⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 25
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:05 · MIN 44-48 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:48 · MIN 88-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:57 · MIN 72-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:31 · MIN 90-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 9:03 · MIN 32-45 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 0:21 · MIN 70-91 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 3:14 · MIN 94-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:42 · MIN 57-66 OKC
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:57 · MIN 72-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · MIN 90-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
