⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 20
A 13-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 22 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 6:35 · MIN 73-49 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 10:41 · MIN 99-65 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:54 · MIN 47-30 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 22
Q4 7:07 · MIN 100-78 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
