⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:00 · OKC 35-29 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul
Q4 3:20 · OKC 86-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 4:15 · OKC 69-75 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:11 · OKC 77-88 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 3:51 · OKC 86-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Technical Foul
Q4 6:33 · OKC 82-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:33 · OKC 82-90 MIN
- Technical
Trenton Hassell Technical Foul
Q4 1:19 · OKC 89-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
