⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 39 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 12-point lead to 20
Q1 3:16 · MIN 36-16 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q3 11:12 · MIN 81-45 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 39
Q4 9:38 · MIN 112-73 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
