⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+12Q133-22
+3Q228-25
+11Q337-25
-12Q421-33
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 21-10 off them
Key battles
10Points off turnovers21
34Free throws made18
17Turnovers9
2Blocks4
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
