🏀 🏀 Thursday’s Playoff Schedule 🏀 🏀
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, Live)
OKC leads this series, 1-0
OKC Leads Minnesota at the Half, 58-50 ⚡️ ⚡️
Minnesota was able to grab the lead in that second quarter but OKC ended on a 7-2 run.
Anthony Edwards leads Minnesota with 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads OKC with 19 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Thunder have hit 10-of-10 from the free-throw line while the T’Wolves have just one attempt.
at the half. pic.twitter.com/cDjWyDfJFi
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 23, 2025
Thunder Lead T’Wolves After Q1, 29-25 🌩️ 🌩️🌩️
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams lead OKC with eight points and two assists apiece.
Anthony Edwards leads Minnesota with eight points, six rebounds and three assists.
OKC is shooting 50 percent from the field despite shooting 1-of-8 from three-point range.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, Live)
Just getting started pic.twitter.com/dAfBYIyxOW
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 23, 2025
Game 2 is Underway… 🎬 🎥 🔴 ▶
OKC is on a 9-0 run midway through the first quarter.
They lead 23-15. They’re also shooting 56 percent from the field.
All five OKC starters have scored.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, Live)
“Ladies and gentlemen, he’s a middy master.”
Shai is too smooth with it 😮💨 https://t.co/zniFVgjzrT pic.twitter.com/ToNQDKqpCD
— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2025
Thunder Starting Lineup ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ ⚡
OKC is the deepest team in the NBA, but they’ll send out their usual starting five here.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the player of the game in Game 1, finishing with 31 points, five rebounds, nine assists and three steals.
Jalen Williams had 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals.
They outscored Minnesota in the second half, 70-40.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, 8:30 ET)
Let’s get it ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ag61dHOZrQ
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 23, 2025
Timberwolves Starting Five 🐺 🐺 🐺 🐺 🐺
Minnesota will send out its usual starting lineup.
Julius Randle was their best player in Game 1, finishing with 28 points and eight rebounds.
They need more from Rudy Gobert, who had two points and three rebounds in that defeat.
It’ll also be interesting to see how Jaden McDaniels responds to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, because McDaniels fouled out across just 23 minutes in that defeat.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, 8:30 ET)
STARTERS FOR TONIGHT ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ryR5AugyYO
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 23, 2025
🤩 🌽 IND-NYK Highlights 🗽 🤩
The Knicks and Pacers played one of the greatest games of all time last night, and these are some of the epic highlights from that game.
Indiana overcame a 14-point deficit with 2:45 remaining.
Over 900 games have been played since 1997, with a team leading by 14 or more with 2:45 remaining, and Indiana was the first one to prevail!
That Haliburton shot might still be hanging in the air!
Pacers at Knicks: Game 1
an epic comeback in The Garden. pic.twitter.com/GG9b9MNFMD
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 22, 2025
📸 T’Wolves Fit Check 📸
Look Good = Play Good
Minnesota needs a win in Game 2 after a blowout loss in Game 1.
Check out their pregame fits below!
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN/ESPNN, 8:30 ET)
coming through. pic.twitter.com/dgVIVf4fQX
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 22, 2025
Top Storylines 👉📝
-OKC looks to build off of Game 1 victory.
-The Thunder looked dominant in the second half of their Game 2 win over the Timberwolves, riding a 70-40 second half to that 26-point win.
-OKC won that game with its defense, just like the rest of the season. They recorded 13 steals while forcing 17 turnovers from Minnesota.
-They also shot 50 percent from the field and 52 percent from three-point range while holding Minnesota to 35 percent from the field and 29 percent from long range.
