⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
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 took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:46 · OKC 14-11 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Ridnour Double Technical Foul. Sam Cassell gains possession.
Q2 6:54 · OKC 30-25 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:56 · OKC 30-31 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
