⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 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, 15 points worse 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, 47 rebounds to 31- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:39 · MIN 79-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Shabazz Muhammad technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:26 · MIN 38-54 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · MIN 49-70 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:10 · MIN 4-14 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 3:50 · MIN 45-68 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 4:28 · MIN 88-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q2 5:26 · MIN 38-54 OKC
- Technical
Andre Roberson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:29 · MIN 43-63 OKC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MIN 49-70 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
