Timberwolves 105 vs 113 Thunder summay, stats, score and highlights | NBA Regular Season

OKC is one of five teams in NBA history to have started a season 18-1 or better. There is a long way to go before now and the NBA Finals, but you have to think this is the odds on favorite to win it again, especially when you consider they have been without Jalen Williams all season. 

As always the defense made the difference for this team who locked down down the stretch. This team hasn't been in many close games in their first 19 games of the season, but they showed they can win when they are taken down to the wire. 

Holmgren didn't have a great night, going 4/12 from the field for 12 points, but hit maybe the biggest shot of the game to put the Thunder up by four late in the final quarter. 

Hartenstein might have had the highlight of the night with this reverse put back slam to get the crowd on their feet. 

OKC led the entire first half after holding the Wolves to under 35% from the field but Anthony Edwards would keep MInnesota in the game with his 31 points. The T'Wolves tied it and even took the lead at one point but the Thunder kept on answering. 

SGA heated up, but it wasn't until the end of the 2nd quarter that things started to click. He had 13 in the final 4 minutes of the half to go to the break with 19. 

Isaiah Hartenstein was a problem for the Wolves all night. His size, and mobility caused head aches for Rudy Gobert and the defense as he did it with the alley opp, on the board and also with his vision. He had 15, 7 and 2 assists on the night 

The Oklahoma City Thunder won their 10th straight and improved to 18-1 on the season with their 113-105 win over the Minnesota Thunder. SGA led the way with another MVP type night scoring 40 points in the win. 

SGA came out and got things going but he got the rest of his guys involved early. He had just 6 points in the first quarter, but he would heat up as the night wen on. 

TIMEOUT THUNDER WITH 17.9 TO GO

Edwards to the line after the foul on Wallace and he hits one of two FT. 

SGA hits both FTs after the foul on Edwards. 

MIN take a timeout and Randle is called for a five second violation out of the break. 

SGA to the line and he hits one of two FTs with 26.8 to go.

Holmgren answers back with a three ball of his own to put the Thunder back up two possessions!

Edwards sinks the step back three with 1:00 to go!

Holmgren fouled by McDaniels and he hits both FTs. 

Gobert gets fouled by Dort and he misses both FTs wit 1:18 to go!

SGA with the steal and the score on the other end. 

TIMEOUT OKC WITH 3:18 TO GO

DiVincenzo sinks the three ball from the wing to tie this game up out of the timeout!

TIMEOUT MINNESOTA WITH 3:54 TO GO!!!

SGA to the line after the foul on Edwards and he hits both FTs. 

Edwards slices through the lane and lays it up and in on the reverse. 

SGA to the after the foul on Reid and he hits both FTs. 

Edwards on the step back and he hits the deep two from the top of the key. 

SGA to the line after the foul on McDaniels and he hits both FTs. 

Hartenstein with the alley oop off the lob up from Mitchell!

Randle drives and kicks, and finds Reid for the corner three ball

Mitchell send to the line after the foul on Shannon and he hits one of two. 

Edwards banks in a three ball from the wing, and that's a couple quick treys for ANT!

Mitchell on the break and he takes it all the way for the lay up. 

Mitchell attacks the rack and stuffs it home with a slam

Edwards hits the three ball from the top of the key and he ties this game up!

Gobert gets called for a flagrant foul trying to block a Caruso dunk. Caruso hits both FTs, OKC get the ball back, but Holmgren's shot was blocked by Gobert. 

Reid dumps it down for Gobert and he slams it down the lane. 

Dillingham to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Joe. 

Holmgren steps into a three and drills it from the top of the key. 

Shannon drills the three ball in the corner off another kick out from Dilingham. 

Holmgren puts it on the deck and lays it up and in. 

Dillingam kicks it out to DiVincenzo for the three on the wing. 

Joe goes right to the rack and lays it up off the glass. 

Timeout Thunder with 9:52 to go. 

Shannon spots up from the top of the key and he's got 15 off the bench. 

Mitchell to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Shannon. 

Reid gets his own rebound and puts it back up and in. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER!

Reid sends Hartenstein to the line with 0.7, and he hits one of two FTs. 

SGA steps back at the FT line and he's got 29 to end the third. 

Shannon to the rack and he gets the roll on the lay up. 

Mitchell slices down the lane and he lays it up and in off the glass. 

Mitchell to the line after the foul on Shannon and he hits one of two FTs. 

Reid attacking the rack and he lays it up over Hartenstein. 

SGA missed the runner but Hartenstein was there for the follow up on the reverse slam

SGA sends Reid to the line and he hits both FTs. 

Mitchell down the lane and he lays it up and in off the glass. 

Randle to the line after the foul on Dort and and he hits a FT. 

Shannon with an extra pass to the corner for Reid and he drills the three ball!

Edwards strings the triple try from the wing off the feed from Reid. 

Edwards sends SGA to the line where he makes one of two FTs. 

