⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:20 · MIN 21-10 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 9:30 · MIN 36-24 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:03 · MIN 82-76 OKC
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · MIN 88-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · MIN 89-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:34 · MIN 23-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:11 · MIN 42-44 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
