⏱️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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:16 · MIN 49-43 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:37 · MIN 97-94 OKC
- Go-ahead
Corey Brewer hit a two point shot
Q4 0:40 · MIN 107-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darko Milicic bad pass
Q4 2:44 · MIN 101-101 OKC
- Turnover
Michael Beasley out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:41 · MIN 110-110 OKC
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson bad pass
OT 4:09 · MIN 110-112 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Jeff Green hit a 22-foot jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 4:30 · MIN 110-112 OKC
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 19-foot jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 3:24 · MIN 112-114 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot two point shot
OT 0:28 · MIN 116-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:20 · MIN 112-116 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
OT 1:15 · MIN 114-116 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha turnover
OT 0:56 · MIN 114-116 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
