Player Grades: OKC Thunder earn third straight win topping Timberwolves 132-126
By Rylan Stiles
Best Opponent:
ANDREW WIGGINS. A. . SF. Minnesota Timberwolves
Andrew Wiggins always finds a way to dominate the OKC Thunder. If he was able to log 82 games against the Thunder, he would be an MVP caliber player.
Karl-Anthony Towns dominated down low and gave Steven Adams fits, but he does that nightly. He is an amazing player. With Wiggins, something clicks against the OKC Thunder.
The small forward out of Kansas University posted 24 points on 60 percent shooting from the floor and hit three balls at that same clip. Wiggins also tallied five rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals.
Final Thoughts
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This was a huge win for the OKC Thunder, and it was closer than it had to be. Their fast start was impressive, and the offense looked like it was clicking, and the defense was locked in.
The bench mob blew it, and they were in a back and forth contest until the fourth quarter. That is when the OKC Thunder took a 12 or 14 point lead against the non-playoff Wolves, and eventually saw their lead get cut down to as little as four.
Beyond that, because the win is really all that matters, basketball is a game of runs and this game proved that. The OKC Thunder got in foul trouble for the second straight night. Which highlights the need for them to learn from these instances and defend without fouling.
They are deeper than they were last year sure, heck they are deeper than they have been in a few years at some positions, but they can not have any one of their big three spend time on the bench with foul trouble in the postseason.
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