Saunders wins 1st game, T'Wolves top Thunder 119-117
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Ryan Saunders went right into the fire in his first game as the Minnesota Timberwolves' interim coach.
His debut was a down-to-the wire finish with the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the best teams in the Western Conference.
His team came through. Andrew Wiggins had a season-high 40 points and 10 rebounds, and the Timberwolves beat the Thunder 119-117 on Tuesday night.
Saunders deflected credit after the game.
''It's unbelievable how they stayed connected throughout the whole game,'' he said. ''Down the stretch, there were so many times where we could have disbanded and then the crowd could have got into us. I can't say enough about that team.''
Saunders, just 32 years old, is the son of former Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders. The team fired Tom Thibodeau on Sunday.
The players went all out for their new leader.
''He fed off our energy, and we fed off his energy,'' Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson said. ''We were just trying to get a win for him.''
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points and Dario Saric added 15 for the Timberwolves.
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook missed two 3-pointers in the closing seconds that would have given the Thunder the lead. He finished with 25 points and 16 assists.
''We just tried to stay solid, really,'' Wiggins said. ''We knew they were going to try to be aggressive with either (Paul) George or Westbrook. If we're going to foul, make a hard foul. And don't let them hit the 3. That was the main thing.''
George scored 27 points and Steven Adams added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City.
Thunder reserve center Nerlens Noel was taken off the court on a stretcher in the third quarter after Wiggins made contact with him on a dunk attempt.
Noel took an elbow in the face as Wiggins went up, and Noel hit the ground hard. A defensive foul was called on Noel. The play was reviewed, and no additional fouls were called. Noel was down for several minutes before being taken from the court. Thunder coach Billy Donovan said Noel was taken to the University of Oklahoma's OU Medical Center.
''I just tried to make an aggressive move and dunk,'' Wiggins said. ''He tried to contest it. I think he fell wrong. I didn't really see it until I saw him on the ground. Hopefully, he's good. I hope nothing but the best for him. I hope he gets healthy soon and comes back stronger.''
In the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City guard Dennis Schroder somehow won a jump ball with Towns, and Westbrook hit a 3-pointer to give the Thunder a 111-110 lead.
Josh Okogie's corner 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left put the Timberwolves up 119-115.
Westbrook made two free throws, then Minnesota's Tyus Jones traveled with 15.5 seconds left to give the Thunder a chance.
TIP-INS
Thunder: G Alex Abrines missed his fifth consecutive game for personal reasons. ... Schroder was listed as questionable with a left quad contusion, but he entered the game in the first quarter. ... Westbrook fell one assist short of his season high.
Timberwolves: G Derrick Rose missed his sixth straight game with a sprained right ankle. ... F Robert Covington missed his fourth straight game with a bruised right knee. ... Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague was ejected in the third quarter after a skirmish with Schroder. He finished with eight points in 26 minutes. ... Wiggins and Towns both finished with five fouls.
STAT LINES
Wiggins made 16 of 18 free throws, one short of his career high for made free throws. Oklahoma City made 19 free throws overall.
HE SAID IT
Wiggins, on run-in with Schroder in the third quarter: ''I don't know what's wrong with him ... I looked right through it. He's not someone I see as a problem.''
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.
Thunder: At the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Jumpball | Â | |
11:32 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot | 2-0 | |
11:18 | +3 | Paul George made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 2-3 | |
11:06 | Â | Personal foul on Paul George | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed driving layup | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jerami Grant | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Personal foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Personal foul on Steven Adams | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Taj Gibson missed hook shot, blocked by Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Offensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
10:04 | +2 | Taj Gibson made dunk | 4-3 | |
9:50 | Â | Paul George missed fade-away jump shot | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
9:33 | +3 | Jeff Teague made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Josh Okogie | 7-3 | |
9:12 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made jump shot | 7-5 | |
8:58 | Â | Taj Gibson missed jump shot | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Personal foul on Taj Gibson | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Shooting foul on Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Defensive rebound by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed floating jump shot | Â | |
8:31 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Personal foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
8:21 | +3 | Terrance Ferguson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Paul George | 8-8 | |
8:05 | Â | Personal foul on Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed driving layup | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Taj Gibson | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Josh Okogie missed floating jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
7:33 | +2 | Steven Adams made jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 8-10 | |
7:06 | +2 | Taj Gibson made layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 10-10 | |
6:54 | +2 | Paul George made reverse layup | 10-12 | |
6:46 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made driving layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 12-12 | |
6:35 | Â | Offensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Paul George made dunk | 12-14 | |
6:26 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed driving layup, blocked by Jerami Grant | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Paul George missed jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
6:03 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed jump shot | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
