Thunder
Oklahoma City
Western Conference
Northwest
19
12
31
2636
2805
24
8
33
82
42
51
24
20
83
33
9
42
4
26
8
15
24
112
4
93
22
24
2222
1012
46
19
18
95
76
22
98
20
57
13
43
2334
6060
48
13
27
1820
119
7
77
65
84
119
23
142
11
77
22
53
2926
6060
9
2
22
22
10
45
1
1
100
7
2
9
2
5
1
4
23
60
3
2
67
22
12
55
9
8
89
6
2
8
0
7
3
3
34
60
4
1
25
18
11
61
7
6
86
11
2
13
1
7
2
5
29
60
8
3
38
20
9
45
7
5
71
9
3
12
1
7
2
3
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Russell
Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
True
32
11
25
44
1
4
25
8
9
89
3
4
7
15
1
1
5
2
31
12
double
Steven
Adams
Steven Adams
True
28
9
12
75
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
5
6
1
2
0
2
3
22
13
none
Andre
Roberson
Andre Roberson
True
26
2
5
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
3
4
9
none
Domantas
Sabonis
Domantas Sabonis
True
19
1
5
20
0
3
0
1
1
100
1
6
7
0
0
1
1
3
3
-7
none
Anthony
Morrow
Anthony Morrow
True
11
1
4
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
none
Enes
Kanter
Enes Kanter
False
29
8
10
80
0
1
0
4
7
57
0
4
4
4
1
0
3
2
20
17
none
Jerami
Grant
Jerami Grant
False
28
3
5
60
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
9
8
none
Álex
Abrines
Álex Abrines
False
20
3
9
33
3
7
43
1
1
100
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
3
10
-5
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
18
3
4
75
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
8
1
none
Semaj
Christon
Semaj Christon
False
18
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
4
none
Kyle
Singler
Kyle Singler
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
8
none
Nick
Collison
Nick Collison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
Huestis
Josh Huestis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2016
Tuesday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
9
21
30
3541
3542
12
4
33
83
39
47
23
18
78
25
11
36
2
19
11
12
21
100
4
21
10
48
2020
1110
55
46
46
100
106
22
128
10
48
32
34
2726
6060
45
12
27
2221
810
36
103
53
51
36
52
88
01
34
42
32
2225
6060
2
1
50
20
11
55
4
4
100
10
2
12
1
4
3
3
27
60
1
0
0
20
10
50
6
6
100
6
2
8
0
8
2
4
26
60
4
1
25
22
8
36
10
5
50
3
5
8
0
3
4
3
22
60
5
2
40
21
10
48
3
3
100
6
2
8
1
4
2
2
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
36
10
20
50
0
2
0
3
8
38
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
23
-11
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
32
10
20
50
0
2
0
6
6
100
2
6
8
0
0
0
3
1
26
-11
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
31
5
11
45
3
5
60
3
3
100
0
1
1
2
1
0
3
2
16
-21
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
30
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
1
100
2
4
6
10
2
0
0
4
3
-14
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
29
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
2
0
2
3
6
-19
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
25
5
8
62
0
1
0
5
5
100
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
15
0
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
18
2
7
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
1
0
1
5
4
7
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
17
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
11
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
-9
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2016
Monday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Hawks
Atlanta
True
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves , 112 - 100 , at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday . In the extended absence of Victor Oladipo ( wrist ) , the Thunder ( 19 - 12 ) have naturally depended heavily on perennial All-Star Russell Westbrook , and he 's validated their faith on countless occasions . However , others in the OKC supporting cast have occasionally stepped up to lessen the load on the dynamic point guard , and such was the case on Christmas Day . It was the Thunder 's pair of big men , Steven Adams and Enes Kanter , who turned in 22 and 20 points , respectively , to supplement a game - high 31 points from Westbrook , who also provided 15 assists , seven rebounds , a steal and a block . That trio of efforts helped lead to a 51 percent success rate from the field for the Thunder , which helped offset their 15 turnovers . The Timberwolves ( 9 - 21 ) were led by Karl-Anthony Towns , who supplied 26 points and eight rebounds . Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23 points , three rebounds , two assists and two steals . Zach LaVine , coming off a 40 - point explosion against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night , was relatively quiet with 16 points , which he supplemented with two assists , a rebound and a steal . Ricky Rubio was only able to muster three points , but he did hand out 10 assists , haul in seven boards and record a pair of steals . Shabazz Muhammad paced the second unit with 15 points . Adams added six rebounds , an assist and two steals to his aforementioned scoring total . Kanter registered four rebounds , four assists and a steal in addition to his 20 points . The starting five outside of Westbrook and Adams provided precious little on the scoreboard , as Andre Roberson , Domantas Sabonis and Anthony Morrow combined for just nine points . Alex Abrines tallied 10 points over 21 minutes in a reserve role . The Timberwolves head back home to face the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night , while the Thunder head down to South Florida to tangle with the Miami Heat on Tuesday evening . The Thunder 's big men , Steven Adams and Enes Kanter , stepped up to provide some offensive support for Russell Westbrook on Sunday , turning in 22 and 20 points , respectively . That supplemented a game - high 31 points from Westbrook , who also provided 15 assists , seven rebounds , a steal and a block . That trio of efforts helped lead to a 51 percent success rate from the field for the Thunder , which helped offset their 15 turnovers and a combined nine points from starters Andre Roberson , Anthony Morrow and Domantas Sabonis . Karl-Anthony Towns ' 26 points and eight rebounds led the Timberwolves . Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23 points , while Zach LaVine was relatively quiet with 16 points . Ricky Rubio was only able to muster three points , but did hand out 10 assists and haul in seven boards .
