⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
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
- Steal
Taj Gibson stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:35 · MIN 114-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler traveling
Q4 0:48 · MIN 118-114 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Teague back court turnover
Q4 0:26 · MIN 118-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 119-116 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:24 · MIN 24-31 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:35 · MIN 114-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:06 · MIN 118-114 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 21 | Blocks | 29 |
