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OKLAHOMA CITY - Without Kevin Durant, the Thunder seamlessly shifted to their alter ego. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Hornets Jersey .Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, Serge Ibaka added 13 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, and Oklahoma City gutted out a 92-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.Durant sat out after spraining the big toe on his left foot Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The normally explosive Thunder adjusted and fell back on the the grind-it-out, defence-first approach that kept them competitive while Durant was out for the first 17 games of the season with a broken bone in his right foot. The Thunder won, despite shooting just 42 per cent from the field.I thought we did a good job of playing defence for 48 minutes and not letting our offence dictate our defence, Westbrook said.Westbrook shot just 7 for 22 from the field, but was 4 for 6 and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Thunder remain in control. Ibaka played one of his best games of the season. He made 6 of 13 shots and had two blocks and two steals.Reserves Anthony Morrow and Reggie Jackson each added 14 points to help Oklahoma Citys bench outscore Minnesotas 45-21. The Thunder reserves are used to coming up big because Durant has missed 24 games this season.I think what is the case now is we dont have that shock factor, Thunder forward Nick Collison said. We understand that were capable of playing and were fine.Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, Thaddeus Young had 22 and Gorgui Dieng had a season-high 18 rebounds for the league-worst Timberwolves, who shot a season-low 34.1 per cent from the field.One thing I love about the guys is we continue to fight and scrap and find ways to get stops, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.Oklahoma City led 25-19 at the end of the first quarter, then pushed the lead to 15 in the second. In the closing seconds of the first half, Nick Collison threw a pass the length of the court. Perry Jones caught the ball off the bounce in front of everyone and scored a reverse layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to give the Thunder a 48-40 lead at the break.Wiggins scored 13 points in the first half to help the Timberwolves stay in the game.Back-to-back baskets by Young cut Oklahoma Citys lead to 57-54 midway through the third quarter.With the Thunder leading 62-56 late in the third quarter, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders was issued a technical foul for loudly disagreeing with a call against Wiggins. Jackson made all three free throws to bump Oklahoma Citys lead to nine heading into the fourth.Saunders never expected an easier road when he learned Durant wouldnt play.How are you going to take advantage? he said. They have got Westbrook, one of the top five players (in the league) and eight guys that have been to the conference finals. They are still a good team.TIP-INSTimberwolves: F Robbie Hummel is out indefinitely with a broken finger on his right hand he suffered Sunday against Atlanta. ... Kevin Martin missed his 34th consecutive game with a fractured right wrist. He was listed as questionable, but did not dress.Thunder: C Steven Adams, who missed Sundays game against Cleveland with a migraine, started. ... Jones, who didnt play at all Sunday against Cleveland, started against Minnesota. He finished with six points in 25 minutes. ... C Kendrick Perkins was issued a technical foul with 4:16 left in the second quarter.ON THE RISEWiggins, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, played solid defence on Westbrook. Saunders said he felt Wiggins had potential to be a great defender when the Timberwolves made the deal to get him from Cleveland.I thought that he could be a great two-way type of player, and I still believe that, Saunders said. He showed signs of that tonight.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTBrooks opening statement to the media at his postgame press conference, given the ugliness of the game: Im surprised you guys stayed.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Boston on Wednesday.Thunder: At New York on Wednesday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. Devonte Graham Jersey . - Kyle Wood and Barclay Goodrow scored second period power-play goals to provide all of the scoring for the North Bay Battalion in a 2-0 victory over the Erie Otters in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday. Marvin Williams Jersey . He scored two highlight-reel goals in a three-minute span -- the second on a sideways bicycle kick in the 78th minute -- to give the Whitecaps a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers before a crowd of 20,303 at B. https://www.hornetslockerroom.com/ . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value.SYDNEY, N.S. -- William Carrier scored 52 seconds into overtime as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles came from behind to beat the undefeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-4 on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Cape Breton trailed 4-2 late in the third period before Jeremy Beaudry scored back-to-back goals to force overtime. Bradley Lalonde and Justin Hache also scored for the Screaming Eagles (6-3-2) while Carrier chipped in two assists for a three-point outing. Danick Martel led the Armada (10-0-1) offensively with a goal and two assists and Nathanael Halbert, Tyler Brown and Marcus Hinds each scored once. Maxime Lagace made 14 saves for his third victory of the season. Samuel Montembeault stopped 21 of 26 shots in defeat. Cape Breton went 3-for-4 on the power play while Blainville-Boisbriand failed to score on five chances with the man advantage. Despite their first loss of the season, the Armada still sit atop the QMJHL standings. --- Islanders 4 Sea Dogs 1 Saint John, N.B. -- Eric Brassard stopped 38 shots as Charlottetown beat the Sea Dogs. Daniel Sprong, Jack Nevins, Alexandre Goulet and Yan Pavel Laplante scored for the Islanders (8-2-1) while Kameron Kielly and Kevin Laliberte chipped in two assists apiece. Olivier LeBlanc scored the lone goal for Saint John (5-5-1), which has dropped back-to-back contests. Sebastien Auger turned aside 35 of 38 shots in defeat. --- Remparts 4 Wildcats 2 QUEBEC CITY -- Nick Sorensen scored once and set up two more as the Remparts doubled up Moncton. Fabrice Herzog, Adam Erne and Brent Turnbull also scored for Quebec (4-5-3), which has earned at least one point in four straight games. Ivan Barbashev and Christopher Caissy had a goal apiece for the Wildcats (5-8-0). Willy Hernangomez Hornets Jersey. Francois Brassard made 21 saves for the win as Alex Dubeau turned away 32 shots in a losing cause. --- Drakkar 8 Titan 1 BAIE-COMEAU, Que. -- Alexis Vanier and Jeremy Gregoire each scored twice as the Drakkar crushed Acadie-Bathurst. Bokondji Imama, Charles Poulin, Alexandre Ranger and Valentin Zykov also scored for Baie-Comeau (7-4-2) while Frederic Gamelin had four assists. Adam Stevens scored the lone goal for the Titan (4-7-1). Philippe Cadorette made 29 saves for the win. Jacob Brennan took the loss after giving up six goals on 40 shots in 42 minutes of action. Miguel Sullivan replaced Brennan and stopped 8-of-10 shots in relief. --- Olympiques 3 Sagueneens 2 CHICOUTIMI, Que. -- Emile Poiriers goal 30 seconds into the third period stood up as the winner as Gatineau squeezed past the Sagueneens. Taylor Burke and Vincent Dunn also scored for the Olympiques (7-5-0) while Poirier added two assists for a three-point night. Charles Hudon scored once for Chicoutimi (6-6-0) and set up Victor Provenchers goal as well. Robert Steeves made 40 saves for the win as Julio Billia turned away 27 shots in a losing effort. --- Oceanic 5 Cataractes 1 RIMOUSKI, Que. -- Frederik Gauthier scored his first goal of the season and added two assists as the Oceanic toppled Shawinigan. Peter Trainor had a pair of goals for Rimouski (6-3-1) while Anthony DeLuca and Michael Joly each scored once. Frederick Gaudreau scored for Shawinigan (0-8-2), which is the only club remaining in the QMJHL without a victory. Alex St-Pierre made 30 saves for the win as Storm Phaneuf stopped 24 shots in defeat. ' ' '