Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Plus, injury updates and news.

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Instead, they've missed key players like Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso each for quite a bit of time. Most notably, Holmgren has missed a large portion of the season with a rare hip injury he suffered in early November.

Clark was not able to return to the game, which the Wolves lost 130-123, and his absence was immediately felt as the Thunder outscored the Wolves by 14 points the remainder of the

As Thunder forward Chet Holmgren adjusts to playing alongside Isaiah Hartenstein as a power forward in the starting lineup and his nagging injury, he’s excited to see how things unfold in the frontcourt. Holmgren looks forward to seeing it evolve.

The NBA schedule pits the Timberwolves and Thunder against each other three times in four games. For Oklahoma City 7-1 forward and Minneapolis’ own Chet Holmgren, it’s a fleeting opportunity to go home again.

The Thunder led by 20+ in the final frame as head coach Mark Daigneault emptied his bench, while his reserves emptied the clip, so to speak, from behind the arc. The Thunder connected on a franchise-record 27 threes, including two-way guard Adam Flagler and rookie Dillon Jones, each draining a pair from deep.

After missing roughly three months due to a pelvic injury, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren made his on-court return before the All-Star break.