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OKLAHOMA CITY - Without Kevin Durant, the Thunder seamlessly shifted to their alter ego.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. Wholesale Steelers Jerseys . - Urijah (The California Kid) Faber finds himself in an unaccustomed position Saturday night at UFC 175 — on the preliminary card. Dermontti Dawson Jersey . -- Conor Casey scored two goals, his first of the season, as the Philadelphia Union beat Chivas USA 3-0 on Saturday night. http://www.cheapsteelersjerseysauthentic.com/. - Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists as the Erie Otters beat the Sarnia Sting 7-3 on Saturday night in Ontario Hockey League action. Heath Miller Jersey . The Canadian tennis players first full season on the WTA Tour was a strong one. 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"For an FA charge to follow, all thrree panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence," the governing body said in a statement.dddddddddddd "In this instance, the panel were unanimous." Wilshere has until Wednesday to respond to the charge. He is facing a one-match ban, the punishment Liverpool striker Luis Suarez received for the same offence during a league game at Fulham in December 2011. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said after the City match that he didnt see Wilsheres gesture but added "if he did it, we will have to accept it." Arsenal has a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League over Liverpool and Chelsea. 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