Thursday night, the Wolves played their last game before the break and ended on a high note with a 116-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition to a normal impressive performance from Anthony Edwards, it was the young core of Minnesota that was the story on Thursday.

The rookies were more than ready. With four of their top eight scorers sidelined by injuries, the Timberwolves took down the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-101 on Thursday in one of their most inspired victories of an uneven season that underscored the necessity of drafting and developing young players even on veteran teams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered its tenth loss of the season at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday before the All-Star Break as the Timberwolves were powered in part by rookies Terrence Shannon Jr.

With four of their top eight scorers sidelined by injuries, a pair of rookies spark the Timberwolves against the Thunder.