⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, 21 free throws to their ten- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:27 · MIN 48-46 OKC
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:16 · MIN 90-94 OKC
- Steal
Ramon Sessions stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 0:06 · MIN 92-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 4:03 · MIN 84-86 OKC
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 2:54 · MIN 86-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:11 · MIN 48-55 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q3 6:26 · MIN 63-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · MIN 92-94 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 0:26 · MIN 92-94 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 0:06 · MIN 92-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
