Overview
- Oklahoma City lost 123-111 at Minnesota, giving up 22 made threes at 47% and 22 points off turnovers after falling behind by double digits early.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting with five free-throw attempts, then urged the Thunder to have a clearer approach versus top teams.
- Former coach Stan Van Gundy said Gilgeous-Alexander is not getting all the foul calls he deserves, highlighting scrutiny of how he is officiated.
- Anthony Edwards described the matchup as personal in his postgame remarks as the Timberwolves led wire to wire.
- ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported the Thunder have surfaced in trade chatter for a center, with context that Isaiah Hartenstein recently returned from a 16-game knee absence and Jalen Williams has missed 25 of 49 games.