NBA Updates – Oklahoma City Thunder win 117-107 against the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Oklahoma City Thunder was up against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Oklahoma City Arena. The match was played in front 18,000 fans. The match lasted for 2 hours 27 minutes with the lead changing hands 8 times and the game was tied
on 4 occasions.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves both made a great start to the match. Both teams were strong on the offence and the defence. The mixture of the two resulted in the quarter being low in terms of points as the teams
came up with a strong performance defensively.
During the course of the quarter the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 27 points whereas the Oklahoma City Thunder scored 28 points.
The 2nd quarter of the match saw the Oklahoma City Thunder coming out strong on the offence. They combined with each other and started to make strong attacks. The Oklahoma City Thunder made attacks frequently and
most of the times were successful in scoring points continuously.
The home team also scored from the three pointers and extended their 1 point advantage to 11 points at the end of the 2nd quarter.
The Oklahoma City Thunder was not only strong on the offence but they maintained a good and tight defence which resulted in Minnesota Timberwolves being restricted to 27 points only during the course of the quarter. The Oklahoma City scored
37 points at the end of the quarter.
The 3rd quarter was again a close fought battle which saw both the team coming up with a tough and entertaining quarter for the fans. The home team managed to come up with huge blocks that set their morale sky high
as the home fans cheered for them.
The 3rd quarter was won by the Minnesota Wild in terms of points scored as they scored 27 points whereas the Oklahoma City Thunder scored 25 points and the period ended with the home team leading 90-81.
The final period was a reflection of the hard fought contest that both the teams displayed throughout the match. The final quarter of the match saw the home team play their impressive game while the Minnesota Wild was trying to put in
the extra bit to cut the 9 points lead.
However, the home teams was able to win if we talk about scores as they bagged 27 points compared to 26 of the Minnesota Timberwolves which resultantly won them the match 117-107.
Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder was the top scorer of the match as he scored 28 points and was closely followed by Kevin Love of Minnesota Timberwolves with 24 points.
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