⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 27 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 11:30 · OKC 31-24 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 1:09 · OKC 94-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Vladimir Radmanovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · OKC 94-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:03 · OKC 31-32 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Lost Ball. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 3:51 · OKC 84-82 MIN
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Lost Ball
Q4 2:49 · OKC 90-84 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 0:52 · OKC 95-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
