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Timberwolves vs Thunder: head-to-head

48 meetings since 2015-16

Minnesota Timberwolves24winsOklahoma City Thunder24
Regular season23-20
Playoffs1-4
Avg. margin (MIN)+0.5
MIN at home13-11
OKC at home13-11
Avg. total points223.5
Current streakOKC 1

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Timberwolves and the Thunder have met 48 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The series is tied 24-24.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Timberwolves won 2 and the Thunder won 4. The most recent game, on March 15, 2026, ended Thunder 116-103.

The home team won 26 of the 48 games (54%). These matchups averaged 223.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.4 points; 17 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2021-22, Thunder in 2019-20. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2024-25), with the Timberwolves winning 1 and the Thunder 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 25, 2026 in Oklahoma City.

Next meetings

Nov 25, 2026Timberwolves @ Thunder7:30 PM ESTOKC 64%
Dec 25, 2026Thunder @ Timberwolves8:00 PM EST
Mar 2, 2027Timberwolves @ Thunder8:00 PM EST
Mar 28, 2027Thunder @ Timberwolves7:30 PM EDT

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

TimberwolvesOKC 101 – 143 MIN · 2025-05-24
ThunderMIN 94 – 124 OKC · 2025-05-28

2025-26 MIN 2 – 2 OKC

2026-03-15MIN 103 – 116 OKCFinal
2026-01-29OKC 111 – 123 MINFinal
2025-12-19OKC 107 – 112 MINFinal
2025-11-26MIN 105 – 113 OKCFinal

2024-25 MIN 3 – 6 OKC

2025-05-28 · playoffsMIN 94 – 124 OKCFinal
2025-05-26 · playoffsOKC 128 – 126 MINFinal
2025-05-24 · playoffsOKC 101 – 143 MINFinal
2025-05-22 · playoffsMIN 103 – 118 OKCFinal
2025-05-20 · playoffsMIN 88 – 114 OKCFinal
2025-02-24MIN 131 – 128 OKCFinal/OT
2025-02-23OKC 130 – 123 MINFinal
2025-02-13OKC 101 – 116 MINFinal
2024-12-31MIN 105 – 113 OKCFinal

2023-24 MIN 2 – 2 OKC

2024-01-29MIN 107 – 101 OKCFinal
2024-01-20OKC 102 – 97 MINFinal
2023-12-26MIN 106 – 129 OKCFinal
2023-11-28OKC 103 – 106 MINFinal

2022-23 MIN 4 – 1 OKC

2023-04-14OKC 95 – 120 MINFinal
2022-12-16MIN 112 – 110 OKCFinal
2022-12-03OKC 135 – 128 MINFinal
2022-10-23MIN 116 – 106 OKCFinal
2022-10-19OKC 108 – 115 MINFinal

2021-22 MIN 4 – 0 OKC

2022-03-09OKC 102 – 132 MINFinal
2022-03-04MIN 138 – 101 OKCFinal
2022-01-07MIN 135 – 105 OKCFinal
2022-01-05OKC 90 – 98 MINFinal

2020-21 MIN 1 – 2 OKC

2021-03-22OKC 112 – 103 MINFinal
2021-02-06MIN 118 – 120 OKCFinal
2021-02-05MIN 106 – 103 OKCFinal

2019-20 MIN 0 – 3 OKC

2020-01-25OKC 113 – 104 MINFinal
2020-01-13OKC 117 – 104 MINFinal
2019-12-06MIN 127 – 139 OKCFinal/OT

2018-19 MIN 3 – 1 OKC

2019-04-07OKC 132 – 126 MINFinal
2019-03-05OKC 120 – 131 MINFinal
2019-01-08MIN 119 – 117 OKCFinal
2018-12-23MIN 114 – 112 OKCFinal

2017-18 MIN 3 – 1 OKC

2018-01-10OKC 88 – 104 MINFinal
2017-12-01MIN 107 – 111 OKCFinal
2017-10-27OKC 116 – 119 MINFinal
2017-10-22MIN 115 – 113 OKCFinal

2016-17 MIN 1 – 3 OKC

2017-04-11OKC 100 – 98 MINFinal
2017-01-13OKC 86 – 96 MINFinal
2016-12-25MIN 100 – 112 OKCFinal
2016-11-05MIN 92 – 112 OKCFinal

2015-16 MIN 1 – 3 OKC

2016-03-11MIN 99 – 96 OKCFinal
2016-01-27OKC 126 – 123 MINFinal
2016-01-15MIN 93 – 113 OKCFinal
2016-01-12OKC 101 – 96 MINFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.