The Timberwolves brought the pressure to OKC Sunday, the rare opportunity to do so.  The Thunder, in a 130-123 win, seized the game late.  It watched Minnesota turn a once 19-point OKC lead into a seven-point deficit.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals to help the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday night to open a home-and-home set.

The Minnesota Timberwolves showed plenty of fight, but they faced just a bit too much just a bit too short-handed. The Wolves couldn't replicate their last stunning upset performance against the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, falling 130-123 Sunday night at Target Center in Minneapolis in the first of back-to-back games against Oklahoma City.