Thunder
Oklahoma City
Western Conference
Northwest
44
21
65
2289
2205
27
6
22
84
36
43
25
18
72
38
16
54
7
15
3
24
24
96
4
69
13
19
2319
512
22
1110
105
9
119
73
192
12
14
01
83
2132
6060
39
02
5
1626
910
56
31
21
68
108
24
132
31
46
11
94
2023
6060
6
1
17
23
5
22
11
10
91
11
7
18
1
1
0
8
21
60
9
3
33
19
12
63
10
5
50
9
3
12
2
4
1
3
32
60
3
0
0
16
9
56
3
2
67
10
2
12
3
4
1
9
20
60
9
2
22
26
10
38
1
1
100
8
4
12
1
6
1
4
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin
Durant
Kevin Durant
True
37
11
20
55
2
5
40
4
4
100
0
6
6
1
0
1
6
2
28
-5
none
Russell
Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
True
37
8
19
42
3
6
50
7
8
88
0
4
4
8
0
0
5
4
26
-10
none
Steven
Adams
Steven Adams
True
25
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
9
13
0
0
4
4
4
8
-13
none
Serge
Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
True
19
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
6
0
-13
none
Andre
Roberson
Andre Roberson
True
14
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
-11
none
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
False
28
2
7
29
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
4
6
3
none
Kyle
Singler
Kyle Singler
False
21
1
6
17
0
4
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
11
none
Enes
Kanter
Enes Kanter
False
20
7
9
78
0
0
0
3
3
100
6
8
14
0
0
0
3
1
17
-2
double
Anthony
Morrow
Anthony Morrow
False
18
1
8
12
0
6
0
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
13
none
Nick
Collison
Nick Collison
False
16
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
5
8
2
0
0
2
1
3
12
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cameron
Payne
Cameron Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
12
March
2016
Saturday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
21
45
66
2329
2248
21
7
33
86
37
43
21
18
86
31
6
37
7
22
12
12
23
99
4
74
22
30
2618
109
4
27
26
96
105
20
125
31
66
33
23
2426
6060
37
12
32
2121
810
38
210
28
13
412
13
425
12
46
51
43
1930
6060
7
2
29
26
10
38
2
2
100
10
2
12
3
6
3
2
24
60
4
2
50
18
9
50
7
6
86
5
0
5
1
6
3
3
26
60
3
1
33
21
8
38
2
2
100
4
1
5
1
4
5
4
19
60
7
2
29
21
10
48
10
8
80
12
3
15
2
6
1
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
8
15
53
0
0
0
1
2
50
5
7
12
0
1
3
3
3
17
17
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
35
4
9
44
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
8
8
12
3
0
0
2
13
16
double
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
35
3
8
38
1
1
100
2
2
100
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
9
17
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
34
8
19
42
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
0
0
4
5
0
3
2
20
12
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
30
7
12
58
0
1
0
11
11
100
1
8
9
1
2
3
1
5
25
19
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
15
3
9
33
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
6
-12
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
14
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
-13
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
12
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
-13
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
False
11
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
-7
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
0
-12
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
-9
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
14
March
2016
Monday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Suns
Phoenix
False
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( 21 - 45 ) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder ( 44 - 21 ) 99 - 96 on Friday . Despite playoff contention being a distant dream at this point of the season , the Timberwolves and their talented core of young superstars have n't come close to giving up . This could hardly have been more evident Friday , when Minnesota pulled out one of the season 's most improbable victories by toppling the struggling yet third - seeded Thunder in their home arena . Oklahoma City had appeared to put some of their recent sluggishness behind them by scoring consecutive victories over the Bucks and Clippers , after having lost six of the previous eight contests . However , they scuffled on offense throughout the night , shooting only 22 percent from three - point range and committing double the amount of turnovers ( 24 ) of the visitors . Ricky Rubio sealed the win for Minnesota with 0 seconds left by draining a clutch 24 - foot three - point jumper , after they 'd entered the fourth quarter trailing 73 - 66 . The Timberwolves were led by Gorgui Dieng 's near double - double that consisted of 25 points , nine boards , an assist , three blocks and two steals . Andrew Wiggins was next with 20 points , four assists and five steals . Karl-Anthony Towns followed with a 17 - point , 12 - rebound double - double that also included three blocks and a steal . Rubio rounded things out for the first unit with 13 points , 12 assists and three steals . Minnesota remains in last place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Monday . The Thunder 's two linchpins got virtually no offensive support from any of their teammates , a key factor in the unexpected loss . Kevin Durant tallied 28 points , six rebounds , an assist and a block , but did commit six turnovers . Russell Westbrook was close behind with 26 points , eight assists and four rebounds , but turned the ball over five times himself . However , Enes Kanter was the only other player to tally double - digit scoring , posting a 17 - point , 14 - rebound double - double . Among the starters , Serge Ibaka had one of the most forgettable games of his career , going scoreless over 20 minutes before fouling out . Andre Roberson could only contribute two points himself , and despite bringing in 13 rebounds , Steven Adams pitched in a modest eight points . Oklahoma City remains in first place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division , and retains a hold on the third seed in the conference . They head to San Antonio for a Saturday night showdown with the Spurs .
