The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder will take place at Target Center on Friday, April 14 at 9:30 PM ET.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Target Center for an NBA game on Friday. The Minnesota Timberwolves lost 108-102 in their last game over the Lakers. The Wolves still forced overtime when Conley hit his free throws after Davis stepped on his foot after he had already released a 3-point attempt. Davis and James said they had a mix-up about who was supposed to defend the shooter in the corner.
The Lakers simply absorbed the latest body blow to their championship hopes and played on. Five overtime minutes later, they finally claimed a postseason berth that seemed all but unattainable just a couple of months ago. LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Lakers snagged the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 108-102 victory over the short-handed Timberwolves in the NBA’s play-in tournament Tuesday night.
The Chicago Bulls on the other hand won 118-123 against the Pelicans in their last game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exercised patience during his lowest-scoring first half all season, routinely deferring to teammates such as Lu Dort and Josh Giddey in an effort to keep New Orleans defenders off balance in a winner-take-all postseason game. “To start the game, I wasn’t expecting a huge outburst offensively,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I wanted to kind of set the table to make sure my teammates were ready to go, confident and attacking. And I knew once I did that, the defense would have to worry about them as well and my offensive game would open up.” And how.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 of his 32 points after halftime, including a go-ahead baseline jumper and four clutch free throws in the final 29 seconds, and Oklahoma City beat the Pelicans 123-118 on Wednesday night to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Thunder All-Star’s repertoire included spinning dribble drives, varying mid-range jumpers, and a 3-pointer as he once again shot 50% (11 of 22) to match his season average.
Giddey had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City (41-42), the only Western Conference team still playing with a losing record. “We did a great job of not getting rattled” after Brandon Ingram’s putback dunk gave the Pelicans a 110-108 lead, Giddey said. “Nothing ever phased us. It’s such a young group, but it’s such a composed team and that’s how you have to be down the stretch of tight games like that.”
Minnesota Timberwolves: Kyle Anderson, Taurean Prince, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mike Conley Jr., Anthony Edwards
Oklahoma City Thunder: Jalen Williams, Luguentz Dort, Jaylin Williams, Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid
Oklahoma City Thunder: Aleksej Pokusevski, Kenrich Williams, Chet Holmgren
The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder will take place at Target Center on Friday, April 14 at 9:30 PM ET.
The match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder will be telecast live on Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North, ESPN.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports North, Fox Sports North, ESPN. | April 14 (9:30 PM ET) |
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