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Recap: Timberwolves at Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder faces the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. Friday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry and John Rohde provided live coverage via Twitter. Here's a recap.

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@RohdeOK 7:04 p.m. Rocky II: Will there be a rematch tonight between Rocky and @russwest44? bit.ly/Ys1kaq

@anthonyVslater 7:18 p.m. Nikola Pekovic has to be one of the most underrated players in the NBA. Averages 16.1 points and 9.1 boards (both more than Serge Ibaka)

@anthonyVslater 7:23 p.m. Three #2 overall picks on the floor right now: Kevin Durant, Derrick Williams and Hasheem Thabeet. All drafts are not equal.

@RohdeOK 7:32 p.m. #Thunder second team, plus @russwest44 now on the court.

@anthonyVslater 7:34 p.m. Russell Westbrook: 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds. We're still in the first quarter. #EarlyTripleDoubleAlert

@DarnellMayberry 7:35 p.m. Westbrook managing the game extremely well tonight.

@DarnellMayberry 7:38 p.m. Thunder 33, Wolves 23 after one quarter. Westbrook has 11 points, three rebounds and four assists. He's made 4 of 6 shots.

@okcthunder 7:39 p.m. Q1 is done in OKC. #Thunder leads #Timberwolves 33-23. Westbrook leads all with 11p and 4a. KD 6p. Thabo 5p. thunder.nba.com

@anthonyVslater 7:43 p.m. Six countries represented by the 10 T'Wolves who have played tonight: USA (x4), Russia (x2), Montenegro, Spain, France, Puerto Rico.

@RohdeOK 7:45 p.m. J.J. Barea 4/4 FG so far against Thunder. Sound familiar?

@anthonyVslater 7:45 p.m. J.J. Barea would be a perennial All-Star if he suited up against the Thunder every night (28 points in 31 minutes vs OKC this year)

@RohdeOK 7:45 p.m. Barea now 4/5 FG. You're welcome.

@anthonyVslater 7:50 p.m. Kevin Durant is eighth in the NBA in dunks this season. He has 89. LeBron has 90. Here's the league leaders: cbssports.com/nba/stats/dunk…

@RohdeOK 7:51 p.m. Timberwolves' Alexey Shved could average 20-plus points if asked to do so.

@DarnellMayberry 7:53 p.m. Nick Collison has gotten away with three fouls in the first 18 minutes of this game. And they were all pretty blatant fouls.

@anthonyVslater 7:54 p.m. The Minnesota bench has 26 points on 12/13 shooting in the first half. OKC defense woes reappearing.

@anthonyVslater 7:55 p.m. The Minnesota bench has 26 points on 12/13 shooting in the first half. OKC defensive woes reappearing.

@anthonyVslater 8:07 p.m. The Kendrick Perkins iso dribble drive may be my favorite play in the Thunder playbook. Even though it ends in a turnover every time.

@DarnellMayberry 8:08 p.m. Rubio had Perk on an island at the top of the key and didn't even try to go by him

@anthonyVslater 8:10 p.m. Thunder up 66-58 on Minnesota at halftime.

@DarnellMayberry 8:11 p.m. At halftime, the Thunder leads the Wolves 66-58. Westbrook has 16 points, five rebounds and six assists.

@anthonyVslater 8:11 p.m. Russell Westbrook with 16 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 turnovers at halftime. Thunder up 66-58 on Minnesota.

@okcthunder 8:11 p.m. KDurant's got 16, including 4-pt play, as #Thunder leads #Timberwolves @ halftime 66-58. Russ hits 3 ft to end the half. #FoxSportsOklahoma

@anthonyVslater 8:13 p.m. Timberwolves bench in the first half: 36 points on 16-of-18 shooting. Kept them in it.

