The Minnesota Timberwolves returned home after a frustrating 0-3 road trip. A loss on Tuesday would have effectively ended any slim hope remaining of a playoff spot for the Wolves.
But the Wolves showed up to play as they often do on their own home floor, building a double-digit lead in the first half, expanding it in the third quarter, and never allowing the Thunder to get any closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Things started out ominisously for the Wolves, with Karl-Anthony Towns picking up two cheap fouls early on and heading to the bench until midway through the second quarter.