⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 28 rebounds to 18
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:13 · OKC 66-57 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:22 · OKC 100-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 2:34 · OKC 105-113 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:27 · OKC 109-116 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour turnover
Q4 0:15 · OKC 113-119 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:26 · OKC 80-84 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:14 · OKC 82-92 MIN
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:27 · OKC 109-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 4:30 · OKC 103-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · OKC 109-115 MIN
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · OKC 112-118 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
