OKC Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score for Feb. 23 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The headliner for Sunday's game was the OKC Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves matchup at the Target Center. The Thunder were coming off an easy win over the Utah Jazz, while the Timberwolves fell short against the Houston Rockets.

The two teams previously met on Feb. 13 before the All-Star break, with Minnesota earning a 116-101 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Anthony Edwards had a sort of duel, but it was Naz Reid, who stole the show. Reid finished with a game-high 27 points plus 14 rebounds.

Coach Mark Daigneault used a starting five consisting of SGA, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. Holmgren has slowly gotten into his rhythm after missing the majority of the first half of the season with a hip injury.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves were still missing Rudy Gobert due to a back injury. Coach Chris Finch had a starting lineup of Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, Jaylen Clark, Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid.

Following a back-and-forth game, the OKC Thunder outlasted the Timberwolves to get the 130-123 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was in MVP form, finishing with 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals and three blocks. He went 13-for-24 from the field, hit three 3-point shots and was 8-for-11 from the charity stripe.

Chet Holmgren contributed 19 points, four rebounds and three blocks, while Jalen Williams had 18 points, nine assists and three steals. Aaron Wiggins was huge off the bench with 15 points in 19 minutes.

On the other hand, Anthony Edwards had 29 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Naz Reid also put up 22 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points off the bench.

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OKC Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score

Thunder

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Chet Holmgren	19	4	1	0	3	1	2	28	8-11	3-4	0-0	4
Jalen Williams	18	3	9	3	1	3	4	36	6-14	3-5	3-4	-3
Isaiah Hartenstein	12	9	5	0	0	1	3	26	6-8	0-0	0-0	-4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	37	8	8	3	3	5	3	38	13-24	3-6	8-11	16
Luguentz Dort	4	4	2	1	0	0	3	32	2-4	0-2	0-0	-2
Kenrich Williams	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	2
Alex Caruso	11	7	2	2	0	1	2	24	4-8	3-6	0-0	17
Isaiah Joe	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	11	2-5	2-4	0-0	-7
Aaron Wiggins	15	0	0	0	1	1	2	19	4-6	4-4	3-4	8
Cason Wallace	6	2	2	0	0	1	3	22	2-5	1-4	1-1	0
Jaylin Williams	DNP
Dillon Jones	DNP
Ousmane Dieng	DNP
Alex Ducas	DNP

Timberwolves

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels	17	13	1	0	1	2	2	40	5-15	1-6	6-6	-16
Naz Reid	22	11	2	0	4	2	3	40	6-18	3-9	7-7	6
Mike Conley	9	2	5	0	0	1	3	31	3-6	3-6	0-0	7
Anthony Edwards	29	10	7	2	0	5	3	38	8-21	4-13	9-10	-11
Jaylen Clark	14	1	0	4	0	0	2	18	6-7	2-2	0-0	20
Josh Minott	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
Luka Garza	7	4	1	0	0	1	2	9	2-2	1-1	2-2	-4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	18	2	2	0	0	0	5	34	6-12	4-7	2-2	-16
Terrence Shannon Jr.	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	19	3-7	0-1	1-1	-22
Rob Dillingham	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	6
Leonard Miller	DNP
Jesse Edwards	DNP
Joe Ingles	DNP
Tristen Newton	DNP

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OKC Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Summary

After exchanging leads in the first seven minutes of the game, the OKC Thunder took control to take a 35-23 lead into the second quarter. The Thunder built a 19-point lead at some point early in the second, but the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a rampage.

The Timberwolves were suddenly in the lead with less than two minutes before halftime, eventually earning a 63-61 advantage at the half. It was a close game to start the second half, with the hosts looking like they were going away with the win by building an early eight-point lead.

However, the Thunder were not going away easily as it became a slugfest for the rest of the contest. The visitors had a six-point lead with less than two minutes left, prompting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to hit a dagger jumpshot. SGA and Jalen Willaims iced the age at the free throw line to take the 130-123 win.