Timberwolves 99-93 Thunder (21 Dec, 2012) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

21-5, 7-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	18	26	25	24	93
MIN	30	23	23	23	99

Minnesota Timberwolves

13-11, 8-3 home

Alexey Shved makes driving layup
Luke Ridnour misses three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Alexey Shved misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes 13-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Alexey Shved misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Luke Ridnour makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper
Alexey Shved makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Alexey Shved misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 8-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses 19-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Derrick Williams misses layup
Greg Stiemsma makes 15-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams makes 15-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 5-foot Running Jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 5-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 7-foot Running Jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses driving layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks Kevin Love 's 4-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Andrei Kirilenko 's 1-foot layup
Alexey Shved makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 46-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 22-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 15-foot two point shot
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes driving layup
Andrei Kirilenko makes 23-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses two point shot
Alexey Shved makes 18-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses 18-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 19-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Reggie Jackson blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
Jose Juan Barea makes layup
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 24-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 7-foot shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 22-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Alexey Shved misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 8-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses layup
Kevin Durant misses 13-foot
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot two point jumper
Kevin Love blocks Serge Ibaka 's 2-foot layup
Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes 1-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison misses jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 17-foot two point shot
Eric Maynor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Eric Maynor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Serge Ibaka makes two point shot
Greg Stiemsma blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Serge Ibaka misses 19-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses layup
Nikola Pekovic blocks Kendrick Perkins 's 1-foot layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 22-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 3-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 6-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot two point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 29-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
Serge Ibaka misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 6-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Reggie Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham blocks Russell Westbrook 's 4-foot shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Reggie Jackson makes 4-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Thabo Sefolosha 's 2-foot layup
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant misses 7-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love blocks Russell Westbrook 's 2-foot layup
Russell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point jumper

THUNDER

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		OKC	MIN
12:00	Serge Ibaka vs. Nikola Pekovic (Kevin Durant gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Serge Ibaka misses layup	0	0
11:25	Kevin Durant shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)	0	0
11:25	Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:25	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	0	0
11:25	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:08	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot	0	1
11:07	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	0	1
10:52	Alexey Shved makes driving layup	0	3
10:26	Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot two point jumper	0	3
10:25	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	3
10:17	Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	0	3
10:08	Luke Ridnour misses three point jumper	0	3
10:07	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	3
9:59	Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	0	3
9:59	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
9:59	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
9:36	Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper	2	3
9:34	Thunder defensive team rebound	2	3
9:23	Kevin Love blocks Serge Ibaka 's 2-foot layup	2	3
9:22	Alexey Shved defensive rebound	2	3
9:17	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	2	3
9:15	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	2	3
9:12	Alexey Shved misses 15-foot jumper	2	3
9:11	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	3
9:03	Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	2	3
9:03	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
9:03	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	3	3
9:02	Kevin Love defensive rebound	3	3
8:41	Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)	3	6
8:25	Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot	5	6
8:10	Nikola Pekovic makes 13-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)	5	8
7:52	Kendrick Perkins bad pass	5	8
7:43	Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	5	10
7:28	Serge Ibaka misses 17-foot jumper	5	10
7:26	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	5	10
7:09	Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)	5	12
7:09	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	5	12
7:09	Nick Collison enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	5	12
7:09	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 1	5	13
7:00	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Nikola Pekovic steals)	5	13
6:45	Alexey Shved misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	13
6:43	Nick Collison defensive rebound	5	13
6:35	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Alexey Shved steals)	5	13
6:26	Luke Ridnour misses jumper	5	13
6:24	Nick Collison defensive rebound	5	13
6:18	Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot	7	13
5:56	Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)	7	15
5:56	Nick Collison defensive goaltending violation	7	15
5:45	Thabo Sefolosha misses 20-foot jumper	7	15
5:43	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	7	15
5:31	Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)	7	18
5:24	Thunder Full timeout	7	18
5:24	Reggie Jackson enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	7	18
5:16	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	7	18
5:13	Alexey Shved defensive rebound	7	18
5:01	Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)	7	20
4:43	Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot two point shot	9	20
4:26	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	9	20
4:26	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	9	20
4:24	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	9	20
4:22	Nick Collison defensive rebound	9	20
4:11	Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper	9	20
4:09	Kevin Love defensive rebound	9	20
3:59	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	9	20
3:58	Nick Collison defensive rebound	9	20
3:51	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Luke Ridnour steals)	9	20
3:47	Luke Ridnour makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)	9	22
3:25	Serge Ibaka makes 1-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	11	22
3:00	Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	11	25
2:47	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	11	25
2:46	Thunder offensive team rebound	11	25
2:46	Timberwolves Full timeout	11	25
2:46	Ricky Rubio enters the game for Luke Ridnour	11	25
2:46	Hasheem Thabeet enters the game for Serge Ibaka	11	25
2:42	Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot	13	25
2:42	Alexey Shved shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	13	25
2:42	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	14	25
2:18	Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper	14	25
2:16	Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound	14	25
2:05	Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	14	25
1:57	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	14	25
1:55	Kevin Love defensive rebound	14	25
1:52	Alexey Shved makes layup (Kevin Love assists)	14	27
1:52	Hasheem Thabeet defensive goaltending violation	14	27
1:43	Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	27
1:24	Alexey Shved misses 20-foot jumper	16	27
1:24	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	16	27
1:24	Hasheem Thabeet loose ball foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	16	27
1:24	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Russell Westbrook	16	27
1:24	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	16	27
1:17	Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)	16	30
59.0	Nick Collison misses jumper	16	30
58.0	Hasheem Thabeet offensive rebound	16	30
54.0	Andrei Kirilenko personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)	16	30
54.0	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Alexey Shved	16	30
44.0	Kevin Durant offensive Charge (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)	16	30
44.0	Kevin Durant turnover	16	30
44.0	Eric Maynor enters the game for Kevin Durant	16	30
44.0	Derrick Williams enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko	16	30
30.0	Ricky Rubio misses 8-foot two point shot	16	30
28.0	Nick Collison defensive rebound	16	30
14.0	Reggie Jackson makes 17-foot two point shot	18	30
6.0	Dante Cunningham misses 19-foot jumper	18	30
5.0	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	18	30
0.0	Eric Maynor misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	30
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	18	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	30

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Thunder
93
Timberwolves
99

Game 1

21/12

Timberwolves
84
Thunder
106

Game 2

10/1

Timberwolves
111
Thunder
127

Game 3

23/2

Thunder
93
Timberwolves
101

Game 4

30/3

Target Center

12:00 AM, 21 December 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,114

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Pat Fraher
Josh Tiven

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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