Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Minnesota Timberwolves 97 — Recap

January 20, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Minnesota Timberwolves 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 30-24 MIN; Q2 OKC 27-30 MIN; Q3 OKC 17-29 MIN; Q4 OKC 28-14 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 33 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 6-of-18 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-10 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 18 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

33 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-18 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 4-10 FG

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		T
OKC	30	27	17	28		102
MIN	24	30	29	14		97

🧮 How They Scored

OKCMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

45.6%Effective FG%50.7%

7.8%Turnover %19.3%

18.0%Offensive rebound %24.3%

0.443Free-throw rate0.387

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	37	33	2	6	2	—	2	10-22	1-2	12-13	—
Jalen Williams G-F	36	20	5	3	3	—	—	6-18	0-2	8-10	—
Chet Holmgren C-F	33	15	5	2	1	2	—	4-8	1-2	6-6	—
Luguentz Dort G	33	14	5	1	2	—	1	5-12	3-7	1-2	—
Josh Giddey G	25	5	8	4	1	—	1	2-8	0-4	1-2	—
Isaiah Joe G	22	5	5	5	1	—	—	1-3	1-2	2-2	—
Aaron Wiggins G	12	5	—	—	—	—	1	2-2	1-1	—	—
Jaylin Williams F	12	5	1	—	—	2	1	2-3	1-2	—	—
Cason Wallace G	12	—	3	—	1	—	1	0-1	—	—	—
Kenrich Williams G-F	10	—	3	—	1	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	19	5	5	—	—	5	6-10	1-3	6-10	—
Karl-Anthony Towns C	36	19	11	2	—	1	3	4-10	1-4	10-10	—
Rudy Gobert C	33	7	18	2	—	—	2	1-6	—	5-8	—
Mike Conley G	29	3	3	4	—	1	3	1-11	1-9	—	—
Jaden McDaniels F	27	15	2	—	—	—	2	6-11	3-5	0-1	—
Naz Reid F-C	26	18	3	—	—	4	4	7-13	4-8	—	—
Kyle Anderson F	19	5	1	4	1	—	—	2-4	1-3	—	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	19	3	5	2	1	1	2	1-3	1-2	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	13	8	2	3	2	—	—	3-7	2-3	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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	37	33	59.5	37.0	+21.8	20.8
Jalen Williams	Bench	36	20	44.6	28.4	+24.4	10.7
Chet Holmgren	Bench	33	15	70.5	15.3	+16.9	13.5
Luguentz Dort	Bench	33	14	54.3	19.7	+20.2	7.4
Isaiah Joe	Bench	22	5	64.4	8.7	+31.6	12.7
Josh Giddey	Bench	25	5	28.2	16.9	+2.0	12.1
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	12	5	125.0	10.0	-42.1	6.8
Jaylin Williams	Bench	12	5	83.3	15.4	+12.3	11.0
Kenrich Williams	Bench	10	—	0.0	15.0	-5.0	0.0
Tre Mann	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lindy Waters III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cason Wallace	Bench	12	—	0.0	6.9	-58.2	-1.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	36	19	66.0	21.0	-27.2	13.5
Anthony Edwards	Bench	38	19	66.0	22.4	-21.5	10.8
Naz Reid	Bench	26	18	69.2	27.0	+27.8	12.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	27	15	65.6	19.7	-18.8	4.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	13	8	57.1	21.9	+22.5	26.5
Rudy Gobert	Bench	33	7	36.8	15.8	-9.3	9.9
Kyle Anderson	Bench	19	5	62.5	9.5	+38.7	8.8
Mike Conley	Bench	29	3	13.6	21.9	-38.6	-7.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	19	3	50.0	10.6	+14.6	8.9
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0