MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards returned from a three-game injury absence with 26 points and 12 rebounds, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 on Friday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points and seven assists for the Thunder (25-3), who lost for the second time in three games after starting 24-1 on the heels of their NBA championship last season.

Julius Randle had 19 points on just 3-for-15 shooting, but his missed free throw after a make with 53 seconds remaining allowed the Wolves to keep the ball down by two and set up Edwards for his clutch shot.

Edwards, who's been managing soreness in his right foot, then grabbed a defensive rebound to set up two free throws by Randle and stole the ball from Gilgeous-Alexander on the ensuing possession to seal the victory.

Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid each scored 15 points and Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds for the Wolves (18-10), who lost in five games to the Thunder in the Western Conference finals last spring.

With the beginning of the holiday break, a national broadcast and the defending champion Thunder in town, the atmosphere at Target Center was especially revved up — and so was Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. He was ejected midway through the first quarter after some non-calls he argued were fouls on the Thunder, restrained by his assistants and team security as he continued his vehement complaints at the officiating crew.

The first half was a particularly rough time for both rims, with the Wolves shooting 34% from the floor and the Thunder at just 39%. Even free throws were a game-long problem for the Wolves, making just 33 of a season-high 47 attempts.

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Oklahoma City hosts Memphis on Monday.

Minnesota hosts Milwaukee on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Rudy Gobert (Anthony Edwards gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Chet Holmgren misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	0
11:03	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	3	0
11:03	Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	3	1
11:03	Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	3	1
11:01	Julius Randle defensive rebound	3	1
10:47	Donte DiVincenzo makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	5	1
10:31	Julius Randle personal foul	5	1
10:24	Jalen Williams makes driving layup	5	3
10:07	Anthony Edwards bad pass turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	5	3
9:57	Jalen Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)	5	6
9:41	Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:39	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	5	6
9:29	Jalen Williams misses driving layup	5	6
9:26	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	5	6
9:21	Anthony Edwards misses running layup	5	6
9:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	5	6
9:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes running layup	5	8
8:58	Julius Randle misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:56	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	5	8
8:45	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	5	10
8:28	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	10
8:25	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	5	10
8:25	Rudy Gobert makes two point shot	7	10
8:10	Jalen Williams makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	7	12
7:54	Jalen Williams shooting foul	7	12
7:54	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	8	12
7:54	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Chet Holmgren	8	12
7:54	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	9	12
7:40	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 6-foot floating jump shot	9	12
7:37	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	9	12
7:34	Julius Randle misses 6-foot two point shot	9	12
7:32	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	9	12
7:32	Rudy Gobert misses 2-foot tip shot	9	12
7:31	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	9	12
7:26	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:26	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	9	12
7:16	Luguentz Dort misses two point shot	9	12
7:13	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	9	12
7:07	Jaden McDaniels misses driving dunk	9	12
7:05	Julius Randle offensive rebound	9	12
7:04	Julius Randle makes two point shot	11	12
6:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three pointer	11	15
6:43	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	15
6:40	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	15
6:33	Jalen Williams misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	11	15
6:31	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	11	15
6:24	Anthony Edwards misses two point shot	11	15
6:23	Julius Randle offensive rebound	11	15
6:22	Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Julius Randle 's 3-foot two point shot	11	15
6:22	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	11	15
6:19	Chris Finch technical foul	11	15
6:19	Chris Finch technical foul	11	15
6:19	Chris Finch ejected	11	15
6:19	Timberwolves Full timeout	11	15
6:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw	11	16
6:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw	11	17
5:59	Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
5:57	Jalen Williams offensive rebound	11	17
5:56	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	17
5:52	Isaiah Joe offensive rebound	11	17
5:51	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	11	20
5:26	Jaden McDaniels out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	20
5:26	Naz Reid enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	11	20
5:26	Bones Hyland enters the game for Julius Randle	11	20
5:26	Alex Caruso enters the game for Jalen Williams	11	20
5:09	Isaiah Joe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	11	23
4:42	Jaden McDaniels misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	11	23
4:37	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	11	23
4:28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	11	23
4:28	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	11	23
4:20	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot running jump shot	11	23
4:17	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	11	23
4:08	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	23
4:04	Alex Caruso offensive rebound	11	23
4:00	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	23
3:55	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	11	23
3:47	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	23
3:45	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	11	23
3:36	Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	23
3:33	Naz Reid defensive rebound	11	23
3:28	Naz Reid makes two point shot	13	23
3:13	Luguentz Dort steps out of bounds turnover	13	23
3:02	Bones Hyland makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	23
3:01	Thunder Full timeout	16	23
3:01	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Anthony Edwards	16	23
3:01	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	16	23
3:01	Cason Wallace enters the game for Luguentz Dort	16	23
3:01	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	16	23
2:51	Bones Hyland shooting foul	16	23
2:51	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	16	24
2:51	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	16	25
2:37	Isaiah Joe blocks Julius Randle 's 2-foot driving layup	16	25
2:36	Julius Randle offensive rebound	16	25
2:36	Chet Holmgren shooting foul	16	25
2:36	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	17	25
2:36	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Isaiah Joe	17	25
2:36	Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2	17	25
2:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	17	25
2:26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	17	27
2:06	Naz Reid misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	17	27
2:04	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	17	27
1:43	Chet Holmgren makes 2-foot layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	17	29
1:30	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup	19	29
1:20	Ajay Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	29
1:16	Julius Randle defensive rebound	19	29
1:01	Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)	22	29
47.8	Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	22	31
28.6	Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot	22	31
27.1	Julius Randle offensive rebound	22	31
26.3	Alex Caruso shooting foul	22	31
26.3	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	23	31
26.3	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Bones Hyland	23	31
26.3	Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2	23	31
25.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	23	31
6.1	Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup	23	33
1.3	Donte DiVincenzo misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	33
0.1	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	23	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	33

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Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

2:30 AM, December 20, 2025

Coverage

Prime Video

Attendance

18,978

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Nick Buchert, John Butler

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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