⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, four of seven from three- Lost the glass, 15 rebounds to 26
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 26-15 off them
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:20 · MIN 51-56 OKC
- Steal
Kirk Snyder stole it from Nick Collison
Q4 2:41 · MIN 93-91 OKC
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a 5-foot jumper, Randy Foye with the assist
OT 4:28 · MIN 104-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Craig Smith lost ball
Q4 2:57 · MIN 93-91 OKC
- Turnover
Kirk Snyder lost ball
OT 3:44 · MIN 104-102 OKC
- Turnover
Rashad McCants bad pass
OT 2:00 · MIN 104-106 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a driving layup, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:04 · MIN 102-102 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:41 · MIN 104-104 OKC
- Winner
Earl Watson hit a jumper
OT 3:00 · MIN 104-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Collison lost ball
Q4 2:41 · MIN 93-91 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 1:07 · MIN 97-93 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
OT 3:54 · MIN 104-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
