Thunder 106, Timberwolves 84: Kevin Durant had 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 23 as Oklahoma City rolled past visiting Minnesota.

Durant added eight rebounds and four blocks and Westbrook had eight boards and seven assists for the Thunder, who avenged a six-point loss to the Timberwolves on Dec. 20. Oklahoma City has won 13 of the previous 14 meetings between the Northwest Division rivals dating back to 2009.

Alexey Shved led the way with 18 points for the Timberwolves, who shot just 3-for-13 from 3-point range and committed 19 turnovers. Nikola Pekovic contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Westbrook and Durant combined for 30 points to fuel the Thunder's 47-42 halftime lead, and the duo continued its hot shooting as Oklahoma City pulled away in the second half. Durant's foul-line fadeaway jumper midway through the third quarter put the Thunder ahead 64-50, and Westbrook added five straight points later in the frame to help build a 76-64 advantage heading into the fourth.

A Durant 3-pointer from the top of the arc stretched the lead to 17 with 9:07 remaining, and Minnesota didn't threaten again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams combined to shoot a woeful 13-for-42 en route to a 16-16 tie after one quarter. ... The Timberwolves were without reserve G J.J. Barea, who sat out with a back injury. ... Minnesota confirmed prior to the game that PF Kevin Love will undergo surgery to repair the third and fourth metacarpal in his right hand and could miss up to 10 weeks. Love broke his hand in the off-season while doing bare-knuckle push-ups, then re-injured it Jan. 3 against the Denver Nuggets.