⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:56 · MIN 11-4 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 2:53 · MIN 26-11 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:03 · MIN 30-30 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:23 · MIN 50-53 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 7:54 · MIN 52-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
