pts • 33%
| OKC Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jake Layman | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Okogie | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | 5.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 33% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Luguentz Dort | 5.6m 8pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Wiggins | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 4.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tre Mann | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Darius Bazley | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Kenrich Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Mike Muscala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 50% | — |
| Other | 4.3m 2pts 17% | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 3.0m 8pts 43% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 3.9m 12pts 80% | 1.7m 2pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 4.6m 7pts 43% | 4.0m 3pts 17% | 2.8m 2pts 20% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 4.5m 10pts 40% | 4.9m 9pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = MIN leads
OKC Largest Lead
4
Q1 0:57
MIN Largest Lead
41
Q4 6:31
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 1:37 – Q1 2:32
+2 → -4
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 9:50 – Q2 10:39
-11 → -17
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 9:50 – Q2 11:18
-11 → -19
OKC 9-0 run
Q2 11:28 – Q2 9:36
-17 → -10