⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 26- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 1:14 · OKC 52-33 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul
Q4 4:28 · OKC 101-96 MIN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 4:28 · OKC 101-96 MIN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · OKC 101-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 5:41 · OKC 56-43 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:14 · OKC 101-98 MIN
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:47 · OKC 101-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:23 · OKC 101-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Steals | 16 |
| 24 | Blocks | 20 |
