⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:13 · MIN 51-56 OKC
- Steal
Andrew Wiggins stole it from Steven Adams
Q4 1:29 · MIN 95-97 OKC
- Go-ahead
Gorgui Dieng hit a 21-foot jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:44 · MIN 98-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Dunn bad pass
Q4 4:26 · MIN 85-87 OKC
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 2:12 · MIN 93-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · MIN 96-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:24 · MIN 10-19 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 3:41 · MIN 12-28 OKC
- Winner
Victor Oladipo hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 0:06 · MIN 98-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis bad pass
Q4 1:55 · MIN 93-97 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 1:29 · MIN 95-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Norris Cole misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · MIN 98-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
