⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:33 · OKC 8-0 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:59 · OKC 39-23 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andrew Wiggins flagrant foul type 1 (Steven Adams draws the foul)
Q3 3:31 · OKC 75-54 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 15 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
