⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:30 · MIN 59-53 OKC
- Ties it
Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Q4 0:14 · MIN 87-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Lost Ball. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 2:13 · MIN 82-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · MIN 82-83 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · MIN 82-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:04 · MIN 26-32 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jerome James made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Ronald Murray.
Q4 1:54 · MIN 82-83 OKC
- Winner
Ronald Murray made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:00 · MIN 87-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:18 · MIN 82-80 OKC
- Turnover
Jerome James Offensive Foul
Q4 1:15 · MIN 82-83 OKC
- Turnover
Jerome James Foul
Q4 1:15 · MIN 82-83 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
