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
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 |
| Adreian Payne | — | 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 |
| Jordan Hill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 35 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7-23 | 1-10 | 6-7 |
| Enes Freedom | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| 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 |
| Cameron Payne | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Steven Adams | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerami Grant | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nick Collison | — | 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 |
| Anthony Morrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alex Abrines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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