⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:34 · MIN 90-77 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 1:07 · MIN 109-109 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a driving layup
Q4 0:27 · MIN 111-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 2:45 · MIN 107-103 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 2:06 · MIN 107-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:27 · MIN 111-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:54 · MIN 23-23 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:36 · MIN 92-90 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:04 · MIN 111-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · MIN 105-103 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 2:57 · MIN 107-103 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 2:57 · MIN 107-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
