NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves

· National Basketball Association
35-7, 16-5 Away

vs

22-21, 10-10 Home
Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Timberwolves: 32.0%
Thunder: 68.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Donte DiVincenzo, SG Out Jan 20
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Jan 13
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Williams, F Day-To-Day Jan 21
Chet Holmgren, PF Out Jan 17
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Jan 15
Nikola Topic, G Out Jan 12
Ajay Mitchell, G Out Jan 10

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 136-95
@ PHI W 118-102
vs CLE W 134-114
@ DAL L 106-98
vs BKN W 127-101

Timberwolves Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 120-106
vs GS L 116-115
@ NY W 116-99
vs CLE L 124-117
@ MEM L 108-106

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 35 7 .833 - W1
Denver 27 16 .628 8.5 W3
Minnesota 22 21 .512 13.5 L2
Portland 15 28 .349 20.5 W2
Utah 10 31 .244 24.5 L3
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