⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6- They shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
Key battles
22Fast break points6
31%Three-point accuracy60%
16Steals8
25Points off turnovers18
🏀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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:00 · OKC 93-82 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:29 · OKC 111-103 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
