Coach Chris Finch said in training camp that the basic philosophy guiding the Wolves' rotations was to have one of either Karl-Anthony Towns or Rudy Gobert on the floor at all times.
On Sunday night in Oklahoma City, some foul trouble to Anthony Edwards altered the rotations, and Finch deployed a lineup in the fourth that featured neither Towns nor Gobert.
That lineup broke open a close game and allowed the Wolves to cruise to a 116-106 victory over the Thunder.
The lineup of Edwards, Jordan McClaughlin, Taurean Prince, Jaylen Nowell and Naz Reid took an eight-point lead to open the fourth quarter and expanded it to 22 with a 24-10 run.