5:27 | +1 | Paul George made 1st of 2 free throws | 12-15 | |
5:27 | +1 | Paul George made 2nd of 2 free throws | 12-16 | |
5:23 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 14-16 | |
5:12 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Russell Westbrook | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Dario Saric made layup, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 16-16 | |
4:43 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Personal foul on Dennis Schroder | Â | |
4:17 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 19-16 | |
4:17 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 20-16 | |
4:00 | +3 | Dennis Schroder made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 20-19 | |
3:35 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Offensive rebound by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed driving layup | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Offensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Dario Saric missed dunk | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
2:43 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made driving layup | 20-21 | |
2:28 | +2 | Jeff Teague made floating jump shot | 22-21 | |
2:11 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jerami Grant, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
1:49 | +2 | Dario Saric made layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 24-21 | |
1:49 | Â | Shooting foul on Dennis Schroder | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Dario Saric missed free throw | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Defensive rebound by Patrick Patterson | Â | |
1:30 | +2 | Steven Adams made driving dunk | 24-23 | |
1:04 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot, assist by Anthony Tolliver | 26-23 | |
0:41 | Â | Offensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Steven Adams missed dunk | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Defensive rebound by Anthony Tolliver | Â | |
0:26 | +3 | Dario Saric made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 29-23 | |
0:08 | Â | Violation | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Paul George missed driving dunk, blocked by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Defensive rebound by Anthony Tolliver | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Tyus Jones missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:44 | Â | Shooting foul on Tyus Jones | Â | |
11:44 | +1 | Dennis Schroder made 1st of 2 free throws | 29-24 | |
11:44 | +1 | Dennis Schroder made 2nd of 2 free throws | 29-25 | |
11:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Hamidou Diallo | Â | |
11:18 | +2 | Hamidou Diallo made dunk, assist by Dennis Schroder | 29-27 | |
11:03 | +2 | Anthony Tolliver made jump shot, assist by Tyus Jones | 31-27 | |
10:42 | +2 | Dennis Schroder made jump shot | 31-29 | |
10:29 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made driving layup | 33-29 | |
10:15 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Shooting foul on Abdel Nader | Â | |
10:10 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 34-29 | |
10:10 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 35-29 | |
9:56 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Dario Saric missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made dunk | 37-29 | |
9:48 | Â | Shooting foul on Nerlens Noel | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed free throw | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Offensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Anthony Tolliver missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Defensive rebound by Hamidou Diallo | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Violation | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Offensive rebound by Nerlens Noel | Â | |
9:11 | +2 | Josh Okogie made running Jump Shot, assist by Tyus Jones | 39-31 | |
9:11 | Â | Shooting foul on Hamidou Diallo | Â | |
9:11 | +1 | Josh Okogie made free throw | 40-31 | |
8:59 | +2 | Nerlens Noel made alley-oop shot, assist by Dennis Schroder | 40-33 | |
8:46 | Â | Personal foul on Nerlens Noel | Â | |
8:34 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made driving dunk, assist by Dario Saric | 42-33 | |
8:17 | Â | Nerlens Noel missed jump shot | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
8:05 | +2 | Tyus Jones made driving layup | 44-33 | |
7:55 | +2 | Hamidou Diallo made layup, assist by Dennis Schroder | 44-35 | |
7:37 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made dunk, assist by Anthony Tolliver | 46-35 | |
7:37 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Steven Adams | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Personal foul on Dennis Schroder | Â | |
7:25 | +1 | Tyus Jones made 1st of 2 free throws | 47-35 | |
7:25 | +1 | Tyus Jones made 2nd of 2 free throws | 48-35 | |
7:17 | +3 | Patrick Patterson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 48-38 | |
7:05 | Â | Offensive foul on Dario Saric | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Offensive foul on Dario Saric | Â | |
6:58 | +2 | Steven Adams made hook shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 48-40 | |
6:43 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made hook shot | 50-40 | |
6:35 | Â | Shooting foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
6:35 | +1 | Steven Adams made 1st of 2 free throws | 50-41 | |
6:35 | +1 | Steven Adams made 2nd of 2 free throws | 50-42 | |
6:21 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jeff Teague, stolen by Steven Adams | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Personal foul on Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed jump shot | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
5:50 | +2 | Josh Okogie made driving layup, assist by Gorgui Dieng | 52-42 | |
5:31 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
5:29 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
5:24 | +3 | Paul George made 3-pt. jump shot | 52-45 | |
5:03 | Â | Personal foul on Steven Adams | Â | |
5:03 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 54-45 | |
4:46 | +2 | Steven Adams made layup | 54-47 | |
4:25 | Â | Josh Okogie missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jerami Grant | Â | |
4:15 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made layup, assist by Steven Adams | 54-49 | |
3:58 | Â | Taj Gibson missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Shooting foul on Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
3:37 | +1 | Steven Adams made 1st of 2 free throws | 54-50 | |
3:37 | Â | Steven Adams missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
3:37 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
3:03 | +2 | Paul George made floating jump shot | 54-52 | |
