⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-7 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 7:28 · OKC 62-60 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:18 · OKC 74-66 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 6:33 · OKC 92-78 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q1 8:32 · OKC 14-4 MIN
- Flagrant
Shammond Williams Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 0:39 · OKC 45-49 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:30 · OKC 35-32 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 8:06 · OKC 39-45 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Peeler Technical Foul
Q1 0:23 · OKC 33-23 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
