Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
December 19, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Thunder 112-107 on 2025-12-19 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 11 points (3/15) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 12 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Jalen Williams as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
112
Did not play: Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
107
Did not play: Branden Carlson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ousmane Dieng (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Wiggins (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 13.5 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Rob Dillingham 5.9 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Rob Dillingham 5.1 min
- Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 4.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 3.8 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 4.1 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams 5.0 min
- Alex Caruso · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 4.9 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace 4.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 4.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11 pts (3/15) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (49 %, 4 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (14 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Edwards (13 %, 4 pts)
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Jalen Williams 16 pts (5/7) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Julius Randle (28 %, 6 pts) · Naz Reid (26 %, 3 pts) · Anthony Edwards (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Luguentz Dort: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Cason Wallace: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/5) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 36 poss., 4 pts (1/6) · Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Rudy Gobert | Isaiah Hartenstein: 32 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chet Holmgren: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Julius Randle | Jalen Williams: 18 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Chet Holmgren: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Naz Reid | Alex Caruso: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jalen Williams: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Bones Hyland | Ajay Mitchell: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kenrich Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Ajay Mitchell: 3 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Anthony Edwards 12 pts (4/13) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Williams (32 %, 4 pts) · Luguentz Dort (16 %, 0 pts) · Cason Wallace (13 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 20 pts (7/15) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (28 %, 2 pts) · Alex Caruso (17 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Williams (17 %, 7 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jaden McDaniels: 40 poss., 15 pts (6/9) · Anthony Edwards: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Jalen Williams | Anthony Edwards: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Julius Randle: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Luguentz Dort | Julius Randle: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Donte DiVincenzo: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Rudy Gobert: 31 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Jaden McDaniels: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Donte DiVincenzo: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chet Holmgren | Naz Reid: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Rudy Gobert: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Donte DiVincenzo: 15 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Naz Reid: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Isaiah Joe | Bones Hyland: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Donte DiVincenzo: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Rudy Gobert: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |