Andrew Wiggins made a driving layup with 14 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-112.
Russell Westbrook’s driving layup had put the Thunder ahead 112-111 with 23 seconds left.
Alex Abrines missed a corner 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds left, and Wiggins went 1 for 2 at the line with the Timberwolves up 1 and 7.3 seconds left. The Thunder had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Paul George missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Timberwolves 16-14. Westbrook (No. 8 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 8 of the Thunder’s 16 on 4 for 6 shooting. With 3:06 left, Dennis Schröder stole the ball from Wiggins, and George’s 16-foot jumper off it tied the game at 104.
Wiggins scored 30 points, and Gorgui Dieng added 11 points off the bench.
For the Thunder, George had 31 points (15 in the second quarter) and 12 rebounds, and Westbrook added 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, his ninth triple-double of the season.
The Thunder outscored the Timberwolves 27-9 on the fast break. The Thunder were outscored 26-14 in 7 minutes with Westbrook, George, Schröder, Adams and Grant on the floor together. Westbrook fouled out.