Andrew Wiggins had a season-high 40 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-117.
Wiggins’ 2 free throws put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Josh Okogie’s corner 3-pointer with 27.8 seconds left made it 119-115. The Thunder had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Paul George missed a putback at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Timberwolves 14-13. Russell Westbrook (No. 8 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 7 of the Thunder’s 14 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds.
For the Thunder, George had 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds, and Westbrook added 25 points and 16 assists. Steven Adams had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8 for 9 shooting. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
The Thunder forced 10 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Timberwolves 54-32 in the paint. The Timberwolves were outscored 34-20 in 10 minutes with Teague, Gibson, Dieng, Wiggins and Okogie on the floor together.