⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:32 · MIN 88-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Juan Barea misses technical free throw
Q4 2:24 · MIN 96-87 OKC
- Turnover
Dante Cunningham traveling
Q4 0:26 · MIN 97-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:57 · MIN 76-75 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:24 · MIN 96-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
