⏱️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 and stayed there.
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
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 46- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q3 8:52 · OKC 83-62 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:19 · OKC 59-55 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:27 · OKC 30-23 MIN
- Flagrant
Nemanja Bjelica flagrant foul type 1 (Jerami Grant draws the foul)
Q4 8:25 · OKC 98-76 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
