⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 6
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 7:20 · OKC 50-44 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 0:54 · OKC 112-98 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:43 · OKC 90-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:01 · OKC 99-96 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 2:53 · OKC 101-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
