⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 22 from three- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 60
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:58 · MIN 15-10 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:00 · MIN 32-26 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:24 · MIN 79-78 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love traveling
Q4 3:33 · MIN 94-95 OKC
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 2:43 · MIN 96-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:48 · MIN 39-42 OKC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 4-foot jumper
Q4 2:25 · MIN 96-97 OKC
- Winner
Kendrick Perkins hit a layup, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:31 · MIN 98-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 3:21 · MIN 94-95 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:46 · MIN 96-95 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:41 · MIN 96-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
