⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 10:56 · MIN 44-30 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 0:29 · MIN 73-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 2:15 · MIN 106-101 OKC
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 1:21 · MIN 106-105 OKC
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 0:17 · MIN 106-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIN 106-107 OKC
- Ties it
Rashard Lewis hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIN 106-106 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 2:39 · MIN 106-114 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mickael Gelabale traveling
Q4 3:08 · MIN 106-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:30 · MIN 106-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 106-111 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