Willams to the line after the foul on Gobert and he hits both FTs. 

Gobert to the line after the foul on Mitchell and he hits one of two FTs. 

SGA on the step back and he drills it from the elbow. 

McDaniels got T'd up after the timeout and SGA hits the FT. 

Wallace drills a three ball and the Timberwolves need a timeout with 4:48 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Edwards back to the line after the foul on Wallace and he hits on of two FTs. 

Williams kicks to the corner for Dort and he sinks the three ball!

Edwards to the line after the SGA foul and he hits both FTs. 

SGA gets into the paint and he banks it off the glass. 

Edwards strings a three ball to tie this game up out of the timeout. 

TIMEOUT OKC WITH 7:27 TO GO IN THE THIRD QUARTER. 

Edwards back on the board for the first time since the opening half with a gliding lay up down the lane. 

Randle to the line after the foul on Holmgren and he hits one of two FTs. 

Edwards kicks out to Randle and he strokes the corner three. 

Hartenstein to the line after the foul on Edwards and he hits one of two. 

DiVincenzo into the land and he floats it up and in. 

Holmgren finds Hartenstein with a dump down on the baseline for a slam. 

McDaniels to the line after the foul on Wallace and he hits both FTs. 

DiVicenzo to the rack and he lays it up and in. 

SGA with the fader from the top of the key with the shot clock winding down and he drops it. 

WE ARE BACK IN OKC FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!

OKC is dominating but it's their defense that has been most impressive. MIN is shooting 32% from the field, 29% from downtown and Edwards has just 6 points. 

SGA turned it on in the 2nd quarter, with 13 of his 19 points. The Timberwolves have had no answer for the MVP of the NBA. 

The Thunder went on a 12-2 run at the end of the first quarter and they have been in command since. 

Hartenstein has been doing a little bit of everything. He's got 7 points, 5 boards and 3 assists but this time it's him getting the assist and the throw down. 

It was all OKC all half as the top team in the league came out and showed why they have only lost one game all season. SGA had 6 first half points, but it was everyone else getting involved early on. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF FROM OKC!!!

SGA to the line after the foul on Clark and he hits both FTs. 

DiVincenzo to the line after the foul on Caruso and and he hits one of two FTs. 

Edwards finds Shannon in the corner and he sinks the three ball!

SGA on the step back and he sinks a three ball to put OKC up a dozen. 

Shannon Jr. down the baseline and he hits the lay up as he streaks to the iron. 

SGA to the line after the foul on Randle, and he hits both FTs. 

SGA pulls up and hits he short jumper in the lane. 

Wallace to the cup and he finger rolls it in down he lane .

SGA weaving down the lane and uses the left hand to lay it in off the glass. 

Edwards finds Shannon and he raises it up and lays it in. 

SGA steps back and hits the mid range jumper from the elbow. 

SGA sends Shannon Jr. to the line and he hits one of two FTs. 

Randle to the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Williams. 

Randle finds Shannon Jr. for the one handed jam off the lay off in the lane. 

J. Williams to the line after the foul on Randle, and he hits both FTs. 

Dillingham running the break and he kisses it off the glass with the lay up. 

Edwards to the line after the foul on Caruso and he hits both FTs. 

Holmgren with the pull up on the baseline and he drops that mid range jumper. 

Dillingham strings a three ball from the wing off the dish from Edwards. 

Hartenstein to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on McDaniels. 

Give and go with Joe and Hartenstein on the perimeter and that leads to an easy Joe lay up on the back cut. 

Mitchell stops in the lane and he hits the short jumper over his defender. 

Conley down the lane and. hits the floater in the paint. 

Joe hit the technical FT. 

Gobert swiped the nose of Hartenstein on a rebound attempt and after review the Gobert gets hit with a technical. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER WITH THE THUNDER UP SEVEN FOLLOWING A 12-3 RUN. 

SGA shifts it over to K. Williams and he strings the three ball from the wing!

Edwards to the line after the foul on K. Willams and he hits one of two FTs. 

SGA stops on a dime and pulls up from the elbow. 

Caruson drills the three ball off the bench off the dish to the corner from SGA

Edwards drives baseline and he finishes with the reverse of the glass. 

Williams driving down the right side and he puts it up and in in traffic. 

Willams finds Wallace cutting down the lane and he found him for the two handed slam. 

Edwards to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Holmgren. 

SGA pulls up and his the mid range jumper from outside the lane. 

SGA with the rebound on one end and the pass up to Hartenstein for the lay up on the break. 

Timeout OKC half way through the first quarter. 

McDaniels drops a corner three after picking up the long offensive board. 

Wallace finds Hartenstein over the top and the big man slams it home. 

Randle pulls up from the top of the key and he drills the three ball. 

Gobert back to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Wallace. 

Gobert to the line after the foul on Dort and he hits one of two FTs. 

SGA finds Hartenstien down the lane and he floats it home from the middle of the paint. 