2:47 | Â | Jeff Teague missed jump shot | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Defensive rebound by Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
2:41 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Offensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Steven Adams | Â | |
2:20 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed driving layup | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed dunk | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
2:14 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed dunk | Â | |
2:14 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
2:07 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot | 56-52 | |
1:58 | +3 | Terrance Ferguson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 56-55 | |
1:37 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Gorgui Dieng | 59-55 | |
1:27 | Â | Shooting foul on Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
1:27 | +1 | Paul George made 1st of 2 free throws | 59-56 | |
1:27 | Â | Paul George missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Dario Saric missed turnaround jump shot | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
1:03 | +3 | Terrance Ferguson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 59-59 | |
0:55 | Â | Taj Gibson missed alley-oop shot | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Defensive rebound by Steven Adams | Â | |
0:51 | +2 | Terrance Ferguson made layup, assist by Russell Westbrook | 59-61 | |
0:37 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made driving layup | 61-61 | |
0:30 | +3 | Paul George made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 61-64 | |
0:05 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins made 3-pt. jump shot | 64-64 | |
0:01 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | +2 | Steven Adams made layup | 64-66 | |
11:31 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Jeff Teague, stolen by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
11:25 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made driving layup | 64-68 | |
11:10 | Â | Shooting foul on Jerami Grant | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Jeff Teague missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
11:10 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
11:10 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 2nd of 2 free throws | 65-68 | |
10:58 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed driving layup | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Taj Gibson, stolen by Steven Adams | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Steven Adams, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Jeff Teague missed floating jump shot | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Paul George missed jump shot | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Defensive rebound by Josh Okogie | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Personal foul on Paul George | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Jerami Grant missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
9:50 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 68-68 | |
9:34 | +2 | Jerami Grant made driving dunk | 68-70 | |
9:24 | Â | Shooting foul on Russell Westbrook | Â | |
9:24 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 1st of 2 free throws | 69-70 | |
9:24 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 2nd of 2 free throws | 70-70 | |
9:00 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Taj Gibson missed layup, blocked by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
8:37 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Personal foul on Steven Adams | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Violation | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed jump shot | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
8:09 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot, assist by Taj Gibson | 72-70 | |
8:00 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
8:00 | +1 | Paul George made 1st of 2 free throws | 72-71 | |
8:00 | Â | Paul George missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Josh Okogie missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:46 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Personal foul on Taj Gibson | Â | |
7:36 | +2 | Steven Adams made dunk, assist by Russell Westbrook | 72-73 | |
7:22 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made layup, assist by Gorgui Dieng | 74-73 | |
7:16 | Â | Offensive foul on Steven Adams | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Offensive foul on Steven Adams | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Josh Okogie missed jump shot | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Defensive rebound by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Terrance Ferguson missed jump shot | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Offensive rebound by Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
6:51 | +3 | Paul George made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 74-76 | |
6:28 | Â | Shooting foul on Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
6:28 | +1 | Taj Gibson made 1st of 2 free throws | 75-76 | |
6:28 | Â | Taj Gibson missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
6:21 | +3 | Terrance Ferguson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 75-79 | |
5:56 | Â | Offensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Shooting foul on Jerami Grant | Â | |
5:56 | +1 | Gorgui Dieng made 1st of 2 free throws | 76-79 | |
5:56 | +1 | Gorgui Dieng made 2nd of 2 free throws | 77-79 | |
5:40 | +2 | Nerlens Noel made alley-oop shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 77-81 | |
5:16 | Â | Shooting foul on Nerlens Noel | Â | |
5:16 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 78-81 | |
5:16 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 78-81 | |
5:04 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Jeff Teague missed driving layup | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Double dribble turnover on Paul George | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Offensive foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Offensive foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
4:36 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made driving layup | 79-83 | |
4:23 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Dario Saric | Â | |
4:17 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made driving layup | 79-85 | |
4:15 | Â | Unsportsmanlike technical foul | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Unsportsmanlike technical foul | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Unsportsmanlike technical foul | Â | |
