⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 22 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 9:17 · OKC 67-56 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:12 · OKC 101-86 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:13 · OKC 37-33 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:43 · OKC 108-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Travelling
Q4 4:50 · OKC 94-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