@anthonyVslater 8:22 p.m. Kendrick Perkins with isolation, dribble drive and inevitable turnover. Comedy: youtube.com/watch?v=9X5zv8…

@anthonyVslater 8:23 p.m. Kendrick Perkins with the isolation, dribble drive and inevitable turnover. Comedy: youtube.com/watch?v=9X5zv8…

@okcthunder 8:37 p.m. Can't beat this! Halftime DanceOff between mascots and @thundergirls! vine.co/v/bgaL9MZiV9r

@RohdeOK 8:41 p.m. #Thunder now 65.4% field goals; 66.7% 3-point field goals; 100% free throws

@anthonyVslater 8:42 p.m. Westbrook (23) and KD (22) with 45 points midway through the third. That's nine more than Minnesota's entire starting lineup.

@RohdeOK 8:48 p.m. Westbrook's Euro-travel ended 9-0 Timberwolves run.

@anthonyVslater 8:51 p.m. Dominant and efficient offensive night for Russell Westbrook: 29 points (on 11/18 shooting), 9 assists, 5 rebounds.

@RohdeOK 8:51 p.m. #Thunder has 23 assists on 39 FGs. Season high is 31 assists (three times).

@RohdeOK 8:53 p.m. Apparently Kendrick Perkins' sprained knee is just fine. Authoritative slam over Cunningham.

@anthonyVslater 8:53 p.m. Defensive deficiencies can be masked when you put up triple-digits in 36 minutes. OKC up 100-83 on Minnesota after three quarters.

@DarnellMayberry 8:54 p.m. After three, the Thunder leads the Wolves 100-83. Westbrook: 29, 5 & 9. Durant: 22, 5 & 7. OKC shooting 64.5 percent.

@okcthunder 8:55 p.m. #Thunder uses Q3 to build 100-83 lead over #Timberwolves, headed to Q4. Westbrook 29p/9a. Durant 22p/7a. Kmart 17p. thunder.nba.com

@RohdeOK 8:56 p.m. Kevin Martin has 17 points in 18 minutes so far. Wolves coach Rick Adelman coached Martin in Sacramento and Houston.

@RohdeOK 8:57 p.m. Scott Brooks will ATTEMPT to sit @KDTrey5, @russwest44 and @KendrickPerkins for entire fourth quarter again.

@RohdeOK 9:05 p.m. #Thunder led 100-83 after three quarters. First time this season at triple-digits before fourth quarter.

@RohdeOK 9:08 p.m. Game getting too close. @russwest44 about to check back in.

@anthonyVslater 9:18 p.m. The Thunder is 19-of-19 from the line tonight.

@ESPNStatsInfo 9:19 p.m. Russell Westbrook: 11th game this season with 30+ points (tied for 6th-most in NBA) #OKCThunder

@RohdeOK 9:20 p.m. Kevin Martin fouls out with 19 points (7/11 FG; 2/4 3FG; 3/3 FT) in 26 minutes.

@anthonyVslater 9:22 p.m. Russell Westbrook hasn't had a 30+ point, 10+ assist game this year. He has 35 and 9 tonight with 3:35 left

@RohdeOK 9:25 p.m. From their reactions all night long, the Timberwolves have yet to commit a single foul, and yet #OKC is now 22/22 at the line.

@DarnellMayberry 9:28 p.m. That last layup by Westbrook gave him a season-high 37 points.

@anthonyVslater 9:29 p.m. Great night for Russell Westbrook. He'll finish with a season-high 37 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Shot 13 for 22.

@RohdeOK 9:29 p.m. Both teams pull starters. #Thunder leads 124-111.

@anthonyVslater 9:31 p.m. OKC beats Minnesota 127-111. The Thunder improves to 18-1 at home against Western Conference teams.

@DarnellMayberry 9:31 p.m. Final score: Thunder 127, Wolves 111. OKC snaps a three-game losing streak and improves to 40-15.

@okcthunder 9:33 p.m. #Thunder takes #TWolves 127-111. Westbrook season-high 37 points. Durant 27. Perkins 10. KMart 19. PostGame Thunder Live now @FSOklahoma

@okcthunder 9:34 p.m. #Thunder didn't miss a free throw tonight. 22 for 22. thunder.nba.com for box score and more.

@okcthunder 9:38 p.m. W/Matt PInto on @sportsanimal after game, Kevin Martin: "Tonight, we wanted to come out as a team & play together." pic.twitter.com/rNjRuAy80W