A back-and-forth night between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City came down to the game’s final possession, with the Thunder missing a game-tying three-point attempt as time expired.
It was Timberwolves point guard D’Angelo Russell that broke the stalemate at the 2.9 second mark, draining a trey to seal a Wolves victory in dramatic fashion.
Malik Beasley scored a team-high 24 points while Russell followed with 21 in the scoring column. The tandem combined to connect on 11 of Minnesota’s 16 three-point field goals in the victory.
Forward Jake Layman pitched in 10 points, with seven coming in the fourth quarter during a period in which the game teetered between the two teams. Russell and Layman’s late-game heroics pushed the Wolves past the Thunder
The teams will complete the back-to-back set at Chesapeake Energy Arena tomorrow at 7pm.