⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:50 · MIN 25-30 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 1:42 · MIN 88-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darko Milicic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · MIN 93-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Darko Milicic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · MIN 93-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 10:55 · MIN 2-13 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 5:33 · MIN 35-51 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 7:50 · MIN 88-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:17 · MIN 95-101 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIN 97-103 OKC
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:27 · MIN 97-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
