Belt game 6,146 · December 20, 2012
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 99–93 at home to start reign 2,671 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since November 30, 2012, with 8 defenses over 20 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 23, 2012.
2,671Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 39 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 4-9 | 6-8 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 37 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| J.J. Barea | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 1-3 |
| Alexey Shved | 33 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 39 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Luke Ridnour | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Williams | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Malcolm Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lou Amundson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dante Cunningham | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Rubio | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 41 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-4 | 8-8 |
| Russell Westbrook | 43 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9-28 | 1-6 | 11-13 |
| Serge Ibaka | 39 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 44 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Eric Maynor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Lamb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Collison | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Orton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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