Battle at the Top: Timberwolves vs. Thunder in Western Conference
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00:03 Battle at the top for the best record in the Western Conference.
00:06 The Minnesota Timberwolves occupy that number one overall spot at the moment.
00:10 The first out west to reach 30 wins as we told you at the very start of this show.
00:16 But hot on their heels, the Oklahoma City Thunder, 134-129.
00:21 The victory for OKC on the road last night in Salt Lake.
00:25 The Thunderdotty win and
00:27 cover as a three and a half point road favorite against the Utah Jazz.
00:31 >> Yeah, we capped this one yesterday and thought taking a look that that was a nice
00:34 line here for Oklahoma City.
00:36 But also the Utah Jazz have been a really sneaky good basketball team as of late.
00:40 We remember their East Coast swing when they came back like, hey,
00:42 we're kings of the Eastern Conference now.
00:44 15 and six at home, you knew they were playing at elevation.
00:46 But this was one of those games where you thought Oklahoma City had to come out and
00:50 certainly meet that match.
00:51 39 points in the first quarter outscored Utah.
00:53 It's going to score 27, so it was a 12 point victory there.
00:56 And the first home grid 15 points, Williams 27 points,
00:59 the balance scoring overall.
01:01 And I know I said this yesterday, Ben.
01:03 When sometimes you can play basketball without any other worries, 20 points,
01:08 10 rebounds, 6 assists for Josh Giddey.
01:11 Maybe a new lease on life there for OKC, big time win for them in Utah.
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