GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
J.J. Barea, Wolves
The little guy's got spunk: He scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and now has scored in double digits each of his last 10 games.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 Times the Thunder has been held under 100 points in its past 17 games.
12 The end of the Thunder's overall winning streak and OKC's consecutive-victory streak over the Wolves, dating to 2009.
27 Wolves' assists on 37 made field goals.
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