⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 56- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:29 · OKC 36-29 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
OT 0:36 · OKC 132-129 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
2OT 1:34 · OKC 149-138 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 3:28 · OKC 108-104 MIN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:30 · OKC 116-113 MIN
- Turnover
Nick Collison out of bounds lost ball turnover
2OT 3:04 · OKC 138-134 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Jose Juan Barea hit a layup
Q4 0:27 · OKC 113-113 MIN
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 24-foot three jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:01 · OKC 116-116 MIN
- Lead
Anthony Tolliver hit a layup
OT 0:58 · OKC 124-126 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:41 · OKC 116-116 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love traveling
OT 0:16 · OKC 126-129 MIN
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington bad pass
2OT 4:48 · OKC 129-129 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
