⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 8:02 · MIN 63-57 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 0:44 · MIN 82-68 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:24 · MIN 86-74 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:39 · MIN 39-41 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
