Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Anthony Edwards scored 30 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves

2024-25 · Playoffs Sat, May 24, 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

143

Venue: Target Center

Western conference finals

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

Game recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 at home in the playoffs on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Target Center. Anthony Edwards had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Minnesota Timberwolves led 72-41 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-14. Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 52, Minnesota Timberwolves 66. Julius Randle had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 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 Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 on May 24, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Anthony Edwards scored 30 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	14	27	29	31	101
Minnesota Timberwolves	34	38	35	36	143

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 14 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 6 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Minnesota Timberwolves

Points: 30 Anthony Edwards
Rebounds: 9 Anthony Edwards
Assists: 6 Anthony Edwards

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	27:38	14	2	6	0	1	4	4-13	2-5	4-4	2	-32
Jalen Williams starter	24:43	13	4	2	0	0	4	3-9	2-5	5-6	2	-31
Luguentz Dort starter	21:45	6	1	0	0	0	2	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	-22
Chet Holmgren starter	20:48	10	5	2	1	0	0	3-7	1-4	3-3	1	-8
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	19:06	6	6	0	0	1	0	3-6	0-0	0-1	0	-31
Ajay Mitchell bench	18:58	14	0	1	1	0	0	6-11	1-4	1-1	2	-12
Isaiah Joe bench	17:26	2	3	0	1	1	0	1-7	0-5	0-0	0	-8
Jaylin Williams bench	17:20	2	5	3	1	0	2	0-6	0-6	2-2	3	-7
Aaron Wiggins bench	16:11	5	0	2	0	0	1	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	-12
Cason Wallace bench	15:39	2	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	-30
Kenrich Williams bench	14:08	8	0	1	0	0	1	4-6	0-1	0-0	1	-3
Alex Caruso bench	9:44	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	-16
Dillon Jones bench	9:39	10	3	1	1	0	0	4-5	2-2	0-0	1	+2
Ousmane Dieng bench	6:55	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	+0

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Minnesota Timberwolves
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Julius Randle starter	29:57	24	4	3	0	0	0	9-15	2-5	4-4	4	+38
Anthony Edwards starter	29:42	30	9	6	2	0	4	12-17	5-8	1-2	2	+36
Rudy Gobert starter	28:10	7	7	2	2	1	0	3-6	0-0	1-2	2	+23
Jaden McDaniels starter	26:16	10	6	4	0	0	0	3-9	2-4	2-2	2	+28
Mike Conley starter	21:42	6	3	2	1	0	1	2-8	2-6	0-0	0	+12
Naz Reid bench	18:58	10	8	2	0	1	0	4-6	2-3	0-0	4	+23
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bench	18:24	12	3	2	0	0	3	5-9	2-4	0-1	0	+15
Donte DiVincenzo bench	16:19	6	1	3	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	+24
Terrence Shannon Jr. bench	13:12	15	2	1	1	0	0	5-8	1-3	4-4	2	+11
Jaylen Clark bench	9:02	4	3	1	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Rob Dillingham bench	7:50	1	1	4	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	+0
Josh Minott bench	7:41	0	0	0	0	1	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	+0
Leonard Miller bench	7:41	11	3	0	0	0	1	5-6	1-1	0-0	0	+0
Luka Garza bench	5:06	7	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	-2

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Minnesota Timberwolves
17/19 (89%)	Free throws	13/17 (76%)
21/42 (50%)	2 pointers	35/56 (62%)
14/44 (31%)	3 pointers	20/40 (50%)
35/86 (40%)	Field goals	55/96 (57%)
31	Rebounds	50
26	Defensive rebounds	39
5	Offensive rebounds	11
19	Assists	30
14	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	6
3	Blocks	3
20	Fouls	18
8	Max points in a row	12
1:41	Time spent in lead	45:25
4	Biggest lead	45

