⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 22
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:52 · MIN 13-13 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kendall Gill missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · MIN 90-84 OKC
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Out of Bounds
Q4 0:00 · MIN 91-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:55 · MIN 4-13 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Traveling
Q4 1:36 · MIN 88-82 OKC
- Turnover
Predrag Drobnjak Bad Pass
Q4 1:14 · MIN 88-82 OKC
- Turnover
Brent Barry Lost Ball. Stolen by Kendall Gill.
Q4 0:09 · MIN 90-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
