National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 103
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, March 25, 2011
Where: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #23 Jason Phillips, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
18203
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Kevin Durant led seven scorers in double figures with 23 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder sent the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to their sixth straight loss, 111-103, on Friday.
Russell Westbrook contributed 19 points, eight assists and five steals and Serge Ibaka added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder (47-24), who improved to 11-2 in March and pulled within three games of the Dallas Mavericks (50-21) for the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference.
Anthony Randolph recorded 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves (17-56), who dropped three games behind the Sacramento Kings (19-52) for the worst record in the West.
Minnesota, which trailed by 11 at the break, made a move to get back into it in the third, closing to within two, 82-80, with 33 seconds left in the frame. But Durant nailed a pair of 3-pointers in the final seconds to stretch it back out heading into the fourth.
A 10-3 burst to open the final quarter put the game away.
Minnesota was playing its second straight game without All-Star Kevin Love due to a groin injury.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Anthony Randolph 24 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 23 |
|
Luke Ridnour 5 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 8 |
|
Anthony Randolph 15 |
Rebounds |
Serge Ibaka 10 |
|
Anthony Randolph 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Durant 6 |
|
Michael Beasley 2 |
Steals |
Russell Westbrook 5 |
|
Anthony Randolph 2 |
Blocks |
Thabo Sefolosha 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
103 |
47.6 |
6-10 |
17-20 |
19 |
40 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
| Oklahoma City
|
111 |
52.4 |
4-13 |
19-28 |
24 |
40 |
7 |
16 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Portland. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Boston. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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