4:15 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Paul George missed free throw | Â | |
4:15 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
4:04 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Offensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Dario Saric missed dunk, blocked by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
3:58 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Shooting foul on Dennis Schroder | Â | |
3:53 | +1 | Tyus Jones made free throw | 82-85 | |
3:42 | Â | Jerami Grant missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
3:26 | +3 | Dario Saric made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Tyus Jones | 85-85 | |
3:12 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made finger-roll layup | 85-87 | |
2:51 | Â | Shooting foul on Jerami Grant | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
2:51 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
2:51 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 86-87 | |
2:39 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Offensive rebound by Terrance Ferguson | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Terrance Ferguson missed dunk | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
2:21 | +3 | Anthony Tolliver made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 89-87 | |
2:08 | Â | Paul George missed floating jump shot | Â | |
2:08 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Personal foul on Paul George | Â | |
2:08 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 90-87 | |
2:08 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 91-87 | |
1:57 | +1 | Jerami Grant made 1st of 2 free throws | 91-88 | |
1:57 | +1 | Jerami Grant made 2nd of 2 free throws | 91-89 | |
1:37 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed jump shot | Â | |
1:36 | Â | MIN team rebound | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Personal foul on Abdel Nader | Â | |
1:36 | +1 | Dario Saric made 1st of 2 free throws | 92-89 | |
1:36 | +1 | Dario Saric made 2nd of 2 free throws | 93-89 | |
1:24 | +2 | Paul George made driving layup | 93-91 | |
1:02 | +3 | Tyus Jones made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Gorgui Dieng | 96-91 | |
0:52 | Â | Patrick Patterson missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dennis Schroder | Â | |
0:13 | +2 | Dennis Schroder made driving layup | 96-93 | |
0:13 | Â | Violation | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Tyus Jones missed driving layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Defensive rebound by Abdel Nader | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot, blocked by Josh Okogie | Â | |
0:00 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:44 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed jump shot | Â | |
11:40 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Abdel Nader | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Shooting foul on Abdel Nader | Â | |
11:05 | +1 | Anthony Tolliver made 1st of 2 free throws | 97-93 | |
11:05 | +1 | Anthony Tolliver made 2nd of 2 free throws | 98-93 | |
10:58 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Steven Adams | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed driving layup | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Defensive rebound by Patrick Patterson | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
10:09 | +2 | Dario Saric made layup, assist by Tyus Jones | 100-93 | |
9:49 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Personal foul on Tyus Jones | Â | |
9:31 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made jump shot | 100-95 | |
9:08 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made hook shot, assist by Dario Saric | 102-95 | |
8:45 | Â | Shooting foul on Josh Okogie | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Patrick Patterson missed 1st of 3 free throws | Â | |
8:45 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
8:45 | +1 | Patrick Patterson made 3rd of 3 free throws | 102-97 | |
8:37 | Â | Violation | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Anthony Tolliver missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Defensive rebound by Patrick Patterson | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Dario Saric | Â | |
7:56 | Â | Tyus Jones missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Offensive rebound by Dario Saric | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Shooting foul on Hamidou Diallo | Â | |
7:53 | +1 | Dario Saric made 1st of 2 free throws | 103-97 | |
7:53 | Â | Dario Saric missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Offensive rebound by Anthony Tolliver | Â | |
7:40 | +3 | Anthony Tolliver made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Karl-Anthony Towns | 106-97 | |
7:20 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made driving layup, assist by Dennis Schroder | 106-99 | |
7:07 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:06 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Personal foul on Dario Saric | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Russell Westbrook, stolen by Anthony Tolliver | Â | |
6:37 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Paul George, stolen by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Personal foul on Russell Westbrook | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed jump shot | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Defensive rebound by Russell Westbrook | Â | |
5:50 | +2 | Steven Adams made dunk, assist by Russell Westbrook | 106-101 | |
5:28 | Â | Offensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Tyus Jones missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
5:16 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
5:12 | +1 | Jerami Grant made 1st of 2 free throws | 106-102 | |
5:12 | +1 | Jerami Grant made 2nd of 2 free throws | 106-103 | |
4:55 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jerami Grant | Â | |
4:51 | +2 | Steven Adams made dunk, assist by Russell Westbrook | 106-105 | |
4:27 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Taj Gibson | 109-105 | |
4:12 | +3 | Paul George made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Russell Westbrook | 109-108 | |
3:52 | Â | Shooting foul on Jerami Grant | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
3:52 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 110-108 | |
3:36 | Â | Jumpball | Â | |
3:34 | +3 | Russell Westbrook made 3-pt. jump shot | 110-111 | |
3:18 | Â | Personal foul on Paul George | Â | |
3:18 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 111-111 | |
3:18 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 112-111 | |
3:07 | Â | Shooting foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
