Game ID: 22400820
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 23 40 33 27 123OKC 35 26 42 27 130
MIN vs OKC ScoutingMIN vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 5 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 13 since 1/17, out tonight
NEW Reid 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 6 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 14 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 7 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 15 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Randle missed 8 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 16 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 4 since 2/08, returns tonight: 24 min (98% of 25)
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 19 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 9 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 17 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (98% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 10 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 18 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 28 min since (113% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/27 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 11 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 4 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 19 since 1/17, returns tonight: 23 min (90% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 23 min since (94% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 16 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 12 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 5 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (97% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 15 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 13 since 2/01, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 6 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (97% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 2/07, returns tonight: 25 min (86% of 29)
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 22 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 22 min since (103% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wallace missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 25 min since (86% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 23 min since (83% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 21 min since (99% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Wallace missed 6 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 19 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 28 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 23 min since (83% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 19 min since (91% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Wallace missed 7 since 2/03, returns tonight: 22 min (84% of 26)
OUT Mitchell missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 26 min since (90% of 28)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Wallace back 2/21 after 7, 22 min since (84% of 26)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Jay. Williams missed 2 since 2/21, returns tonight: 18 min (124% of 14)
OUT Mitchell missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 29 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Wallace back 2/21 after 7, 22 min since (84% of 26)
OKC availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 2/21 after 7, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Jay. Williams back 2/24 after 2, 18 min since (124% of 14)
OKC availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 2/21 after 7, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jay. Williams back 2/24 after 2, 11 min since (78% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 2/21 after 7, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jay. Williams back 2/24 after 2, 12 min since (82% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 33 and Reid at 21 a game. Without Randle (9 straight), Gobert (2 straight), DiVincenzo (17 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 28 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-1. Call it OKC 113, Minnesota 110, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/10 @ CLE 107-128 — MIN notes
MIN lost 107-128. MIN shot 40% (36 of 90) to CLE's 51%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Edwards led with 44 (13 of 28, 8 of 15 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Dillingham added 13, Gobert 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 26 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 104-78 against them. Alexander-Walker's -33 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs MIL 101-103 — MIN notes
MIN lost 101-103. MIN took 15 more shots (103 to 88), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to MIL's 44%, 10 of 44 from three. The glass went 59-48 for them. Edwards led with 28 (10 of 33, 4 of 17 from three); Reid added 22, Gobert 20. Q2 was theirs, 26-15, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 88-75 against them. Gobert's -13 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 vs OKC 116-101 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-101. MIN shot 42% (42 of 99) to OKC's 42%, 12 of 46 from three. Reid led with 27 (11 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); Edwards added 23, McDaniels 21. The hinge was Q1, 37-24: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Shannon Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/21 @ HOU 115-121 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-121. MIN took 8 more shots (92 to 84), but shot 45% to HOU's 50%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 26 times to HOU's 32. MIN turned it over 9 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 35-48 against them. Edwards led with 37 (13 of 32, 4 of 14 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Reid added 22, McDaniels 21. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 101-86 against them. Alexander-Walker's -13 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs OKC 123-130 — MIN notes
MIN lost 123-130. MIN shot 44% (39 of 89) to OKC's 56%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 28 times to OKC's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. Edwards led with 29 (8 of 21, 4 of 13 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Reid added 22, Alexander-Walker 18. Q2 was theirs, 40-26, turning a 12-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Shannon Jr.'s -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Reid at 21 a game. Without Randle (10 straight), Gobert (3 straight), DiVincenzo (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 30 and the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it OKC 118, Minnesota 108, OKC by 10.
