TULSA, Okla. - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders mixed things up Sunday night in an exhibition game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.During practice Saturday — and unbeknownst to his team — he had a competition to decide Minnesotas next starting lineup. Sparked by three new starters, Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 112-94 on Sunday night.We talked about how everything counts. Practice counts. Every time you step on the floor, you go and compete, Saunders said. Yesterday they picked three teams. They picked the teams. We had a draft. And the team that started tonight won the series. They won four games. They didnt know it yesterday and at the walk-through today, I told them that since they won yesterday, those are the guys we were going to go with.Saunders said he had not tied that experiment before.I was happy with the way those guys came out and played. I was happy the way the guys off the bench came out, Saunders said. I thought Rick (Rubio) was much more aggressive tonight. He was very active defensively. Active offensively, getting to the free-throw line and making a couple of shots. I liked the way he played tonight.Mo Williams scored 19 points, and Rubio, Kevin Martin and Robbie Hummel each added 13 points for Minnesota (2-2). Martin, playing against his former team, made his preseason debut before 16,901 fans at the BOK Center.Perry Jones scored 21 points for Oklahoma City (2-4). Russell Westbrook had 11 points in 23 minutes, and Serge Ibaka finished with 12 points and six rebounds in 26 minutes.Oklahoma City had 22 turnovers.We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. You give a team a lot of turnovers, and they can get out in transition. The game becomes easy for them. Minnesota finished shooting 46.6 per cent against the Thunder.The Thunder played with Jeremy Lamb because of a left heel contusion.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Center Kyrylo Fesenko didnt make the trip due to illness.Thunder: Made the short bus ride from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, which took about 1 hour, 20 minutes ... Played its sixth annual preseason game at the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa, falling to 3-3 ... Didnt have seven players, including regulars Kevin Durant (Jones fracture), Kendrick Perkins (quad), Nick Collison (ankle), Reggie Jackson (wrist contusion) and Jeremy Lamb (left heel contusion)KEEPING STREAK ALIVEOklahoma Citys Westbrook picked up a technical foul in his third consecutive game after disputing an officials call in the first quarter.SCARY MOMENTAndrew Wiggins hit the floor hard in the fourth quarter, causing the Minnesota bench concern for a few moments. The No. 1 overall draft pick was on the floor for a few moments before walking back to the bench without help. I was more scared because he hit his head, Saunders said. He said his butt hurt more than his head.CONTINUING LIFE WITHOUT DURANTThe Thunder are still trying to find itself without league MVP Durant. It will be different, Westbrook said. There are definitely going to be times where I can take myself out of the equation and find a way to constantly lead throughout games and especially without Kevin.UP NEXTMinnesota faces Indiana in Minneapolis on Tuesday night.Oklahoma City hosts Utah on Tuesday night. Erik Gustafsson Blackhawks Jersey .com) - Will Conant booted a 39-yard field goal as time expired and Air Force played spoiler with a 27-24 win over 21st- ranked Colorado State on Friday. Jonathan Toews Blackhawks Jersey . -- Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season. http://www.officialblackhawksfanstore.co...ckhawks-jersey/. James Jones got his turn Sunday. 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Houston Rockets All-Star Dwight Howard missed 11 games earlier this season after also having a PRP procedure performed on his knee. We fully support Andrew in his decision to undergo the PRP treatment, said Warriors general manager Bob Myers. Our number one concern is that Andrew is 100 percent healthy and we will continue to support him in any way we can to make that happen.dddddddddddd Injuries have plagued Bogut throughout his 10-year NBA career, and particularly so in recent years. The 2005 No. 1 overall pick was limited to just 12 games by a fractured ankle while with Milwaukee in 2011-12, and played in only 32 after being traded to Golden State the following season while recovering from the break. The native Australian also sat out last years Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Los Angeles Clippers because of a broken rib. Bogut had been healthy for much of this season, starting Golden States first 20 games and helping the Warriors to an NBA-best 21-3 start. 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