The Minnesota Timberwolves (21 - 45) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (44 - 21) 99 - 96 on Friday. Despite playoff contention being a distant dream at this point of the season, the Timberwolves and their talented core of young superstars haven't come close to giving up. This could hardly have been more evident Friday, when Minnesota pulled out one of the season's most improbable victories by toppling the struggling yet third - seeded Thunder in their home arena. Oklahoma City had appeared to put some of their recent sluggishness behind them by scoring consecutive victories over the Bucks and Clippers, after having lost six of the previous eight contests. However, they scuffled on offense throughout the night, shooting only 22 percent from three - point range and committing double the amount of turnovers (24) of the visitors. Ricky Rubio sealed the win for Minnesota with 0 seconds left by draining a clutch 24 - foot three - point jumper, after they'd entered the fourth quarter trailing 73 - 66. The Timberwolves were led by Gorgui Dieng's near double - double that consisted of 25 points, nine boards, an assist, three blocks and two steals. Andrew Wiggins was next with 20 points, four assists and five steals. Karl-Anthony Towns followed with a 17 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included three blocks and a steal. Rubio rounded things out for the first unit with 13 points, 12 assists and three steals. Minnesota remains in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Monday. The Thunder's two linchpins got virtually no offensive support from any of their teammates, a key factor in the unexpected loss. Kevin Durant tallied 28 points, six rebounds, an assist and a block, but did commit six turnovers. Russell Westbrook was close behind with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds, but turned the ball over five times himself. However, Enes Kanter was the only other player to tally double - digit scoring, posting a 17 - point, 14 - rebound double - double. Among the starters, Serge Ibaka had one of the most forgettable games of his career, going scoreless over 20 minutes before fouling out. Andre Roberson could only contribute two points himself, and despite bringing in 13 rebounds, Steven Adams pitched in a modest eight points. Oklahoma City remains in first place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division, and retains a hold on the third seed in the conference. They head to San Antonio for a Saturday night showdown with the Spurs.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (21 - 45) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (44 - 21) 99 - 96 on Friday. Despite playoff contention being a distant dream at this point of the season, the Timberwolves and their talented core of young superstars haven't come close to giving up. This could hardly have been more evident Friday, when Minnesota pulled out one of the season's most improbable victories by toppling the struggling yet third - seeded Thunder in their home arena. Oklahoma City had appeared to put some of their recent sluggishness behind them by scoring consecutive victories over the Bucks and Clippers, after having lost six of the previous eight contests. However, they scuffled on offense throughout the night, shooting only 22 percent from three - point range and committing double the amount of turnovers (24) of the visitors. Ricky Rubio sealed the win for Minnesota with 0 seconds left by draining a clutch 24 - foot three - point jumper, after they'd entered the fourth quarter trailing 73 - 66. The Timberwolves were led by Gorgui Dieng's near double - double that consisted of 25 points, nine boards, an assist, three blocks and two steals. Andrew Wiggins was next with 20 points, four assists and five steals. Karl-Anthony Towns followed with a 17 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included three blocks and a steal. Rubio rounded things out for the first unit with 13 points, 12 assists and three steals. Minnesota remains in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Monday. The Thunder's two linchpins got virtually no offensive support from any of their teammates, a key factor in the unexpected loss. Kevin Durant tallied 28 points, six rebounds, an assist and a block, but did commit six turnovers. Russell Westbrook was close behind with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds, but turned the ball over five times himself. However, Enes Kanter was the only other player to tally double - digit scoring, posting a 17 - point, 14 - rebound double - double. Among the starters, Serge Ibaka had one of the most forgettable games of his career, going scoreless over 20 minutes before fouling out. Andre Roberson could only contribute two points himself, and despite bringing in 13 rebounds, Steven Adams pitched in a modest eight points. Oklahoma City remains in first place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division, and retains a hold on the third seed in the conference. They head to San Antonio for a Saturday night showdown with the Spurs.
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3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Morrow <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Singler <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Roberson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Payne <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Serge Ibaka <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 11 11 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 19 42 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 12 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 12 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none