⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:58 · OKC 54-58 MIN
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a 23-foot three jumper, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 1:40 · OKC 79-77 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 2:24 · OKC 82-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · OKC 74-77 MIN
- Missed FT
Mickael Gelabale misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · OKC 82-77 MIN
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · OKC 85-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 2:05 · OKC 74-77 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett lost ball
Q4 1:47 · OKC 76-77 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 1:31 · OKC 79-77 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