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 - 100, at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday. In the extended absence of Victor Oladipo (wrist), the Thunder (19 - 12) have naturally depended heavily on perennial All-Star Russell Westbrook, and he's validated their faith on countless occasions. However, others in the OKC supporting cast have occasionally stepped up to lessen the load on the dynamic point guard, and such was the case on Christmas Day. It was the Thunder's pair of big men, Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, who turned in 22 and 20 points, respectively, to supplement a game - high 31 points from Westbrook, who also provided 15 assists, seven rebounds, a steal and a block. That trio of efforts helped lead to a 51 percent success rate from the field for the Thunder, which helped offset their 15 turnovers. The Timberwolves (9 - 21) were led by Karl-Anthony Towns, who supplied 26 points and eight rebounds. Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Zach LaVine, coming off a 40 - point explosion against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, was relatively quiet with 16 points, which he supplemented with two assists, a rebound and a steal. Ricky Rubio was only able to muster three points, but he did hand out 10 assists, haul in seven boards and record a pair of steals. Shabazz Muhammad paced the second unit with 15 points. Adams added six rebounds, an assist and two steals to his aforementioned scoring total. Kanter registered four rebounds, four assists and a steal in addition to his 20 points. The starting five outside of Westbrook and Adams provided precious little on the scoreboard, as Andre Roberson, Domantas Sabonis and Anthony Morrow combined for just nine points. Alex Abrines tallied 10 points over 21 minutes in a reserve role. The Timberwolves head back home to face the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, while the Thunder head down to South Florida to tangle with the Miami Heat on Tuesday evening.
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 - 100, at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday. In the extended absence of Victor Oladipo (wrist), the Thunder (19 - 12) have naturally depended heavily on perennial All-Star Russell Westbrook, and he's validated their faith on countless occasions. However, others in the OKC supporting cast have occasionally stepped up to lessen the load on the dynamic point guard, and such was the case on Christmas Day. It was the Thunder's pair of big men, Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, who turned in 22 and 20 points, respectively, to supplement a game - high 31 points from Westbrook, who also provided 15 assists, seven rebounds, a steal and a block. That trio of efforts helped lead to a 51 percent success rate from the field for the Thunder, which helped offset their 15 turnovers. The Timberwolves (9 - 21) were led by Karl-Anthony Towns, who supplied 26 points and eight rebounds. Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Zach LaVine, coming off a 40 - point explosion against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, was relatively quiet with 16 points, which he supplemented with two assists, a rebound and a steal. Ricky Rubio was only able to muster three points, but he did hand out 10 assists, haul in seven boards and record a pair of steals. Shabazz Muhammad paced the second unit with 15 points. Adams added six rebounds, an assist and two steals to his aforementioned scoring total. Kanter registered four rebounds, four assists and a steal in addition to his 20 points. The starting five outside of Westbrook and Adams provided precious little on the scoreboard, as Andre Roberson, Domantas Sabonis and Anthony Morrow combined for just nine points. Alex Abrines tallied 10 points over 21 minutes in a reserve role. The Timberwolves head back home to face the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, while the Thunder head down to South Florida to tangle with the Miami Heat on Tuesday evening. The Thunder's big men, Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, stepped up to provide some offensive support for Russell Westbrook on Sunday, turning in 22 and 20 points, respectively. That supplemented a game - high 31 points from Westbrook, who also provided 15 assists, seven rebounds, a steal and a block. That trio of efforts helped lead to a 51 percent success rate from the field for the Thunder, which helped offset their 15 turnovers and a combined nine points from starters Andre Roberson, Anthony Morrow and Domantas Sabonis. Karl-Anthony Towns' 26 points and eight rebounds led the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23 points, while Zach LaVine was relatively quiet with 16 points. Ricky Rubio was only able to muster three points, but did hand out 10 assists and haul in seven boards.
<GAME> <DATE> 25 December 2016 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <CITY> Oklahoma City <HOME> <TEAM> Thunder <CITY> Oklahoma City <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 12 <QTRS> 23 34 29 26 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 21 <QTRS> 27 26 22 25 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Russell Westbrook <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 31 <FG> 11 25 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 7 <AST> 15 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Steven Adams <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 12 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Enes Kanter <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 7 57 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Álex Abrines <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerami Grant <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Roberson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Semaj Christon <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Domantas Sabonis <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Morrow <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Huestis <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> Nick Collison <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> Kyle Singler <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <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> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 20 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 20 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 8 38 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <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> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <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> Cole Aldrich <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-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none