Anthony Edwards scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 · Playoffs Thu, May 22, 2025 · 8:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

118

Venue: PayCom Center

Western conference finals

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-103 at home in the playoffs on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony Edwards had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 58-50 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 35-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jalen Williams (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Minnesota Timberwolves 35, Oklahoma City Thunder 17. Jalen Williams had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-103 on May 22, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Anthony Edwards scored 32 for the Minnesota Timberwolves; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	21	32	103
Oklahoma City Thunder	29	29	35	25	118

Game leaders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 32 Anthony Edwards
Rebounds: 9 Anthony Edwards
Assists: 6 Anthony Edwards

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 38 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 10 Jalen Williams
Assists: 8 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jalen Williams double-double (26 PTS, 10 REB)

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Anthony Edwards starter	40:04	32	9	6	0	1	0	12-26	1-9	7-10	1	-22
Jaden McDaniels starter	34:35	22	2	0	0	3	1	8-15	4-8	2-2	5	-4
Julius Randle starter	31:57	6	5	5	1	0	4	2-11	0-3	2-2	2	-15
Rudy Gobert starter	29:45	5	9	1	0	1	0	2-5	0-0	1-2	2	-9
Mike Conley starter	28:06	3	3	3	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	2	+14
Naz Reid bench	28:05	10	8	0	1	2	2	3-8	0-5	4-6	3	-6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	25:24	17	2	2	0	0	2	5-8	3-4	4-4	3	-6
Donte DiVincenzo bench	22:04	8	3	3	0	0	4	3-8	2-6	0-0	2	-27

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	41:47	38	3	8	3	0	1	12-21	1-2	13-15	5	+25
Jalen Williams starter	38:45	26	10	5	1	0	0	12-20	2-6	0-1	1	+17
Luguentz Dort starter	34:39	9	8	4	2	0	0	3-9	2-7	1-2	2	+29
Chet Holmgren starter	31:45	22	4	2	0	0	3	8-17	1-6	5-6	2	+8
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	26:38	6	8	2	0	1	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	+2
Cason Wallace bench	27:48	8	3	4	1	1	0	3-7	2-6	0-0	1	+10
Alex Caruso bench	24:10	9	2	2	2	0	1	4-7	1-3	0-0	6	-5
Aaron Wiggins bench	9:56	0	2	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	-9
Isaiah Joe bench	3:02	0	1	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+0
Kenrich Williams bench	1:30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Nikola Topic

Team statistics
Minnesota Timberwolves	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
20/26 (76%)	Free throws	19/24 (79%)
25/48 (52%)	2 pointers	36/57 (63%)
11/39 (28%)	3 pointers	9/33 (27%)
36/87 (41%)	Field goals	45/90 (50%)
41	Rebounds	42
28	Defensive rebounds	33
13	Offensive rebounds	9
20	Assists	30
14	Turnovers	6
2	Steals	9
7	Blocks	3
20	Fouls	22
7	Max points in a row	10
1:03	Time spent in lead	45:06
2	Biggest lead	24

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 Q1 10:58
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 24 Q3 0:36
Longest run: 10-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q3 2:09 to Q3 0:36

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
10:58	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	2	4
9:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	2	6
9:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	5	6
8:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	5	8
8:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	7	8
7:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	7	10
7:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	7	12
7:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	10	12
6:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	13	12
6:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	13	15
5:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	13	17
5:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	13	19
4:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	13	21
4:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	15	21
3:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	15	22
3:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	15	23
2:56	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	18	23
2:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	18	24
2:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	18	25
2:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	20	25
1:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	20	27
1:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	23	27
1:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	23	28
1:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	23	29
0:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	25	29

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	25	31
11:03	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	27	31
10:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	29	31
9:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	32	31
9:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	32	33
9:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	32	36
8:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	35	36
8:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	37	36
7:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	37	38
7:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	37	41
6:30	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	39	41
6:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	39	43
5:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	42	43
5:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	42	45
4:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	44	45
4:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	45	45
4:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	45	47
3:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	45	49
2:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	45	50
2:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	45	51
2:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	48	51
1:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	48	53
1:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	50	53
0:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	50	56
0:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	50	57
0:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	50	58

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	50	60
10:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	50	61
9:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	52	61
9:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	53	61
9:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	54	61
9:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	55	61
8:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	57	61
8:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	57	63
7:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	59	63
7:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	59	66
7:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	59	68
6:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	61	68
6:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	63	68
5:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	63	70
4:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	64	70
4:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	64	72
4:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	64	73
4:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	64	75
3:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	64	77
3:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	65	77
3:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	65	80
2:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	65	82
2:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	66	82
2:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	67	82
2:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	67	83
2:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	68	83
2:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	69	83
2:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	69	86
1:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	69	88
1:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	69	89
1:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	69	90
0:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	69	93
0:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	71	93

Q4 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Minnesota Timberwolves	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	74	93
11:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	76	93
10:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	76	95
10:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	77	95
10:19	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	78	95
10:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	78	97
9:42	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	80	97
8:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	81	97
8:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	82	97
7:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	84	97
7:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	84	99
7:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	84	100
6:57	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	86	100
6:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	86	102
6:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	86	103
5:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	88	103
5:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	90	103
4:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	90	105
4:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	92	105
4:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	93	105
4:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	94	105
3:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	94	107
3:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	95	107
3:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	97	107
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	97	109
2:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	98	109
2:33	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	99	109
2:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	99	112
1:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	99	114
1:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	102	114
1:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	102	116
1:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	103	116
0:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	103	117
0:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	103	118

Highlights

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