⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:47 · MIN 20-19 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:19 · MIN 32-30 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:53 · MIN 92-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · MIN 93-87 OKC
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic traveling
Q4 2:18 · MIN 93-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Chase Budinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · MIN 97-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 1:59 · MIN 23-30 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:59 · MIN 92-87 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 2:40 · MIN 93-87 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · MIN 101-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
