National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 127, Minnesota 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 22, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #10 Ron Garretson, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance:
18203
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Thunder 127, Timberwolves 111: Russell Westbrook scored a season-high 37 points and added nine assists and Kevin Durant had 27 points and seven assists as the host Thunder beat the Timberwolves to end a season-worst three-game losing streak.
Kevin Martin scored 19 points and Oklahoma City shot 57.8 percent from the field and made all 22 of its free-throw attempts.
Alexey Shved scored 17 points and Dante Cunningham and Andrei Kirilenko tallied 15 points apiece for Minnesota, which lost for the 14th time in the last 15 meetings with the Thunder.
Oklahoma City never trailed while notching its seventh straight home win against the Timberwolves. The Thunder shot 60 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 66-58 lead.
Oklahoma City scored the first six points of the second half and pushed its lead to 87-70 on a basket by Kendrick Perkins with 6:01 left in the third quarter. A 3-pointer by Reggie Jackson made it 105-87 with 9:15 remaining as the Thunder recorded their 40th victory of the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 30-point outing was Westbrook’s 11th of the campaign. … The 127 points are the most allowed this season by Minnesota. … Oklahoma City was 9-of-14 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Oklahoma City |
Alexey Shved 17 |
Scoring |
Russell Westbrook 37 |
Ricky Rubio 9 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 9 |
Greg Stiemsma 6 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Durant 7 |
Greg Stiemsma 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Russell Westbrook 9 |
Ricky Rubio 5 |
Steals |
Thabo Sefolosha 2 |
Greg Stiemsma 4 |
Blocks |
Serge Ibaka 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
111 |
48.2 |
6-17 |
23-29 |
26 |
32 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
Oklahoma City
|
127 |
57.8 |
9-14 |
22-22 |
28 |
41 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Thunder have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .419 after a loss.