OKLAHOMA CITY -- It was the perfect finish, the ideal answer to the first crunch time test for the new look Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell Westbrook remained the clutch-time king, hitting three 3-pointers and scoring 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the final five minutes.
But in the biggest spot, after Karl-Anthony Towns put the Minnesota Timberwolves up two with 8.9 seconds remaining, Westbrook did what many within the team claimed he'd do, but many outside were skeptical of -- he found the open man. He drove right at Carmelo Anthony's defender, and dropped a pass off to an open Anthony, who splashed the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.