Thunder 118-117 Timberwolves (27 Jan, 2011) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

29-16, 13-10 away

118

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
OKC	25	29	29	27	8	118
MIN	28	28	23	31	7	117

Minnesota Timberwolves

10-35, 8-14 home

117

Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Darko Milicic misses 11-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic misses layup
Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Darko Milicic assists)
Corey Brewer makes 1-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Michael Beasley misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three pointer
Nikola Pekovic misses dunk
Michael Beasley misses 9-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Michael Beasley's 11-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 15-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Michael Beasley makes jumper
Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 11-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Nick Collison blocks Anthony Tolliver's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Michael Beasley makes driving layup
Michael Beasley makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses layup
Michael Beasley makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Corey Brewer makes slam dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 1-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley makes jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Luke Ridnour misses layup
Nenad Krstic blocks Corey Brewer's two point shot
Darko Milicic makes 6-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Darko Milicic misses 10-foot hook shot
Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses two point shot
Kevin Durant blocks Darko Milicic's layup
Darko Milicic misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Michael Beasley misses 21-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 20-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Durant blocks Anthony Tolliver's 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Nick Collison blocks Wesley Johnson's layup
Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 20-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses 8-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love misses layup
Darko Milicic makes layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Luke Ridnour makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love makes two point shot
James Harden blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
Kevin Love makes driving dunk
Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes hook shot
Michael Beasley misses 6-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes driving dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
Kevin Love misses 10-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
Corey Brewer misses tip shot
Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 15-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 3-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 21-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses 22-foot jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes 3-foot jumper
Eric Maynor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Jeff Green misses 6-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup
Jeff Green misses 18-foot two point shot
James Harden misses layup
Eric Maynor makes 8-foot running jumper
Jeff Green makes 6-foot hook shot
Jeff Green makes 9-foot hook shot
James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Martell Webster blocks James Harden's layup
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 11-foot running jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 11-foot jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Russell Westbrook's jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 6-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Kevin Love blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 21-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 21-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving layup (Jeff Green assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 9-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Kevin Durant's 4-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kevin Durant makes 30-foot three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Eric Maynor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka makes slam dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Eric Maynor makes 9-foot running jumper
Nick Collison misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Eric Maynor assists)
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 2-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three pointer
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Darko Milicic blocks Russell Westbrook's 7-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes running jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Jeff Green makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot two point shot

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nenad Krstic vs. Darko Milicic (Luke Ridnour gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Corey Brewer assists)	0	2
11:32	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)	2	2
11:19	Darko Milicic offensive foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	2	2
11:19	Darko Milicic turnover	2	2
11:07	Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
11:06	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	2	2
10:59	Nenad Krstic makes 21-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	4	2
10:47	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul)	4	2
10:47	Darko Milicic misses free throw 1 of 2	4	2
10:47	Minnesota offensive team rebound	4	2
10:47	Darko Milicic makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
10:30	Russell Westbrook lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	4	3
10:18	Darko Milicic misses 11-foot two point shot	4	3
10:17	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	3
10:08	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	3
9:48	Darko Milicic misses layup	7	3
9:48	Jeff Green defensive rebound	7	3
9:42	Russell Westbrook lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	7	3
9:38	Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Darko Milicic assists)	7	5
9:21	Thabo Sefolosha lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	7	5
9:15	Corey Brewer makes 1-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)	7	7
8:56	Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot	7	7
8:56	Kevin Love defensive rebound	7	7
8:45	Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:45	Kevin Love offensive rebound	7	7
8:42	Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot	7	9
8:26	Darko Milicic shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	7	9
8:26	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
8:26	Wesley Johnson enters the game for Darko Milicic	8	9
8:26	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	9	9
8:15	Corey Brewer misses 18-foot jumper	9	9
8:14	Jeff Green defensive rebound	9	9
7:58	Nenad Krstic makes two point shot	11	9
7:43	Kevin Love bad pass	11	9
7:22	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	13	9
7:07	Michael Beasley makes 5-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	13	11
6:52	Kevin Durant offensive charge (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	13	11
6:52	Kevin Durant turnover	13	11
6:45	Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper	13	11
6:43	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	13	11
6:33	Jeff Green makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	15	11
6:26	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	11
6:24	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	15	11
6:18	Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper	15	11
6:16	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	11
6:05	Wesley Johnson makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)	15	13
5:43	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:43	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	15	13
5:24	Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper	15	13
5:24	Minnesota offensive team rebound	15	13
5:24	Minnesota full timeout	15	13
5:24	Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Michael Beasley	15	13
5:16	Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper	15	13
5:16	Jeff Green defensive rebound	15	13
5:05	Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	15	13
5:05	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
5:05	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
4:56	Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	17	15
4:43	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	17	15
4:43	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
4:43	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	19	15
4:30	Jeff Green personal block (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	19	15
4:30	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	19	15
4:30	Serge Ibaka enters the game for Jeff Green	19	15
4:20	Corey Brewer lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	19	15
4:16	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	21	15
4:01	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	21	15
4:01	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	21	15
3:49	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot two point shot	21	15
3:48	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	21	15
3:35	Michael Beasley enters the game for Corey Brewer	21	15
3:33	Michael Beasley misses 10-foot jumper	21	15
3:32	Kevin Love offensive rebound	21	15
3:31	Kevin Love makes layup	21	17
3:31	Serge Ibaka shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	21	17
3:31	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1	21	18
3:20	Nenad Krstic misses 22-foot jumper	21	18
3:19	James Harden offensive rebound	21	18
3:16	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	18
3:15	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	21	18
3:10	Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three pointer	21	18
3:09	Minnesota offensive team rebound	21	18
3:09	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	21	18
3:00	Nikola Pekovic misses dunk	21	18
3:00	Nick Collison defensive rebound	21	18
2:48	Michael Beasley shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	21	18
2:48	Oklahoma City full timeout	21	18
2:48	Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour	21	18
2:48	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Kevin Love	21	18
2:48	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	22	18
2:48	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
2:38	Michael Beasley misses 9-foot jumper	23	18
2:36	Michael Beasley offensive rebound	23	18
2:33	Serge Ibaka blocks Michael Beasley's 11-foot jumper	23	18
2:31	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	23	18
2:18	Kevin Durant misses 24-foot jumper	23	18
2:17	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	23	18
2:06	Michael Beasley makes 15-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)	23	20
1:54	Russell Westbrook offensive charge (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul)	23	20
1:54	Russell Westbrook turnover	23	20
1:54	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	23	20
1:46	Serge Ibaka shooting foul (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul)	23	20
1:46	Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
1:46	Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
1:27	Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper	23	22
1:25	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	23	22
1:23	Serge Ibaka makes 3-foot jumper	25	22
1:15	Michael Beasley makes jumper	25	24
1:01	Eric Maynor bad pass (Wesley Johnson steals)	25	24
56.7	Jonny Flynn makes driving layup	25	26
36.9	Eric Maynor misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	26
35.3	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	25	26
20.3	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)	25	28
1.9	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper	25	28
0.5	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	25	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	28

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 3-0

Timberwolves
107
Thunder
117

Game 1

23/11

Thunder
111
Timberwolves
103

Game 2

9/12

Thunder
118
Timberwolves
117

Game 3

27/1

Timberwolves
103
Thunder
111

Game 4

26/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 27 January 2011

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 14,979

Referees:
James Capers
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	6	0	1.000	-	W6
Minnesota	4	3	.571	2.5	W1
Denver	3	3	.500	3	W1
Portland	2	5	.286	4.5	L2
Utah	1	6	.143	5.5	W1

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