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,

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.

After flip-flopping between the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the franchise's G-League affiliate Iowa Wolves, rookie guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has finally worked his way into the Timberwolves' rotation.

Missing four key players and getting an off shooting night from Anthony Edwards, Minnesota turned to its young players. They delivered.

It took a couple months, but Terrence Shannon Jr. is finally getting his moment with the Timberwolves — and he’s thriving. Just take a look at these numbers: And that includes a bunch of career-highs in the T-Wolves’ playoff-like win over the first-place Thunder on Thursday night.