Timberwolves 129-87 Thunder (8 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

5-31, 1-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	24	19	23	21	87
MIN	42	30	26	31	129

Minnesota Timberwolves

10-25, 5-12 home

129

Ryan Gomes misses two point shot
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Sebastian Telfair makes 9-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
Craig Smith makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes makes tip shot
Sebastian Telfair makes 4-foot two point shot
Sebastian Telfair misses 18-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes driving layup
Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three pointer
Mike Miller makes driving layup (Brian Cardinal assists)
Brian Cardinal misses 17-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Desmond Mason blocks Mike Miller's two point shot
Kevin Love misses layup
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot two point shot
Rodney Carney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot running jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes 4-foot running jumper
Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Al Jefferson makes layup
Craig Smith makes 15-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason blocks Randy Foye's layup
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 3-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Randy Foye's 6-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Randy Foye misses jumper
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Rodney Carney misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rodney Carney misses driving layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot (Rodney Carney assists)
Rodney Carney misses 6-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Kevin Love makes 16-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot two point shot
Rodney Carney makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Rashad McCants misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rodney Carney makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
Rodney Carney makes two point shot
Mark Madsen misses 7-foot two point shot
Mark Madsen misses jumper
Rodney Carney misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Madsen misses layup
Rodney Carney makes two point shot
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 16-foot jumper
Rodney Carney misses tip shot
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Rodney Carney misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Madsen makes 8-foot hook shot
Rodney Carney makes slam dunk
Mark Madsen misses 11-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson blocks Robert Swift's jumper
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
Robert Swift makes tip shot
Jeff Green makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 16-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 23-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 10-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 9-foot jumper
Robert Swift misses two point shot
Earl Watson misses 17-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 9-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Damien Wilkins makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)
Earl Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 22-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 15-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 19-foot two point shot
Rodney Carney blocks Damien Wilkins's layup
Earl Watson misses 5-foot running jumper
Desmond Mason makes running jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller blocks Kevin Durant's 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason misses tip shot
Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Nick Collison makes two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jeff Green misses layup
Craig Smith blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Randy Foye blocks Desmond Mason's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Desmond Mason makes layup (Robert Swift assists)
Jeff Green misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 11-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Kyle Weaver assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Chris Wilcox makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Kyle Weaver makes 23-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Kyle Weaver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 14-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 20-foot jumper
Brian Cardinal blocks Chris Wilcox's 6-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 13-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses jumper
Chris Wilcox misses layup
Earl Watson makes two point shot
Kevin Love blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Damien Wilkins misses running jumper
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses hook shot
Rashad McCants blocks Earl Watson's 13-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Kyle Weaver assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 16-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson makes two point shot
Nick Collison makes driving layup
Earl Watson misses 4-foot jumper
Robert Swift makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Robert Swift vs. Al Jefferson (Randy Foye gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Ryan Gomes misses two point shot	0	0
11:41	Robert Swift defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Al Jefferson blocks Robert Swift's jumper	0	0
11:18	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:53	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	0	3
10:53	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	3
10:45	Robert Swift personal foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)	0	3
10:32	Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)	0	6
10:12	Desmond Mason misses layup	0	6
10:11	Robert Swift offensive rebound	2	6
10:11	Robert Swift makes tip shot	2	6