3:07 | +1 | Jerami Grant made 1st of 2 free throws | 112-112 | |
3:01 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Defensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Personal foul on Josh Okogie | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Steven Adams missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
2:32 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
2:32 | +1 | Steven Adams made 2nd of 2 free throws | 112-113 | |
2:12 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot | 114-113 | |
1:48 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot, blocked by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
1:44 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Defensive rebound by Dennis Schroder | Â | |
1:14 | +2 | Russell Westbrook made jump shot | 114-115 | |
1:01 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed floating jump shot | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Personal foul on Paul George | Â | |
0:55 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 2 free throws | 115-115 | |
0:55 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 2nd of 2 free throws | 116-115 | |
0:46 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Defensive rebound by Tyus Jones | Â | |
0:27 | +3 | Josh Okogie made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 119-115 | |
0:23 | Â | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:21 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Personal foul on Taj Gibson | Â | |
0:21 | +1 | Russell Westbrook made 1st of 2 free throws | 119-116 | |
0:15 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Tyus Jones | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Offensive rebound by Paul George | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Paul George missed jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | OKC team rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |
34.8 | Min. Per Game | 34.8 |
21.1 | Pts. Per Game | 21.1 |
10.1 | Ast. Per Game | 10.1 |
11.0 | Reb. Per Game | 11.0 |
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | OKC team rebound | 0:00 |
 | Paul George missed jump shot | 0:00 |
 | Offensive rebound by Paul George | 0:00 |
 | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | 0:02 |
 | Russell Westbrook missed 3-pt. jump shot | 0:07 |
 | Traveling violation turnover on Tyus Jones | 0:15 |
+ 1 | Russell Westbrook made 1st of 2 free throws | 0:21 |
 | Personal foul on Taj Gibson | 0:21 |
 | OKC team rebound | 0:21 |
 | Paul George missed 3-pt. jump shot | 0:23 |
+ 3 | Josh Okogie made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 0:27 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 119 | 117 |
Field Goals | 38-90 (42.2%) | 43-85 (50.6%) |
3-Pointers | 11-31 (35.5%) | 12-30 (40.0%) |
Free Throws | 32-40 (80.0%) | 19-26 (73.1%) |
Total Rebounds | 54 | 55 |
Offensive | 15 | 10 |
Defensive | 27 | 33 |
Team | 12 | 12 |
Assists | 25 | 22 |
Steals | 9 | 4 |
Blocks | 4 | 5 |
Turnovers | 10 | 16 |
Fouls | 23 | 30 |
Technicals | 2 | 1 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves 20-21 | 112.5 PPG | 44.8 RPG | 24.6 APG |
Thunder 25-15 | 114.5 PPG | 48.1 RPG | 23.4 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. Towns PF | 24.4 PPG | 12.4 RPG | 3.4 APG | 51.8 FG% |
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. Westbrook PG | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Wiggins | 40 | 10 | 4 | 11/24 | 2/4 | 16/18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 59 |
K. Towns | 20 | 9 | 1 | 8/14 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 29 |
J. Okogie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 13 |
J. Teague | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 22 |
T. Gibson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -23 | 15 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Wiggins | 40 | 10 | 4 | 11/24 | 2/4 | 16/18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 59 |
K. Towns | 20 | 9 | 1 | 8/14 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 29 |
J. Okogie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 13 |
J. Teague | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 22 |
T. Gibson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -23 | 15 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Saric | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5/12 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +22 | 25 |
A. Tolliver | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3/6 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 19 |
T. Jones | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 18 |
G. Dieng | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
J. Bayless | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Rose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Covington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Nunnally | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Bates-Diop | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Terrell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Deng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 119 | 42 | 25 | 38/90 | 11/31 | 32/40 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | +10 | 214 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
P. George | 27 | 9 | 1 | 9/24 | 5/13 | 4/7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 36 |
R. Westbrook | 25 | 5 | 16 | 11/22 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 58 |
S. Adams | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 31 |
T. Ferguson | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 19 |
J. Grant | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
P. George | 27 | 9 | 1 | 9/24 | 5/13 | 4/7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 36 |
R. Westbrook | 25 | 5 | 16 | 11/22 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 58 |
S. Adams | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 31 |
T. Ferguson | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 19 |
J. Grant | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Schroder | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 19 |
N. Noel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
P. Patterson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 8 |
H. Diallo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 7 |
A. Nader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 |
A. Abrines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Roberson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Burton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Grantham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Felton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 117 | 43 | 22 | 43/85 | 12/30 | 19/26 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 33 | -10 | 197 |