Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves

2024-25 · Playoffs Mon, May 26, 2025 · 8:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

Final

Away

Minnesota Timberwolves

126

Venue: Target Center

Western conference finals

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

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-126 on the road in the playoffs on Monday, May 26, 2025 at Target Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 65-57 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-30. Double-digit figures in two categories: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 27, Minnesota Timberwolves 64. Jalen Williams had 34 points, 3 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 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-126 on May 26, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	37	28	25	38	128
Minnesota Timberwolves	30	27	28	41	126

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 40 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 9 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Assists: 10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 23 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Rebounds: 9 Rudy Gobert
Assists: 6 Anthony Edwards

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander double-double (40 PTS, 10 AST)

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	40:02	40	9	10	1	0	5	13-30	2-7	12-14	4	+5
Jalen Williams starter	39:00	34	3	5	3	0	2	13-24	6-9	2-2	3	-2
Chet Holmgren starter	33:03	21	7	1	1	3	1	9-14	2-4	1-2	2	+2
Luguentz Dort starter	30:14	4	4	0	2	1	2	1-3	1-3	1-2	6	+4
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	15:33	2	6	2	1	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	+1
Alex Caruso bench	33:27	10	2	1	2	0	1	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	+8
Cason Wallace bench	27:53	7	3	3	2	1	0	3-9	1-5	0-0	2	+0
Kenrich Williams bench	12:21	5	2	0	2	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	+1
Isaiah Joe bench	8:24	5	0	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-1	0	-9
Jaylin Williams bench	0:03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Nikola Topic

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Anthony Edwards starter	40:56	16	4	6	0	0	5	5-13	1-7	5-7	3	-3
Rudy Gobert starter	32:16	13	9	3	0	1	2	5-8	0-0	3-6	2	+4
Jaden McDaniels starter	31:11	22	4	2	4	1	2	9-15	3-6	1-1	3	-5
Julius Randle starter	28:09	5	7	3	1	0	5	1-7	0-3	3-4	2	-2
Mike Conley starter	19:07	6	2	3	0	1	1	2-8	2-5	0-0	0	+2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	29:19	23	4	6	2	0	1	9-15	5-8	0-0	4	+6
Donte DiVincenzo bench	28:20	21	3	5	1	0	2	7-11	5-8	2-2	2	-7
Naz Reid bench	23:03	11	6	2	0	0	1	3-4	1-2	4-4	2	-5
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	7:39	9	2	0	0	0	2	2-3	1-2	4-4	2	+0

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
16/21 (76%)	Free throws	22/28 (78%)
32/58 (55%)	2 pointers	25/43 (58%)
16/37 (43%)	3 pointers	18/41 (43%)
48/95 (50%)	Field goals	43/84 (51%)
36	Rebounds	41
17	Defensive rebounds	22
19	Offensive rebounds	19
22	Assists	30
14	Turnovers	21
14	Steals	8
5	Blocks	3
22	Fouls	20
7	Max points in a row	9
46:02	Time spent in lead	0:36
11	Biggest lead	2

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Minnesota Timberwolves ahead)

Largest margin: 9 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 11 Q3 11:41
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 Q1 8:53
Longest run: 9-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q3 11:11 to Q3 9:25

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	3	2
11:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	5	2
10:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	5	4
10:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	7	4
9:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	7	7
9:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort Free throw	8	7
8:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	8	9
8:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	8	10
8:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	11	10
7:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	11	13
7:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	14	13
7:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	14	15
6:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	16	15
6:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	18	15
5:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	18	17
5:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	20	17
4:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	22	17
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	24	17
3:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	24	20
3:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	27	20
2:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	27	23
2:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	29	23
2:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	29	26
1:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	32	26
1:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	33	26
1:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	34	26
1:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	34	28
0:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	37	28
0:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	37	30

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	39	30
11:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	39	32
10:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	41	32
10:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	41	35
9:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	37
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	43	37
9:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	43	38
9:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	43	39
9:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	45	39
9:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal	48	39
8:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	48	42
8:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	50	42
8:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	50	44
7:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	53	44
6:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	53	45
6:45	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	53	46
6:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	53	49
6:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	56	49
5:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	56	51
4:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	57	51
4:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	60	51
4:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo Free throw	60	52
4:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo Free throw	60	53
3:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	61	53
3:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	62	53
3:26	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	62	54
2:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	62	55
2:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	62	56
2:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	62	57
2:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	64	57
0:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	65	57

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	68	57
11:11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	68	59
10:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	68	61
9:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	68	64
9:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	68	66
9:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	70	66
7:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	73	66
6:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	75	66
6:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	75	67
6:36	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	75	68
6:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	77	68
6:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	77	71
5:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	77	73
5:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	77	76
4:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	79	76
4:26	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	79	79
3:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	81	79
3:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	84	79
1:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	86	79
1:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	86	81
1:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	88	81
1:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	88	83
0:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	88	84
0:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	88	85
0:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	90	85

Q4 · 43 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:47	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	90	87
11:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	92	87
11:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	92	88
11:00	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	92	89
10:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	95	89
10:32	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	95	91
10:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	96	91
10:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	97	91
9:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	97	94
9:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	99	94
8:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 2-pt field goal	99	96
8:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	101	96
8:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	101	97
8:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	101	98
7:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	103	98
7:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	103	100
7:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	105	100
7:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	107	100
6:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	109	100
6:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	109	103
5:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	109	106
4:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	111	106
4:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	111	109
4:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	113	109
3:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	116	109
2:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	116	111
2:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	117	111
2:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	118	111
2:17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	118	114
1:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	120	114
1:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	120	116
1:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	123	116
1:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	123	118
0:24	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	123	121
0:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	124	121
0:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	125	121
0:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	125	123
0:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	126	123
0:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	126	124
0:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid Free throw	126	125
0:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	127	125
0:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	128	125
0:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	128	126

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