Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
March 15, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Timberwolves 116-103 on 2026-03-15 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Ajay Mitchell. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 24 points (8/18) in his matchups, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 7 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Ayo Dosunmu as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
116
Did not play: Payton Sandfort (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kenrich Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
103
Did not play: Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Ajay Mitchell Starter 9.6 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 8.6 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 6.4 min
- Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Jared McCain 3.9 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 3.8 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 10.8 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Ayo Dosunmu 9.3 min
- Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Ayo Dosunmu 4.2 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Ayo Dosunmu 4.2 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Anthony Edwards 24 pts (8/18) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (40 %, 6 pts) · Cason Wallace (19 %, 4 pts) · Luguentz Dort (11 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 6 pts (2/15) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (29 %, 2 pts) · Jaylin Williams (16 %, 0 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Anthony Edwards: 30 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Julius Randle: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/6) |
| Chet Holmgren | Julius Randle: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naz Reid: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Cason Wallace | Anthony Edwards: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Ayo Dosunmu: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Donte DiVincenzo: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Alex Caruso | Naz Reid: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Julius Randle: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Joe | Bones Hyland: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Ayo Dosunmu: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Rudy Gobert: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luguentz Dort | Anthony Edwards: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Julius Randle: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rudy Gobert: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jared McCain | Bones Hyland: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Ayo Dosunmu: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naz Reid: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Timberwolves defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 pts (2/8) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (20 %, 0 pts) · Anthony Edwards (16 %, 0 pts) · Julius Randle (14 %, 2 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 11 pts (4/7) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Rudy Gobert (37 %, 2 pts) · Julius Randle (18 %, 7 pts) · Naz Reid (17 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Luguentz Dort: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cason Wallace: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Julius Randle | Isaiah Hartenstein: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Jaylin Williams: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jared McCain: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Ajay Mitchell: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Rudy Gobert | Chet Holmgren: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naz Reid | Alex Caruso: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Chet Holmgren: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kyle Anderson | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Isaiah Joe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Jared McCain: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cason Wallace: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Rocco Zikarsky | Jaylin Williams: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cason Wallace: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joe Ingles | Aaron Wiggins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Cason Wallace: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jared McCain: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |