Russell Westbrook drove the lane for some huge field goals and Reggie Jackson nailed key second-half free throws as the Oklahoma City Thunder easily beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 92-84 on Monday.
The Thunder cruised to -victory despite missing superstar forward Kevin Durant Cheap Ivan Perisic Jersey , who sat out with a sprained toe. -Durant injured his left big toe in the fourth quarter of Sunday's NBA contest against Cleveland.
This was the 24th game -Durant has missed this -season after not playing in just 16 -contests over his first seven -seasons.
Westbrook tallied 18 points and five assists and Serge Ibaka had 13 points and pulled down 19 rebounds as the Thunder won for the fourth time in their last six contests. Westbrook shot just seven-of-22 from the field but he battled through his shooting difficulties.
Thaddeus Young finished with 22 points and eight -rebounds, Andrew Wiggins -provided 23 points and Gorgui -Dieng snatched 18 rebounds for -Minnesota, which have dropped five consecutive games.
The Thunder led 21-19 late in the opening quarter -before creating some breathing room following a 17-5 surge that stretched into the second. -Anthony Morrow and -Jackson jump-started the run with -baskets and Oklahoma City led 25-19 after the first quarter.
Dion Waiters banked in a fadeaway jumper and then drained a three-pointer before finding Jackson on an alley-oop dunk to cap the run and give the Thunder a 38-24 cushion halfway through the second quarter.
Perry Jones' reverse layup at the first-half buzzer gave the Thunder a 48-40 lead at halftime.
Consecutive Young baskets finished off a 10-2 flurry to help Minnesota pull within 57-54 midway through the third -quarter.
Oklahoma City answered by closing the third on an 8-2 run. Jackson sank three free throws to help extend the lead and give the Thunder a 65-56 margin -after three quarters.
Minnesota never got closer than seven points in the final quarter.
Also on Monday, the Los -Angeles Lakers said Kobe -Bryant's NBA season could be over after the guard agreed to have surgery on a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
The five-time NBA -champion will have surgery on Wednesday and a timeline for his return will be issued following the procedure.
Bryant injured his shoulder last week in a loss to the Pelicans and it could lead to the 16-time NBA All-Star being shut down for the Lakers' final 37 games of the 2014-15 regular season.
The 36-year-old guard was averaging 22.3 points from 35 games this season for a struggling Lakers team that is last in the Pacific Division with a 12-33 record.
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As part of the training program Cheap Gabriel Jersey , the team was split into two teams and played a 50 overs match.
"I have noticed some improvement from most players in the team and they are all disciplined," he was quoted saying. Meanwhile Laubscher is focusing on the team's fitness training following recommendations from the coach who had a concern over the team's conditioning.
According to BCA spokesperson Sumod Damodar, the two coaches will keep working closely with the team until they depart for England in September.
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