⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 7:52 · MIN 80-75 OKC
- Steal
Gorgui Dieng stole it from Enes Kanter
Q4 3:00 · MIN 107-113 OKC
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Serge Ibaka
Q4 2:32 · MIN 109-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 8:34 · MIN 38-35 OKC
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:56 · MIN 58-53 OKC
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:47 · MIN 102-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 11:15 · MIN 66-73 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:06 · MIN 100-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:34 · MIN 38-35 OKC
- Turnover
Enes Kanter lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIN 107-113 OKC
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · MIN 109-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
