⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 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, 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:28 · OKC 65-65 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 3:53 · OKC 104-94 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:22 · OKC 7-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:03 · OKC 33-41 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:44 · OKC 99-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
