MINNEAPOLIS -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals to help the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday night to open a home-and-home set.

The teams will play again Monday night in Oklahoma City.

Chet Holmgren added 19 points for the Thunder, who shot a season-best 54% (19 for 35) from 3-point range.

Gilgeous-Alexander re-entered the game with eight minutes left and sparked an 18-4 spurt over the next 5:16 after his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, hit a 3-pointer that put the Timberwolves up 110-105.

Anthony Edwards had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the short-handed Timberwolves (31-27), who wiped out a 19-point deficit in the second quarter before losing for the fourth time in five games.

The Thunder (46-10) have lost only once in the last 25 days, when they fell in Minnesota on Feb. 13. Oklahoma City has a 9 1/2-game lead over Denver and Memphis for the Western Conference lead.

Takeaways

Thunder: Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso were vital off the bench. Caruso hit three 3-pointers and had steal to set up a 3-pointer by Gilgeous-Alexander over a 2:47 stretch midway through the fourth quarter.

Timberwolves: Missing the starting frontcourt, Rudy Gobert (back) and Julius Randle (groin), the Timberwolves lost Jaylen Clark in the third quarter when he hit the back of his head on the floor after an off-balance layup. Clark, who made his second career start, was ruled out with neck pain.

Key moment

After the Thunder went up 52-33 by making 19 of their first 27 shots, the Timberwolves had a 25-4 run over a 6:07 stretch. With Holmgren on him at the top of the key, Edwards used a crossover dribble and a slight step-back for his first made 3-pointer of the game with 2:36 left in the second quarter.

Key stat

The Timberwolves missed 11 of their first 12 attempts from 3-point range.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Naz Reid (Jalen Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Chet Holmgren makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	0	3
11:30	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	0	3
11:30	Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
11:30	Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
11:13	Jalen Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	3
11:11	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	2	3
10:59	Anthony Edwards bad pass (Jalen Williams steals)	2	3
10:55	Jalen Williams lost ball turnover (Anthony Edwards steals)	2	3
10:48	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	3
10:46	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	2	3
10:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:31	Mike Conley defensive rebound	2	3
10:12	Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:09	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	2	3
9:58	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	3
9:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	2	3
9:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot	2	3
9:45	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	2	3
9:37	Jaden McDaniels makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	4	3
9:19	Chet Holmgren makes 6-foot two point shot	4	5
9:02	Mike Conley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)	7	5
8:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Jaylen Clark steals)	7	5
8:39	Jaylen Clark makes two point shot	9	5
8:22	Jaylen Clark personal foul	9	5
8:19	Anthony Edwards personal foul	9	5
8:10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Jaylen Clark steals)	9	5
8:08	Naz Reid makes 4-foot dunk (Mike Conley assists)	11	5
8:06	Thunder Full timeout	11	5
7:53	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)	11	7
7:37	Naz Reid bad pass (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	11	7
7:27	Chet Holmgren makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	11	10
7:11	Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	10
7:08	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	11	10
6:54	Chet Holmgren makes 3-foot layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	11	12
6:43	Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover (Luguentz Dort steals)	11	12
6:39	Luguentz Dort misses running pullup jump shot	11	12
6:36	Naz Reid defensive rebound	11	12
6:18	Anthony Edwards makes 16-foot two point shot	13	12
6:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot	13	12
6:00	Thunder offensive team rebound	13	12
6:00	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	13	12
5:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Alex Caruso assists)	13	14
5:59	Jaylen Clark shooting foul	13	14
5:59	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaylen Clark	13	14
5:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	13	15
5:48	Jaden McDaniels misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	13	15
5:46	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	13	15
5:44	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
5:41	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	13	15
5:32	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot	13	17
5:24	Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	17
5:22	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	13	17
5:14	Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
5:02	Alex Caruso makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	15	19
4:50	Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	15	19
4:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	15	19
4:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot two point shot	15	21
4:37	Mike Conley shooting foul	15	21
4:37	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Mike Conley	15	21
4:37	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Jalen Williams	15	21
4:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 1	15	21
4:36	Naz Reid defensive rebound	15	21
4:22	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	15	21
4:20	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	15	21
4:07	Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul	15	21
4:07	Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	15	22
4:07	Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	15	23
3:56	Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	15	23
3:53	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	15	23
3:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	15	25
3:30	Timberwolves Full timeout	15	25
3:30	Rob Dillingham enters the game for Naz Reid	15	25
3:30	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	15	25
3:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jaden McDaniels (Rob Dillingham gains possession)	15	25
3:02	Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	25
2:58	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	15	25
2:55	Luguentz Dort makes 4-foot dunk (Alex Caruso assists)	15	27
2:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 10-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	17	27
2:35	Alex Caruso out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	27
2:35	Cason Wallace enters the game for Luguentz Dort	17	27
2:24	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	27
2:21	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	17	27
2:08	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	17	27
2:08	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	17	28
2:08	Luka Garza enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	17	28
2:08	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	17	29
1:49	Rob Dillingham misses driving floating jump shot	17	29
1:47	Luka Garza offensive rebound	17	29
1:44	Cason Wallace shooting foul	17	29
1:44	Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2	18	29
1:44	Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2	19	29
1:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul	19	29
1:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover	19	29
1:24	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	21	29
1:06	Kenrich Williams makes driving layup	21	31
57.0	Rob Dillingham bad pass (Alex Caruso steals)	21	31
35.1	Cason Wallace makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	21	34
27.1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving floating jump shot	21	34
25.1	Luka Garza offensive rebound	21	34
21.1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Luka Garza assists)	23	34
1.0	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	23	34
1.0	(00:01.1) [Thunder] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	23	34
1.0	Aaron Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	23	35
1.0	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Kenrich Williams	23	35
1.0	Aaron Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2	23	35
1.0	Luka Garza defensive rebound	23	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	35

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Venue

Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

2:50 AM, February 24, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN North, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

18,978

Referees

Zach Zarba, Jacyn Goble, Michael Smith

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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