9:57	Randy Foye makes driving layup	2	8
9:57	Desmond Mason shooting foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)	2	8
9:57	Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 1	2	9
9:47	Jeff Green makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	4	9
9:36	Randy Foye makes driving layup	4	11
9:17	Jeff Green makes 16-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	6	11
8:56	Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper	6	11
8:56	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	6	11
8:48	Kevin Durant misses 23-foot jumper	6	11
8:48	Craig Smith defensive rebound	6	11
8:33	Al Jefferson makes layup	6	13
8:27	Oklahoma City full timeout	6	13
8:15	Jeff Green makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	13
8:00	Jeff Green shooting foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)	8	13
8:00	Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2	8	14
8:00	Randy Foye makes free throw 2 of 2	8	15
7:43	Kevin Durant misses 10-foot jumper	8	15
7:43	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	8	15
7:24	Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper	8	15
7:24	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	8	15
7:22	Al Jefferson makes layup	8	17
7:07	Craig Smith illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	17
7:07	Earl Watson enters the game for Desmond Mason	8	17
7:07	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	9	17
6:54	Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	12	17
6:39	Randy Foye makes driving layup	12	19
6:26	Kevin Durant misses 9-foot jumper	12	19
6:26	Robert Swift offensive rebound	12	19
6:22	Robert Swift misses two point shot	12	19
6:20	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	12	19
6:16	Sebastian Telfair discontinue dribble	12	19
6:16	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Robert Swift	12	19
6:07	Earl Watson misses 17-foot two point shot	12	19
6:05	Jeff Green offensive rebound	12	19
6:01	Craig Smith personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	12	19
5:54	Kevin Durant bad pass (Randy Foye steals)	12	19
5:41	Sebastian Telfair makes 9-foot two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)	12	21
5:20	Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot two point shot	14	21
5:07	Craig Smith makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)	14	23
4:41	Earl Watson bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	14	23
4:33	Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	23
4:31	Craig Smith offensive rebound	14	23
4:26	Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	14	25
4:09	Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	25
4:09	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	14	25
3:58	Chris Wilcox shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	14	25
3:58	Mike Miller enters the game for Craig Smith	14	25
3:58	Rodney Carney enters the game for Randy Foye	14	25
3:58	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Kevin Durant	14	25
3:58	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	14	26
3:58	Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2	14	26
3:57	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	14	28
3:57	Ryan Gomes makes tip shot	14	28
3:41	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Jeff Green	14	28
3:41	Kevin Love enters the game for Al Jefferson	14	28
3:36	Rodney Carney shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	14	28
3:36	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	15	28
3:36	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	16	28
3:16	Sebastian Telfair makes 4-foot two point shot	16	30
3:04	Damien Wilkins misses 16-foot jumper	16	30
3:02	Oklahoma City defensive rebound	16	30
2:49	Sebastian Telfair misses 18-foot jumper	16	30
2:48	Damien Wilkins defensive rebound	16	30
2:36	Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper	16	30
2:35	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	16	30
2:24	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	16	30
2:24	Minnesota full timeout	16	30
2:24	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	16	31
2:24	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	16	32
2:10	Desmond Mason enters the game for Russell Westbrook	16	32
2:10	Jumpball: Nenad Krstic vs. Ryan Gomes (Mike Miller gains possession)	16	32
2:10	Chris Wilcox lost ball (Mike Miller steals)	16	32
1:47	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	16	32
1:47	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	16	33
1:47	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Ryan Gomes	16	33
1:47	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	16	34
1:37	Desmond Mason misses 9-foot two point shot	16	34
1:37	Oklahoma City defensive rebound	16	34
1:25	Kevin Love turnover	16	34
1:10	Damien Wilkins traveling	16	34
1:10	Randy Foye enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	16	34
1:01	Mike Miller makes driving layup	16	36
54.6	Damien Wilkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)	19	36
46.8	Mike Miller lost ball (Nenad Krstic steals)	19	36
42.7	Damien Wilkins makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)	21	36
34.1	Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper	21	39
29.9	Earl Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper	24	39
11.4	Randy Foye makes 25-foot three pointer	24	42
3.0	Randy Foye personal foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)	24	42
0.5	Damien Wilkins misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	42
0.0	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	24	42
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	42

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

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

Target Center

1:00 AM, 8 January 2009

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 10,272

Referees:
Greg Willard
Ron Olesiak
Violet Palmer

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	10	2	.833	-	W2
Denver	7	3	.700	2	W5
Minnesota	6	6	.500	4	L3
Portland	5	8	.385	5.5	W2
Utah	3	8	.273	6.5	W1

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