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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 28 | 17 | 35 | 41 | 10 | 131 |
 Thunder | 32 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 128 |
MINTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 44-9745.4% | 9-3228.1% | 34-3987.2% | 54 | 29 | 13 |
| OKC | 45-10642.5% | 15-4930.6% | 23-2979.3% | 53 | 27 | 11 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves131| 42 | 27 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 0 | −3 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 41 | 22 | 7-21 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 6-10 | 0 | −7 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −18 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 21 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +12 | +5.5 | ||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | +19 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −1.4 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 131 | 44-9745.4% | 9-3228.1% | 54 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 34-3987.2% | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 52 points on 19 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Tristen Newton, Josh Minott, Leonard Miller and Jesse Edwards (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder128| 42 | 39 | 11-20 | 3-5 | 14-17 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +8.9 | ||||||
| 42 | 27 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 5-6 | −5 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-2 | −22 | −8.8 | ||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +13 | −0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 19 | 8-16 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −9 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | −11 | −1.4 | ||||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | +11 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +3.6 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.2 | |||||
| Team | 128 | 45-10642.5% | 15-4930.6% | 53 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 23-2979.3% | 16 | 10 | 8 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Ousmane Dieng, Dillon Jones, Adam Flagler and Alex Ducas (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves131Thunder128ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Naz Reid made 2 free throws with 22 seconds left in overtime, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 25 points down in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-128 in overtime.
The Timberwolves trailed 64-45 at halftime and 80-55 with 7:25 left in the third quarter. They were still down 106-82 with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, with less than a 1% chance to win, and outscored the Thunder 49-22 the rest of the way.
The Thunder had the ball down 1 with 22 seconds left, but Anthony Edwards blocked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Timberwolves’ chance to win from 63% to 71%. It would have put the Thunder ahead. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Gilgeous-Alexander missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Thunder 15-7. Jaden McDaniels scored 7 of the Timberwolves’ 15 on 1 for 3 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line. With 27 seconds left in overtime, McDaniels stole the ball from Luguentz Dort, and Reid’s free throws off it tied the game at 128.
McDaniels had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Reid added 22 points and 11 rebounds but shot 7 for 21, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points off the bench. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Jalen Williams added 27 points (14 in the paint) and 6 assists.
The Timberwolves went 34 for 39 at the line to the Thunder’s 23 for 29. The Thunder forced 13 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves did not make a field goal in the last 3:31. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 35-23 in 11 minutes together. Cason Wallace fouled out.
Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City ThunderPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at <1% (4th quarter, 10:50 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 97 shots: 9.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-34 | 64.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-22 | 40.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-25 | 24.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams | 15 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 13 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Kenrich Williams | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 34 | 10 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams | 29 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Alex Caruso | 12 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 9 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Luguentz Dort | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 8 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 20 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jalen Williams | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Luguentz Dort | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 13 | 5-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
OKC
Highest Leverage Moments
McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)
Q4 0:12
26.0%
79→53
Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
OT 0:23
19.2%
68→49
McDaniels 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (24 PTS) (Dillingham 5 AST)
Q4 0:12
16.3%
95→79
Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (38 PTS)
OT 4:14
14.7%
49→64
Caruso 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Jal. Williams 6 AST)
OT 0:45
13.3%
49→62
