It’s been just a few days since the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves opened up the 2022-23 NBA season in Minneapolis, and now the two teams meet again in OKC. Since then, the Thunder lost another close game last night to the Denver Nuggets. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves lost in overtime to the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
OKC is unlikely to win very many games this season, but with a roster full of young talent, you can guarantee that they are going to come out and compete on a regular basis. Tonight’s matchup should be another good one, and with the Thunder playing in front of the home crowd, expect them to play with a little extra.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Minnesota Timberwolves Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Aleksej Pokusevski
- C: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Timberwolves
- PG: D’Angelo Russell
- SG: Anthony Edwards
- SF: Jaden McDaniels
- PF: Karl-Anthony Towns
- C: Rudy Gobert
Injury Report
Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is QUESTIONABLE (left hip contusion).
- Chet Holmgren is OUT (right foot surgery).
- Jalen Williams is OUT (right orbital fracture surgery).
Timberwolves
- Kyle Anderson is OUT (back spasms).
- Luka Garza is OUT (G League — Two-Way).
- Josh Minott (G League — on assignment).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 35-19 against the Timberwolves (18-8 at home, 17-11 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the 4-game regular season series against the Timberwolves 9 times, lost it twice, and tied it twice.
- The Thunder went 0-4 against the Timberwolves last season (0-2 at home, 0-2 on the road).
- The Thunder is 0-1 against the Timberwolves so far this season (0-0 at home, 0-1 on the road).