Oklahoma City Thunder 130, Minnesota Timberwolves 123 — Recap

February 23, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 130, Minnesota Timberwolves 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 35-23 MIN; Q2 OKC 26-40 MIN; Q3 OKC 42-33 MIN; Q4 OKC 27-27 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 37 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-24 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-18 shooting; Chet Holmgren (OKC) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

37 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 13-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 8-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Naz Reid

22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 6-18 FG

Season highs

Jaden McDaniels · Season-high 13 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		T
OKC	35	26	42	27		130
MIN	23	40	33	27		123

🧮 How They Scored

OKCMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

66.9%Effective FG%53.9%

12.1%Turnover %11.4%

19.4%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.233Free-throw rate0.315

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	38	37	8	8	3	3	5	13-24	3-6	8-11	+16
Jalen Williams G-F	36	18	3	9	3	1	3	6-14	3-5	3-4	-2
Luguentz Dort G	32	4	3	2	1	—	—	2-4	0-2	—	-1
Chet Holmgren C-F	28	19	4	1	—	3	1	8-11	3-4	—	+4
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	26	12	9	5	—	—	1	6-8	—	—	-4
Alex Caruso G	24	11	7	2	2	—	1	4-8	3-6	—	+18
Cason Wallace G	22	6	2	2	—	—	1	2-5	1-4	1-1	+1
Aaron Wiggins G	19	15	—	—	—	1	1	4-6	4-4	3-4	+8
Isaiah Joe G	11	6	1	2	—	—	—	2-5	2-4	—	-7
Kenrich Williams G-F	3	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+2

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Naz Reid F-C	40	22	11	2	—	4	2	6-18	3-9	7-7	+6
Jaden McDaniels F	40	17	13	1	—	1	2	5-15	1-6	6-6	-16
Anthony Edwards G	39	29	10	7	2	—	5	8-21	4-13	9-10	-11
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	34	18	2	2	—	—	—	6-12	4-7	2-2	-16
Mike Conley G	31	9	2	5	—	—	1	3-6	3-6	—	+7
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	19	7	1	2	—	—	—	3-7	0-1	1-1	-22
Jaylen Clark G	18	14	1	—	4	—	—	6-7	2-2	—	+20
Rob Dillingham G	10	—	—	3	—	—	2	0-1	—	—	+6
Luka Garza C	9	7	4	1	—	—	1	2-2	1-1	2-2	-4
Josh Minott F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5

🔬 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	38	37	64.1	37.9	+21.5	18.5
Chet Holmgren	Bench	28	19	86.4	19.0	+9.1	12.8
Jalen Williams	Bench	36	18	57.1	22.6	-4.4	9.7
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	19	15	96.6	20.5	+19.0	10.8
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	26	12	75.0	14.5	-7.1	13.2
Alex Caruso	Bench	24	11	68.8	16.7	+40.0	13.5
Isaiah Joe	Bench	11	6	60.0	20.0	-43.3	11.3
Cason Wallace	Bench	22	6	55.1	12.8	+5.1	2.2
Luguentz Dort	Bench	32	4	50.0	5.4	+0.4	3.1
Kenrich Williams	Bench	3	2	100.0	14.3	+28.6	20.0
Jaylin Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dillon Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	39	29	57.1	31.3	-13.4	13.1
Naz Reid	Bench	40	22	52.2	24.2	+7.4	9.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	34	18	69.9	15.3	-24.5	6.6
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	40	17	48.2	20.2	-17.6	7.2
Jaylen Clark	Bench	18	14	100.0	15.6	+52.6	15.4
Mike Conley	Bench	31	9	75.0	9.6	+14.9	5.9
Luka Garza	Bench	9	7	121.5	15.4	-30.9	16.7
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	19	7	47.0	14.9	-55.9	5.5
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-250.0	-33.3
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	10	—	0.0	13.6	+24.5	0.0
Tristen Newton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0