⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+12Q127-14
+4Q225-21
-2Q325-26
-18Q417-33
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 18-10 off them
Key battles
10Points off turnovers18
8Blocks4
19Turnovers13
3Threes made5
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
