Thunder 88-85 Timberwolves (3 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

1-2, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	20	27	26	12	85
OKC	20	26	24	18	88

Oklahoma City Thunder

1-2, 1-1 home

Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes 4-foot two point shot
Nick Collison misses layup
Nick Collison misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Jeff Green assists)
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes 19-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 6-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Johan Petro makes driving layup
Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 17-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Nick Collison assists)
Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)
Russell Westbrook misses jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 5-foot two point shot
Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 4-foot jumper
Craig Smith blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes slam dunk
Jeff Green makes 14-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Desmond Mason misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Joe Smith assists)
Chris Wilcox makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Nick Collison assists)
Jeff Green makes 11-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses driving layup
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses jumper
Jeff Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Jeff Green misses 6-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 6-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses layup
Ryan Gomes blocks Nick Collison's layup
Nick Collison makes layup
Kevin Durant misses layup
Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Chris Wilcox makes two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes 8-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes dunk (Chris Wilcox assists)
Chris Wilcox misses 12-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Kevin Durant makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Chris Wilcox misses 9-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Desmond Mason makes 22-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 10-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Desmond Mason misses jumper
Kevin Durant makes layup
Kevin Love blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Nick Collison makes layup (Joe Smith assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes tip shot
Chris Wilcox misses 14-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving dunk
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Earl Watson misses 12-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes 5-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Ryan Gomes misses driving layup
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Mike Miller makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Nick Collison blocks Corey Brewer's 5-foot two point shot
Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Rodney Carney makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
Rashad McCants misses 15-foot jumper
Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Carney makes 15-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Craig Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Rodney Carney misses 19-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup (Kevin Ollie assists)
Craig Smith makes driving layup
Rashad McCants misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Ollie makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Rodney Carney misses 22-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Craig Smith makes layup (Rodney Carney assists)
Rodney Carney makes layup
Craig Smith misses layup
Corey Brewer makes 22-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 8-foot two point shot
Mike Miller makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson blocks Randy Foye's 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot two point shot
Nick Collison blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller misses jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Corey Brewer's jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Mike Miller makes 20-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 23-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot two point shot
Randy Foye misses layup
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot two point shot
Craig Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 63-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Desmond Mason blocks Kevin Ollie's layup
Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses layup
Craig Smith makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants misses layup
Mike Miller makes 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Ollie misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Jeff Green blocks Randy Foye's layup
Randy Foye misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

THUNDER

TIME		MIN	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Johan Petro (Nick Collison gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Nick Collison traveling	0	0
11:19	Al Jefferson lost ball (Johan Petro steals)	0	0
11:15	Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:14	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	0	0
10:56	Al Jefferson makes jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	2	0
10:45	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper	2	0
10:45	Johan Petro offensive rebound	2	0
10:42	Johan Petro makes 4-foot two point shot	2	2
10:30	Ryan Gomes misses driving layup	2	2
10:29	Johan Petro defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Earl Watson traveling	2	2
10:04	Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)	4	2
9:52	Nick Collison misses layup	4	2
9:49	Nick Collison offensive rebound	4	2
9:47	Nick Collison misses 12-foot jumper	4	2
9:45	Nick Collison offensive rebound	4	2
9:32	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	4	2
9:30	Johan Petro offensive rebound	4	2
9:22	Earl Watson bad pass (Mike Miller steals)	4	2
9:18	Mike Miller makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	6	2
9:02	Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Jeff Green assists)	6	4
8:48	Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper	6	4
8:48	Nick Collison defensive rebound	6	4
8:40	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper	6	4
8:37	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	6	4
8:21	Al Jefferson makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)	8	4
8:00	Johan Petro misses 17-foot jumper	8	4
8:00	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	8	4
8:00	Corey Brewer personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	8	4
7:37	Earl Watson makes 19-foot two point shot	8	6
7:20	Al Jefferson bad pass	8	6
7:09	Kevin Durant misses 9-foot jumper	8	6
7:07	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	8	6
7:07	Kevin Durant misses 6-foot jumper	8	6
7:05	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	8	6
7:03	Randy Foye offensive foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)	8	6
7:03	Randy Foye turnover	8	6
6:41	Earl Watson misses 17-foot jumper	8	6
6:39	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	8	6
6:31	Johan Petro shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	8	6
6:31	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	9	6
6:31	Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	6
6:16	Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper	10	6
6:15	Randy Foye defensive rebound	10	6
6:07	Randy Foye bad pass (Nick Collison steals)	10	6
6:01	Kevin Durant makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)	10	8
5:37	Al Jefferson makes layup	12	8
5:31	Jeff Green offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	12	8
5:31	Jeff Green turnover	12	8
5:31	Oklahoma City full timeout	12	8
5:31	Desmond Mason enters the game for Jeff Green	12	8
5:20	Al Jefferson makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)	14	8
5:00	Johan Petro makes driving layup	14	10
4:46	Nick Collison blocks Corey Brewer's 5-foot two point shot	14	10
4:46	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	14	10
4:39	Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper	14	10
4:37	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	14	10
4:30	Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper	14	10
4:28	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	14	10
4:13	Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper	14	10
4:13	Johan Petro defensive rebound	14	10
4:05	Johan Petro misses 17-foot jumper	14	10
4:03	Nick Collison offensive rebound	14	10
4:00	Desmond Mason makes layup (Nick Collison assists)	14	12
3:44	Ryan Gomes makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)	16	12
3:30	Corey Brewer personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	16	12
3:30	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Nick Collison	16	12
3:30	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Earl Watson	16	12
3:30	Rashad McCants enters the game for Corey Brewer	16	12
3:30	Kevin Ollie enters the game for Randy Foye	16	12
3:18	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper	16	12
3:16	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	16	12
3:13	Rashad McCants shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	16	12
3:13	Joe Smith enters the game for Johan Petro	16	12
3:13	Craig Smith enters the game for Ryan Gomes	16	12
3:13	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
3:13	Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2	16	13
3:11	Craig Smith defensive rebound	16	13
2:56	Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper	16	13
2:55	Joe Smith defensive rebound	16	13
2:44	Chris Wilcox offensive foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul)	16	13
2:44	Chris Wilcox turnover	16	13
2:44	Minnesota full timeout	16	13
2:44	Rodney Carney enters the game for Mike Miller	16	13
2:31	Craig Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)	18	13
2:14	Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)	18	15
1:54	Al Jefferson misses layup	18	15
1:51	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	18	15
1:49	Kevin Ollie shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	18	15
1:49	Kevin Love enters the game for Al Jefferson	18	15
1:49	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	18	15
1:49	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	18	15
1:49	Jeff Green enters the game for Kevin Durant	18	15
1:49	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
1:25	Rodney Carney makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)	20	16
1:08	Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper	20	18
45.9	Rashad McCants misses 15-foot jumper	20	18
44.9	Jeff Green defensive rebound	20	18
39.4	Russell Westbrook makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)	20	20
23.9	Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	20
22.5	Minnesota defensive rebound	20	20
2.0	Russell Westbrook misses jumper	20	20
0.0	Oklahoma City defensive rebound	20	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	20

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 1-0

Timberwolves
85
Thunder
88

Game 1

3/11

Timberwolves
105
Thunder
103

Game 2

29/11

Thunder
87
Timberwolves
129

Game 3

8/1

Thunder
97
Timberwolves
90

Game 4

22/3

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 3 November 2008

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,163

Referees:
Greg Willard
Jason Phillips
John Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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