⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 5:50 · OKC 80-68 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:34 · OKC 49-47 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:24 · OKC 112-99 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
