{"id":373199,"date":"2022-01-05T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/timberwolves-get-stars-back-take-down-thunder\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:47:34","slug":"timberwolves-get-stars-back-take-down-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/timberwolves-get-stars-back-take-down-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves get stars back  take down Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Anthony Edwards scored a team-high <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/stats\/players\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22<\/a> points on 8-for-17 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/stats\/teams\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">98-90<\/a> win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/schedule\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday<\/a> night in Minneapolis.<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/okcthunderwire.usatoday.com\/2022\/01\/05\/thunder-vs-timberwolves-prediction-point-spread-odds-over-under-betting-picks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Timberwolves<\/a> big man Karl-Anthony Towns scored 17 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in his return from a six-game absence in the league&#8217;s COVID-19 protocol. D&#8217;Angelo Russell returned from a five-game absence in the protocol and finished with six points on 3-for-12 shooting.<\/h2>\n<p>Shai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizentribune.com\/sports\/national\/towns-russell-return-timberwolves-beat-thunder-98-90\/article_95bf1535-841c-55d9-af1e-10483470b94b.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gilgeous<\/a>-Alexander led the Thunder with 19 points. Rookie Josh Giddey posted a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Aaron Wiggins finished with 11 points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A1 always puts on a show.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAAllStar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theantedwards_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theantedwards_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JdCqaicqNN\">pic.twitter.com\/JdCqaicqNN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/1479109501093658624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/fantasy\/basketball\/news\/timberwolves-greg-monroe-joining-wizards-on-thursday\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder<\/a> pulled within 85-83 with 4:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. Kenrich Williams made a layup off of an assist from Giddey to close the gap to two points.<\/p>\n<p>The Timberwolves answered with a 7-0 run to make it 92-83 with 2:26 to play. Patrick Beverley made one free throw, Jaylen Nowell made two more, and then Beverley and Nowell traded back-to-back baskets.<\/p>\n<p>A 3-pointer by Edwards boosted Minnesota&#8217;s lead to 97-89 with 1:02 to go, and the Timberwolves did not look back from there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">good morning \ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc3a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y9JBksrBnA\">pic.twitter.com\/y9JBksrBnA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/1479099938088779778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota led 69-63 at the end of the third quarter. The Timberwolves built a 19-point lead with 4:11 left in the period, but Oklahoma City closed the quarter on a 17-4 run.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander had two 3-pointers, a pull-up jumper and a pair of free throws during the run.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota raced to a 30-10 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Timberwolves went on a 14-0 run early in the quarter to transform a 4-4 tie into an 18-4 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Nowell put the Timberwolves on top by 20 points when he drained a 3-pointer with 1:26 left in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City had a 26-19 advantage in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 13. After falling behind 31-10, the Thunder went on a 21-8 run to pull within 39-31 with 4:14 left in the half.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CLUTCH<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAAllStar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theantedwards_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theantedwards_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wSnIH5Ya4M\">pic.twitter.com\/wSnIH5Ya4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/1478927635308765190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Beverley capped the first-half scoring on a 3-pointer for the Timberwolves with 41.1 seconds to go before the break as the Timberwolves led 49-36 at the half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 22 points on 8-for-17 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 98-90 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns scored 17 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in his return from a six-game absence in the league&#8217;s COVID-19 protocol. 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