Belt game 6,561 · January 13, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 96–86 at home to start reign 2,833 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since January 9, 2017, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on January 15, 2017.
2,833Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 35 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7-23 | 1-10 | 6-7 |
| Victor Oladipo | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Andre Roberson | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Steven Adams | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cameron Payne | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jerami Grant | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alex Abrines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Morrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Singler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Collison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-17 | 0-2 | 7-7 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 36 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-22 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 36 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Brandon Rush | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kris Dunn | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Hill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Adreian Payne | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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