⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:22 · OKC 24-16 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q1 0:38 · OKC 47-25 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:54 · OKC 80-71 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Brewer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:46 · OKC 80-71 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