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

Largest margin: 45 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 4 Q1 11:16
Largest lead · Minnesota Timberwolves: 45 Q4 4:09
Longest run: 12-0 Minnesota Timberwolves · Q1 6:10 to Q1 2:41

Scoring plays

Q1 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	4	6
8:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 2-pt field goal	4	8
8:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	7	8
7:39	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	7	11
7:20	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	7	13
7:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	9	13
6:10	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	9	16
5:55	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	9	18
5:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	9	21
3:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	9	24
2:41	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert Free throw	9	25
2:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	12	25
1:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	12	27
1:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	12	30
1:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	14	30
0:21	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	14	33
0:05	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards Free throw	14	34

Q2 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
11:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	14	36
11:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	14	37
11:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	14	39
11:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	15	39
11:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	16	39
10:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	17	39
10:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	18	39
9:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams Free throw	19	39
9:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams Free throw	20	39
9:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	20	42
8:48	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	20	44
8:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	20	45
8:28	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	20	46
7:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	20	48
7:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	23	48
7:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mike Conley 3-pt field goal	23	51
7:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	25	51
6:13	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 2-pt field goal	25	53
5:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	28	53
5:12	Minnesota Timberwolves	Naz Reid 3-pt field goal	28	56
5:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	29	56
5:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	30	56
4:40	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	30	58
4:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	32	58
3:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	32	60
3:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	32	61
3:16	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels Free throw	32	62
2:51	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	32	64
2:27	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	32	66
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	33	66
1:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	33	68
1:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	36	68
1:08	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	36	70
0:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	37	70
0:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	38	70
0:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	38	71
0:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	38	72
0:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	41	72

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
10:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	44	72
10:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	46	72
10:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	46	74
9:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	48	74
9:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	49	74
9:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	52	74
8:59	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	52	77
7:44	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	52	79
7:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	52	81
6:54	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	52	84
6:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	52	85
6:22	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle Free throw	52	86
6:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	54	86
5:43	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaden McDaniels 3-pt field goal	54	89
5:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	55	89
5:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	56	89
5:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	56	92
4:25	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	56	94
3:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	56	97
3:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	59	97
2:46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 3-pt field goal	59	100
2:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	60	100
2:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	61	100
1:52	Minnesota Timberwolves	Donte DiVincenzo 3-pt field goal	61	103
1:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	63	103
1:23	Minnesota Timberwolves	Anthony Edwards 2-pt field goal	63	105
1:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones 3-pt field goal	66	105
0:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert 2-pt field goal	66	107
0:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	68	107
0:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	70	107

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves
10:38	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 2-pt field goal	70	109
10:14	Minnesota Timberwolves	Julius Randle 3-pt field goal	70	112
9:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	72	112
9:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	75	112
9:06	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 3-pt field goal	75	115
8:29	Minnesota Timberwolves	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	75	117
8:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	77	117
8:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	78	117
7:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. 2-pt field goal	78	119
7:50	Minnesota Timberwolves	Terrence Shannon Jr. Free throw	78	120
6:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones 2-pt field goal	80	120
6:02	Minnesota Timberwolves	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	80	122
5:35	Minnesota Timberwolves	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	80	124
5:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	82	124
5:07	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaylen Clark 2-pt field goal	82	126
4:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	84	126
4:18	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rob Dillingham Free throw	84	127
4:09	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	84	129
3:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	86	129
3:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	88	129
3:04	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	88	132
2:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	90	132
2:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ousmane Dieng 3-pt field goal	93	132
2:15	Minnesota Timberwolves	Leonard Miller 3-pt field goal	93	135
1:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones 2-pt field goal	95	135
1:49	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jaylen Clark 2-pt field goal	95	137
1:23	Minnesota Timberwolves	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	95	139
1:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ousmane Dieng 3-pt field goal	98	139
0:53	Minnesota Timberwolves	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	98	141
0:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones 3-pt field goal	101	141
0:34	Minnesota Timberwolves	Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal	101	143

Highlights

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