⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 9-point lead to 17
Q1 3:18 · MIN 35-18 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:00 · MIN 61-49 OKC
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:15 · MIN 96-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · MIN 103-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · MIN 103-107 OKC
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 0:10 · MIN 103-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:16 · MIN 47-43 OKC
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Michael Beasley
Q4 0:10 · MIN 103-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:15 · MIN 96-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
