BLISTERING MONTH OF MARCH

Kevin Love's 51-point game -- including a career-high seven three-pointers -- in Friday's epic at Oklahoma City surpassed Kevin Garnett's single-game franchise scoring record by four points and his own career high by eight. He became the 110th player in NBA history -- and the third this season, joining New Jersey's Deron Williams' 57 and the Thunder's Kevin Durant -- to score 50 points in a regular-season game. It also keeps him the NBA's runaway scoring leader in the month of March:

Kevin Love, Timberwolves:12games, 40.3 minutes per game,30.9points per game, .470shooting percentage, .446three-point percentage, .755free-throw percentage, 13.3rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game.

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers:13 G,40.0 min.,28.5 ppg.,.410FG%, .316 3PT%,.877 FT%, 4.9 rpg,4.0 apg.

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City: 13 G,40.1 min., 28.2 ppg, .465 FG%,.358 3PT%,.903FT%, 8.5 rpg, 3.7 apg.

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City: 13 G,37.2 min., 26.5ppg, .496 FG%, .420 3PT%,.827 FT%,3.2 rpg, 5.2 apg.

LeBron James, Miami:12G, 40.1 min.,25.9 ppg,.517 FG%,.303 3PT%,.738 FT%,9.3 rpg,6.2 apg.

FOUR AT 40

Friday's game marked the fourth time in NBA history -- and the first time in 28 years -- that at least three players each scored 40 or more points in the same game. Thunder stars Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant also become the first players in NBA history to score 40 points each twice in a season. They also did so in a triple-overtime victory over Denver in February.

March 23, 2012: Oklahoma City 149, Wolves 140 (2OT)Russell Westbrook 45, Kevin Durant 40, Kevin Love 51Dec. 13, 1983:Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3OT)Isiah Thomas 47, John Long 41, Kiki Vandeweghe 51, Alex English 47

March 6, 1982:San Antonio 171, Milwaukee 166Brian Winters 42, George Gervin 50, Mike Mitchell 45

April 10, 1977:New Orleans 139, Denver 125Pete Maravich 45, Nate Williams 41, David Thompson 40

RECORDS GALORE

The Timberwolves and Oklahoma City broke or equaled several Minnesota single-game franchise records:

Wolves team records
Points, 140 Previous: 134 vs. Denver on April 4, 1991

Points in a loss, 140 Previous: 127 at Phoenix (OT) on April 11, 2011

Three-point attempts, 36 Previous: 34 at Philadelphia on Dec. 8, 2004

Wolves individual records

Points: Kevin Love, 51 Previous:7, Kevin Garnett vs. Phoenix on Jan. 4, 2005

Opponents team records
Points in an overtime, 20 (2nd OT) Previous: 19 at Utah on Nov. 24, 1997

Field goals made, 60 (tied)60 at Golden State on April 1, 1994

Two-team records set
Points, 289 Previous: 266 at Phoenix on March 16, 2010

Field goals made, 109 Previous: 105 at L.A. Lakers on March 20, 1992

THEY SAID IT ...

"When he got 50, I was, 'OK, cool, who cares? We're about to win this game.' I don't expect anything less from him. He's an amazing player. He deserves all the accolades he's getting, and I think he should be considered for MVP." — Anthony Tolliver, who scored a season-high 23 points himself on Friday, on Kevin Love
"I'm sure the fans and the players enjoyed it more than me." — Oklahoma City coach (and former Wolves point guard) Scott Brooks
"Finally I'm healthy. I feel great before the games. I'm coming out with a lot of energy. I'm opening it up, going in with the mindset of getting everybody else the ball and it's opening everything up for me." — J.J. Barea, after his first career triple-double