The Minnesota Timberwolves earned their third straight win, as they defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 96 - 86, at Target Center on Friday evening. After the Timberwolves won the first quarter, the Thunder battled back to take a 50 - 45 lead into halftime. However, the Timberwolves were not deterred, as they came out of the dressing room with a fire lit beneath them. They fought to regain the lead with 6:24 left in the third and did not look back, leading the entire fourth quarter, while stretching the deficit to as many as 14 in the quarter. This marks the third win in a row for the Timberwolves (14 - 26), who have now knocked off two of the more dangerous teams in the league, defeating Houston and Oklahoma City in the matter of a few days. Despite being notoriously poor in second halves early in the season, the Timberwolves used a 51 - 36 second half to bury the Thunder in this one. Karl-Anthony Towns led the charge, with a game - high 29 points, to go along with 17 rebounds, three blocks, two steals and one assist, in 37 minutes. Andrew Wiggins added 19 points, while Ricky Rubio chipped in 14 points and dished 14 assists. The Timberwolves gave up 16 turnovers, but forced 19 out of their opponent, while they shot 45 percent from the field and managed to hold the Thunder to only 39 percent. The T-Wolves are now 9 - 13 at home and can look ahead to their next game on Sunday in Dallas. Meanwhile, the Thunder (24 - 17) saw their three - game win streak come to an end, as they were stifled by the determined Timberwolves. The Thunder struggled from long range, going only 3 - of - 20. Russell Westbrook had a quiet night in the points column, by his standards that is, as he finished with 21 points. Westbrook added 12 assists and 11 rebounds to notch his 19th triple - double of the season, which is a career - high for him. Enes Kanter continued his solid play, as he added 21 points, in 30 minutes off the bench, while the only other player to score in double digits for the Thunder was Victor Oladipo, who finished with 19. The Thunder will look to bounce back as they take on the Kings in Sacramento on Sunday, which will mark the second game of their current six - game road trip.
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