SGA on the step back from the baseline and he's on the board for the first time. 

Hartenstein finds Wallace on the baseline drive and he gets the lay up to fall. 

McDaniels pulls up from the mid range and hits it from outside the paint. 

McDaniels opens up the game with a deep ball from the wing off the feed from Edwards. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM OKC!!!

Timberwolves starters

Coach Finch is going with his star studded five featuring DiVincenzo, Edwards, McDaniels, Randolph and Rudy Gobert. It's going to take everyone to knock of the Thunder at home, but this team has shown they can beat the Thunder in this building. 

Thunder's starters

This is the Thunder's first five. Coach Daginaul is going with Dort, Wallace, Holmgren, Hartenstein and of course SGA. They look for win No.18 in their opening 19 and this is how OKC starts the night. 

J-Dub still sidelined 

The scariest thing about the Thunder’s start is they are going all of this without their second best player. Jalen Williams has been out all season with a wrist injury and when they get him back, this team will become even stronger and deeper. Last year, he went for 21.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and even without those numbers on the court, the Thunder have been unstoppable. There is no timetable for J-Dub’s return but he had a follow up wrist procedure on Halloween and was set to be reevaluated last week. He is still on the sideline, but his returning is nearing. 

Thunder chasing back to back 

Dynasties used to be a thing in the NBA. That seems to be a trend that has disappeared over the last decade or so. The super teams of yesteryear have disappeared as the CBA has brought parity to the league, but maybe just maybe this OKC team is on the verge of building the next dynasty in the NBA. It’s still way to early to speculate but after a 17-1 start to the season, they given us reason to believe. The Warriors were the last ones to repeat when they went back to back in 2017 and 2018. Great drafting and some key trades has turned this once bottom feeder team into a potential powerhouse that could be around for a very very long time. 

Best starts in history 

While the Thunder’s start to the season has been incredible, it’s not the best start to a season we have ever seen. In fact the Cleveland Cavaliers started last season 15-0 to tie the Houston Rockets of 93/94 and the Washington Capitols of the 1948/49. That’s a far cry from the record setting season of the Golden State Warriors who went 24-0 to start the 2015/16 season. They didn’t lose a game until mid December and dropped their second game of the season on New Years Eve. The Thunder have their work cut out for them if they are going to equal or surpass the Warriors all time record of 73-9. 

Western Conference standings 

Having an early season look at the Western Conference standings we see the Thunder at the top of the table with just one loss after 18 games. They have the Lakers and the Nuggets behind them with four losses and a little farther down the standings sit the Timberwolves in 7th place. It’s still very early in the season but we know how some of these games in November could have a big impact on tie breakers later in the year. 

Star watch: T’Wolves 

We already know that Anthony Edwards doesn’t want to be the new face of the league, but in matchups like tonight’s where he goes up against one of the top players in the league, he can’t avoid being put into that conversation. Edwards has had to miss a few games with a injury early in the season, but he is back and coming off a season high 43 points. He’s averaging 28.4 points, 4.7 rebound and 4 assists per game. This is a better team than their record shows, and AE is the driving force when they are playing well. Tonight he’s got to be sensational against SGA. 

Star watch: Thunder

The reigning MVP is having another MVP type season this season but he comes into the game against the Wolves questionable with an illness. It’s a big game and SGA is one of the few stars in the league who doesn’t worry about load management. He is averaging 32.2 points a game, 4.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per outing which are just about the same exact numbers he put up last year. Maybe most impressively is that he has played in all 18 of the Thunder’s games and that’s why they are 17-1. 

Timberwolves last game

For the second straight game, the Timberwolves collapsed in the fourth quarter and lost in incredible fashion. Despite 43 points from Anthony Edwards, and leading by 8 points with under 3:00 to go, they gave up a 10-2 run to force the Wolves to overtime and the Kings were able to come up with a big win, just their 5th of the year as Minnesota dropped to 10-7. 

Thunder’s last game 

The Thunder hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night and avenged their only loss of the season. They made sure to jump all over the Blazers early in the game, and had a 21 point lead at the end of the first quarter. SGA played just 3 quarters, but dropped 37 points, and the Thunder shot over 50% from the field as they cruised to an easy win and enjoyed the last couple of days off. 

We are live from OKC

Hello everyone and welcome to Oklahoma City where the Thunder come into tonight’s game with one the best records to any start to the season in NBA history. They are 17-1 and look far and wide like the top team in the league as they seek back to back titles. The Timberwolves haven’t been as impressive in the year following their trip to the Conference Finals, with a record of 10-7 and coming off of back to back losses to the Kings and Suns. Tonight they look to stop the skid and snap the Thunder’s streak. 

Timberwolves vs. Thunder 

It’s a rematch of the Western Conference Finals from the home of the reigning champions who are off to a historic start to their title defense season. It’s the one loss Oklahoma Thunder hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves on this Thanksgiving Eve from Paycom Center and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s spotlight.