2/27 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 27 and Dončić at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (11 straight), Morris (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Reid at 23 a game. Without Randle (11 straight), Gobert (4 straight), DiVincenzo (19 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Minnesota's 117 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 15 times a game to Minnesota's 11. Call it the Lakers 114, Minnesota 110, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/28 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 19 and Markkanen at 16 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Collins (3 straight), Sexton (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Randle (12 straight), Gobert (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Minnesota's 11. Call it Utah 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/02 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Beal at 26 a game. Without Beal (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and McDaniels at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (13 straight), Gobert (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 34 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Phoenix 118, Minnesota 117, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/10 vs NOP 137-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 137-101. OKC shot 52% (49 of 95) to NOP's 44%, 27 of 55 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NOP's 28. OKC turned it over 10 times to NOP's 22. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (10 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Wiggins added 24, Jal. Williams 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/12 vs MIA 115-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 115-101. OKC shot 49% (43 of 88) to MIA's 46%, 15 of 39 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (11 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 18, Dort 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-8: OKC came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 14. OKC trailed 52-63 at the half and won the second half 63-38. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/13 @ MIN 101-116 — OKC notes
OKC lost 101-116. OKC shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIN's 42%, 7 of 29 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 24 (6 of 21, 11 of 11 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Dort 14. Q2 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 13 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Wiggins's -26 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 @ UTA 130-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 130-107. OKC shot 47% (46 of 97) to UTA's 46%, 19 of 43 from three. OKC turned it over 12 times to UTA's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 21 (7 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Holmgren added 20, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q2, 39-25: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 25. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/23 @ MIN 130-123 — OKC notes
OKC won 130-123. OKC shot 56% (48 of 86) to MIN's 44%, 19 of 35 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIN's 28. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (13 of 24, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 19, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 19. OKC trailed 61-63 at the half and won the second half 69-60.
2/24 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Reid at 21 a game. Without Randle (10 straight), Gobert (3 straight), DiVincenzo (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 30 and the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it OKC 118, Minnesota 108, OKC by 10.
2/26 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 101, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 18 and Watford at 14 a game. Without Thomas (23 straight), Russell (2 straight), Evbuomwan (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 28 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 101 a night to OKC's 116. Call it OKC 111, Brooklyn 108, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/28 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Daniels at 17 a game. Without Johnson (15 straight), Krejčí (5 straight), Mathews (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it OKC 121, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/02 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 19 and Fox at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been minus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-14 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 30. Call it OKC 120, San Antonio 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
MINAE A. Edwards
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
TS T. Shannon Jr.
OKC/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
West-leading Thunder outlast Timberwolves 130-123 behind 37 points from Gilgeous-Alexander
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals to help the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday night to open a home-and-home set.
The teams will play again Monday night in Oklahoma City.
Chet Holmgren added 19 points for the Thunder, who shot a season-best 54% (19 for 35) from 3-point range.
Gilgeous-Alexander re-entered the game with eight minutes left and sparked an 18-4 spurt over the next 5:16 after his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker , hit a 3-pointer that put the Timberwolves up 110-105.
Anthony Edwards had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the short-handed Timberwolves (31-27), who wiped out a 19-point deficit in the second quarter before losing for the fourth time in five games.
The Thunder (46-10) have lost only once in the last 25 days, when they fell in Minnesota on Feb. 13 . Oklahoma City has a 9 1/2-game lead over Denver and Memphis for the Western Conference lead.
Takeaways Thunder: Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso were vital off the bench. Caruso hit three 3-pointers and had steal to set up a 3-pointer by Gilgeous-Alexander over a 2:47 stretch midway through the fourth quarter.
Timberwolves: Missing the starting frontcourt, Rudy Gobert (back) and Julius Randle (groin), the Timberwolves lost Jaylen Clark in the third quarter when he hit the back of his head on the floor after an off-balance layup. Clark, who made his second career start, was ruled out with neck pain.
Key moment After the Thunder went up 52-33 by making 19 of their first 27 shots, the Timberwolves had a 25-4 run over a 6:07 stretch. With Holmgren on him at the top of the key, Edwards used a crossover dribble and a slight step-back for his first made 3-pointer of the game with 2:36 left in the second quarter.
Key stat The Timberwolves missed 11 of their first 12 attempts from 3-point range.