⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:36 · MIN 88-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 4:47 · MIN 97-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 0:28 · MIN 58-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)
Q4 2:18 · MIN 101-109 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIN 105-110 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 110-115 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
