Minnesota Timberwolves 131, Oklahoma City Thunder 128 — Recap

February 24, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 131, Oklahoma City Thunder 128 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 28-32 OKC; Q2 MIN 17-32 OKC; Q3 MIN 35-38 OKC; Q4 MIN 41-19 OKC; OT1 MIN 10-7 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 39 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-21 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

39 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · MIN

Jaden McDaniels

27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-23 FG

Season highs

Terrence Shannon Jr. · Season-high 10 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
MIN	28	17	35	41	10		131
OKC	32	32	38	19	7		128

🧮 How They Scored

MINOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%49.5%

10.2%Turnover %8.5%

22.9%Offensive rebound %27.1%

0.402Free-throw rate0.274

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	42	27	10	4	2	—	1	9-16	—	9-9	-3
Naz Reid F-C	41	22	11	3	—	—	2	7-21	2-8	6-6	+3
Anthony Edwards G	36	17	13	8	—	1	4	5-15	1-6	6-10	-7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	35	21	5	3	—	1	2	7-12	2-4	5-6	+23
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	29	17	10	1	1	2	1	7-10	0-1	3-3	+12
Jaylen Clark G	29	5	1	2	1	—	—	1-3	1-2	2-2	-18
Rob Dillingham G	26	12	4	5	1	—	1	4-10	1-3	3-3	+19
Mike Conley G	14	8	—	1	—	—	1	3-5	2-4	—	-8
Luka Garza C	9	2	—	—	1	1	—	1-4	0-3	—	-7
Joe Ingles F	5	—	—	2	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	+1

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	42	39	10	8	—	—	4	11-20	3-5	14-17	+2
Jalen Williams G-F	42	27	6	6	1	1	3	10-23	2-8	5-6	-5
Cason Wallace G	34	12	6	1	1	—	—	5-11	2-8	—	—
Aaron Wiggins G	29	19	7	—	2	1	—	8-16	1-6	2-2	-9
Luguentz Dort G	29	5	3	1	1	1	1	2-10	1-5	0-2	-22
Alex Caruso G	24	5	4	4	2	2	1	2-8	1-4	—	-11
Isaiah Joe G	18	9	3	2	3	1	—	3-7	3-6	—	+11
Jaylin Williams F	18	6	6	2	—	1	—	2-3	2-3	—	+5
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	16	4	5	2	—	1	1	1-4	0-1	2-2	+13
Kenrich Williams G-F	12	2	3	1	—	—	1	1-4	0-3	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	42	27	67.6	19.8	-2.1	19.6
Naz Reid	Bench	41	22	46.5	26.8	+3.4	10.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	35	21	71.7	20.0	+29.9	13.0
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	17	43.8	27.6	-8.9	8.6
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	29	17	75.1	16.7	+18.8	17.5
Rob Dillingham	Bench	26	12	53.0	19.7	+34.5	11.3
Mike Conley	Bench	14	8	80.0	17.1	-22.2	4.7
Jaylen Clark	Bench	29	5	64.4	5.7	-23.1	2.0
Luka Garza	Bench	9	2	25.0	20.0	-31.0	1.0
Joe Ingles	Bench	5	—	0.0	14.3	-8.3	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristen Newton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	42	39	71.0	28.7	+2.2	19.7
Jalen Williams	Bench	42	27	52.7	26.6	-6.7	10.6
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	29	19	56.3	22.4	-13.6	11.1
Cason Wallace	Bench	34	12	54.5	12.9	+1.6	5.1
Isaiah Joe	Bench	18	9	64.3	13.7	+15.9	13.1
Jaylin Williams	Bench	18	6	100.0	7.0	+10.2	18.4
Alex Caruso	Bench	24	5	31.3	14.1	-22.1	3.9
Luguentz Dort	Bench	29	5	23.0	17.9	-30.2	-2.4
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	16	4	41.0	15.8	+36.4	3.6
Kenrich Williams	Bench	12	2	25.0	16.7	+3.7	2.1
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dillon Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0