Thunder 104-100 Timberwolves (27 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

2-0, 1-0 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	23	29	26	26	104
MIN	24	22	26	28	100

Minnesota Timberwolves

0-1, 0-1 home

100

Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 13-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 9-foot running jumper
Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot
Kevin Love misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Michael Beasley makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Kevin Love misses 3-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses layup
Serge Ibaka blocks Michael Beasley's driving dunk
Michael Beasley makes 5-foot two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 9-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Michael Beasley makes layup
Michael Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 52-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Derrick Williams makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Derrick Williams misses layup
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Michael Beasley's 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 23-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 21-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes 3-foot two point shot (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley misses 8-foot running jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Darko Milicic makes 10-foot hook shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 7-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Nazr Mohammed blocks Darko Milicic's driving layup
Kevin Love misses 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 16-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 9-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Derrick Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison blocks Derrick Williams's 6-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 6-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses jumper
Derrick Williams makes slam dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 14-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 4-foot jumper (Derrick Williams assists)
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kendrick Perkins blocks Derrick Williams's 4-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 17-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
Michael Beasley makes driving dunk
Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley misses 3-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 7-foot hook shot
Kevin Durant misses 9-foot running jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three pointer
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 11-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 20-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 7-foot running jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Serge Ibaka misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses jumper
James Harden makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor misses 8-foot running jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 8-foot two point shot
Daequan Cook misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Maynor misses 7-foot jumper
James Harden makes 10-foot running jumper
Daequan Cook misses 20-foot jumper
Daequan Cook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup (James Harden assists)
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Thabo Sefolosha's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 6-foot running jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
James Harden makes layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Serge Ibaka makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot running jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 19-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes 20-foot jumper (Serge Ibaka assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes jumper
Kevin Durant makes 11-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 9-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Nick Collison misses jumper
James Harden misses 18-foot jumper
Daequan Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Daequan Cook makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
James Harden misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver blocks Nazr Mohammed's 4-foot jumper
Daequan Cook makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Russell Westbrook makes slam dunk (Nick Collison assists)
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (James Harden assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot two point shot

