MINNEAPOLIS -- Two games into the season, and it is clear that Russell Westbrooks knee injury has taken the swagger and ferocity right out of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jimmie Foxx Jersey . The last team in the NBA that will have any sympathy for the Thunder is the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are showing signs of putting everything together after two years of devastating injuries. Kevin Love had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Ricky Rubio added 14 points, 10 assists and five steals to lead the Timberwolves to a 100-81 victory over the Thunder on Friday night. Nikola Pekovic had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota and Corey Brewer led a spirited defensive effort against Kevin Durant. Derrick Williams had 10 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota after not playing in the opener. Durant scored 13 points on 4-for-11 shooting and had trouble finding clean looks against a Timberwolves team that was supposed to be porous on defence. But the Thunder shot 35 per cent and turned the ball over 21 times to get run out of the building. "We can be very good," Love said when asked how good the team can be if it plays that kind of defence. "We can be very good. But Ive learned not to look too far into the future. I just want to take it day by day." After scoring 42 in the season opener against Utah, Durant scored his fewest points since Dec. 31, 2011 when he had 12 against Phoenix. Jeremy Lamb was the only other Thunder player in double figures with 16, and it has become abundantly clear very early in the season how much they miss Westbrook. "If they play one-on-one, I felt like I had the better matchup. But every time I caught it there was two guys guarding me, so Ive got to kick to my teammates," said Durant, who had four turnovers. "Ive got to make better decisions in that area." The Thunder offence has lacked its usual punch with the fiery Westbrook sidelined indefinitely. "Them not having Westbrook, thats taking away 25 (points), seven (rebounds) and six (assists) or some crazy number like that," Love said. "Its a whole different dynamic when they have Westbrook on the team. " Westbrook or no Westbrook, it was a bit of a statement for the Wolves, who enter this season with hopes of getting to the playoffs for the first time since 2004. They led by 34 points, allowing coach Rick Adelman to rest his starting five for the entire fourth quarter. The Timberwolves shot poorly in the first half as well, but they used some opportunistic defence and made good at the free throw line to build a 20-point lead. They made 18 of 19 shots at the foul line while Durant, Kendrick Perkins and Steven Adams piled up the fouls early. The Wolves, who figured to struggle on the defensive end this season without a true shot-blocker in the paint, forced 13 turnovers in the first half, which led to 19 points. "We know we can score," Rubio said. "But when we (play) defence, were a different team." Williams blocked two shots and the Wolves made Durant work for his touches while limiting his shot attempts. The Thunder star was just 2 for 5 from the field in the first 26 minutes, and it looked at times like he was deferring to his younger role players to try to get them involved. All it did was dig the Thunder a bigger hole. The Wolves offence got clicking midway through the second quarter with a 21-9 run that ended on a beauty of a no-look, wraparound bounce pass from Rubio to Pekovic in transition for a 59-37 lead. "Im worried about guys playing hard, competing hard and playing for your team every time down the court, and tonight that wasnt the case," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "But its early. Weve got a game right around the corner and weve got to play much better." NOTES: Timberwolves C Ronny Turiaf left the game in the second quarter after taking a nasty spill while fighting for a rebound against the Thunders Nick Collison. He was diagnosed with a right elbow contusion and did not return. ... The Thunder head back to Oklahoma City for their home opener against Phoenix on Sunday. ... Martin finished with nine points. Nomar Garciaparra Jersey . - Their offence is underperforming. Carl Yastrzemski Jersey . - The Baltimore Ravens have hired Steve Spagnuolo to be their secondary coach and assistant head coach. http://www.theredsoxteamshop.com/Red-Sox-Rick-Porcello-Kids-Jersey/ . -- With his team down 16 points in the second quarter and headed for another blowout loss at home, Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson yelled out to his players to keep shooting and keep fighting on defence.SPA, Belgium -- Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead and deepened his rift with Lewis Hamilton. The gloves are now well and truly off between the Mercedes rivals in their bitter fight for the Formula One title. After Rosberg finished second at