⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-7 off them- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
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 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:10 · OKC 80-77 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 4:03 · OKC 92-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass
Q4 2:00 · OKC 92-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:57 · OKC 94-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:57 · OKC 94-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · OKC 92-84 MIN
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 1:17 · OKC 94-86 MIN
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:52 · OKC 94-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
