The Oklahoma City Thunder (45 - 37) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (16 - 66) 138 - 113 on Wednesday in Minnesota. The Thunder were fighting for their playoff lives, as they needed a win and a loss from the Pelicans in order to clinch the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They got the win they needed on the back of Russell Westbrook, who helped Oklahoma City end the game in the first quarter by jumping out to a 47 - 29 lead after the first 12 minutes. Westbrook scored 23 points in that opening period and finished with 37 points (11 - 20 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 13 - 17 FT), eight rebounds and seven assists in just 32 minutes of play. That effort was enough for him to be the NBA scoring champion for the 2014 - 15 season. Dion Waiters was not too far behind, putting in one of his best performances of the season, scoring 33 points (12 - 23 FG, 5 - 8 3Pt) in 36 minutes. Enes Kanter posted a monster double - double of 25 points (11 - 17 FG) and 15 rebounds in 34 minutes. Nick Collison was the only other Thunder player to score in double figures with 12 points in 26 minutes. Despite the dominating victory, Oklahoma City did not get the loss from the Pelicans that they needed to reach the playoffs, as they defeated the Spurs, and the Thunder have been eliminated from playoff contention just one year after reaching the Western Conference finals. The Timberwolves could not end the season on a high note, but they still got great final performances out of both of their rookies. Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points (6 - 12 FG, 11 - 13 FT) and grabbed six rebounds in 38 minutes, while Zach LaVine recorded a double - double of 19 points (6 - 16 FG, 6 - 6 FT) and 13 assists in 41 minutes. Kevin Martin led the way scoring, putting up 29 points on 9 - of - 15 shooting from the field.
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