Sundays Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton claimed the German driver acknowledged that he had deliberately crashed into him early in the incident-packed race, which saw Daniel Ricciardo clinch his third win of the season. "We just had a meeting about it and he basically said he did it on purpose," Hamilton said, struggling to contain his anger. "He said he did it on purpose. He said he could have avoided it. He said I did it to prove a point." There was no immediate response from Rosberg, who now has 220 points with Hamilton still on 191 and third-placed Ricciardo on 156. The huge tensions inside Mercedes overshadowed Ricciardos impressive performance for resurgent Red Bull. Rosberg effectively ended Hamiltons chances of victory on the second lap after a risky overtaking move that saw him clip and puncture the Britons left tire. Both of their cars were damaged, but not as much as their relationship. "I heard someone say that it was inevitable we were going to crash one day, but I dont feel that today was that inevitability," Hamilton said. "Its not your job to go massively out of your way to leave extra, extra room." Red Bull took full advantage as Ricciardo raced away to a second consecutive victory, beating Rosberg by 3.3 seconds. Hamilton retired five laps from the end as he slipped 29 points behind Rosberg overall. Ricciardos efforts were totally overshadowed by the third major Mercedes feud this season between Hamilton and Rosberg. The two mens friendship -- cemented in their junior days racing karts against each other -- now appears in freefall. "Its damaging this weekend for me, I dont know how Im going to get back 30 points," Hamilton said, before aiming a thinly-veiled swipe at Rosberg ahead of the Italian GP in two weeks time. "Well have to make sure were not wheel to wheel (in Monza)," he said, stern-faced. Both drivers spoke shortly after a team meeting, with Rosberg visibly shaken as he tried to downplay the incident. "The stewards judged its a racing incident. Thats the best way to describe that," he said. "I didnt see any risk in trying to overtake so why should I not try? Inside was not possible so I tried round the outside. The opportunity was there." Rosberg refused to reveal what was said at the team meeting. "That wouldnt be the right thing too do," he said. Jackie Bradley Jr Jersey. "I dont want to go into details as to who apologized." But an incredulous-sounding Hamilton maintained that Rosberg acknowledged he had deliberately nudged into Hamilton. "I was gob-smacked when I was listening to the meeting. You need to ask him what point he was trying to make," Hamilton said. "He just came in there and said It was all my fault. Just came in there ..." Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was third -- although his fourth podium in five races went largely unheralded as Rosberg was jeered by the Spa crowd on the podium. Even Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff blamed Rosberg. "You dont try to overtake with the knife between your teeth in lap number two and damage both cars," he told BBC sport. Ricciardos beaming, toothy smile was in stark contrast to the glum mood at Mercedes. The Australian continues to outshine his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, who finished fifth behind Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen. "To have three wins in 12 races has exceeded a few expectations. The in-team battle has gone really well," said Ricciardo, who is 35 points behind Hamilton. "Ive shown speed throughout qualifying and in the race now." Rosberg started from pole for the fourth straight race, but Hamilton and Vettel got past the German on turn 1. As Hamilton fixed his racing line, Rosberg surged past on lap two and his front wing hit Hamiltons left side, also damaging Rosbergs car. "Nico hit me, Nico hit me," an exasperated Hamilton shouted over the race radio. Not again, the Mercedes team must have been thinking. At last months Hungarian GP, Hamilton refused team orders to let Rosberg past. At the Monaco GP in May, Hamilton was incensed when Rosberg crashed late in qualifying when under no pressure, leading to a safety car coming out and squandering Hamiltons chances of securing pole position. Hamilton felt confident after qualifying on the front row for the first time in six races. But once again the 2008 champion needed to carve his way back through the field, just like in the previous two GPS -- Hungary and Germany -- where he qualified 20th and 22nd due to technical problems. Rosbergs front wing was replaced on lap nine. Then, in a bizarre turn, some flying debris got attached to the radio aerial on the front of the car and flapped around in front of his face. He tried in vain to remove it after at one stage the string-like material even caught on the steering wheel. "It eventually came off," he said. "I couldnt even see where I was going sometimes." 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