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Serge Ibaka vs. Darko Milicic (Luke Ridnour gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Kendrick Perkins 3 second	0	0
11:06	Serge Ibaka shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	0	0
11:06	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:06	Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:06	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	0	1
10:47	Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot jumper	0	1
10:45	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	0	1
10:41	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot	2	1
10:26	Michael Beasley misses 13-foot two point shot	2	1
10:26	Minnesota offensive team rebound	2	1
10:18	Michael Beasley misses 9-foot running jumper	2	1
10:17	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	2	1
10:11	Serge Ibaka makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	4	1
9:59	Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot	4	1
9:57	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	4	1
9:48	Kevin Love shooting foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	4	1
9:48	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 1 of 2	5	1
9:48	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 2 of 2	6	1
9:38	Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)	6	3
9:25	Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	3
9:23	Oklahoma City defensive team rebound	6	3
9:11	Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (Kevin Love assists)	6	5
8:53	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper	8	5
8:41	Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper	8	7
8:26	Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper	8	7
8:25	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	7
8:14	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:12	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	8	7
8:08	Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	8	7
8:08	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
8:08	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	10	7
7:58	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul)	10	7
7:58	Darko Milicic makes free throw 1 of 2	10	8
7:58	Darko Milicic makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
7:39	Kendrick Perkins misses 7-foot hook shot	10	9
7:37	Kevin Love defensive rebound	10	9
7:20	Darko Milicic misses 9-foot hook shot	10	9
7:20	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	10	9
7:16	Darko Milicic personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	10	9
7:09	Kevin Durant misses 9-foot running jumper	10	9
7:07	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	10	9
7:07	Luke Ridnour personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	10	9
7:07	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour	10	9
7:00	Russell Westbrook offensive charge (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	10	9
7:00	Russell Westbrook turnover	10	9
6:41	Kevin Love misses 6-foot jumper	10	9
6:39	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	10	9
6:35	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three pointer	10	9
6:33	Oklahoma City defensive team rebound	10	9
6:24	Kevin Love makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)	10	11
6:24	Serge Ibaka defensive goaltending	10	11
6:13	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	11
6:11	Kevin Love defensive rebound	10	11
6:07	Michael Beasley makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)	10	13
6:03	Oklahoma City full timeout	10	13
5:50	Kevin Durant misses 11-foot jumper	10	13
5:48	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	10	13
5:35	Michael Beasley makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)	10	15
5:20	Serge Ibaka misses 20-foot jumper	10	15
5:18	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	10	15
5:11	Kevin Love misses 3-foot jumper	10	15
5:09	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	10	15
5:00	Darko Milicic shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	10	15
5:00	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	11	15
5:00	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Darko Milicic	11	15
5:00	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	12	15
4:50	Wesley Johnson bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	12	15
4:48	Jose Juan Barea personal foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	12	15
4:48	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
4:48	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 2 of 2	14	15
4:31	Jose Juan Barea misses layup	14	15
4:30	Kevin Love offensive rebound	14	15
4:26	Kevin Love 3 second	14	15
4:16	Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot two point shot	16	15
3:58	Serge Ibaka blocks Michael Beasley's driving dunk	16	15
3:57	Michael Beasley offensive rebound	16	15
3:56	Michael Beasley makes 5-foot two point shot	16	17
3:39	Kevin Durant misses 7-foot running jumper	16	17
3:38	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	16	17
3:29	Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	17
3:26	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	16	17
3:19	Russell Westbrook misses layup	16	17
3:17	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	16	17
3:15	Serge Ibaka misses 4-foot jumper	16	17
3:15	Oklahoma City defensive team rebound	16	17
3:15	Nick Collison enters the game for Serge Ibaka	16	17
3:15	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	16	17
3:15	Minnesota full timeout	16	17
3:15	Ricky Rubio enters the game for Wesley Johnson	16	17
3:15	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	16	17
3:04	Eric Maynor personal foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)	16	17
2:59	Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
2:55	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	16	17
2:39	Kevin Durant misses three point jumper	16	17
2:38	Kevin Love defensive rebound	16	17
2:30	Michael Beasley misses 9-foot jumper	16	17
2:28	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	16	17
2:12	Kendrick Perkins misses jumper	16	17
2:10	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	16	17
1:51	Michael Beasley misses jumper	16	17
1:50	Michael Beasley offensive rebound	16	17
1:50	Michael Beasley makes layup	16	19
1:50	Nick Collison shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)	16	19
1:50	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	16	19
1:50	Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1	16	20
1:37	James Harden makes 18-foot jumper	18	20
1:21	Michael Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	20
1:19	Minnesota defensive team rebound	18	20
1:19	Ricky Rubio loose ball foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	18	20
1:19	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	19	20
1:19	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
1:01	Jose Juan Barea makes layup (Kevin Love assists)	20	22
48.9	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	20	22
46.2	Oklahoma City defensive team rebound	20	22
46.2	Nazr Mohammed loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	20	22
46.2	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
46.2	Daequan Cook enters the game for Kevin Durant	20	23
46.2	Derrick Williams enters the game for Michael Beasley	20	23
46.2	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
33.9	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	24
30.6	Derrick Williams defensive rebound	20	24
24.8	Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	24
23.8	James Harden defensive rebound	20	24
1.7	James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)	23	24
0.0	Ricky Rubio misses 52-foot three point jumper	23	24
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	23	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	24

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 1-0

Thunder
104
Timberwolves
100

Game 1

27/12

Timberwolves
140
Thunder
149

Game 2

24/3

Thunder
115
Timberwolves
110

Game 3

15/4

Target Center

1:00 AM, 27 December 2011

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 19,406

Referees:
Sean Wright
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	6	.571	3	L1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	10	.375	6	L2
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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