⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 9:17 · OKC 85-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:39 · OKC 24-28 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q4 2:32 · OKC 90-76 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
