⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 51 rebounds to 37
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shabazz Napier misses technical free throw
Q1 7:55 · MIN 10-6 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:33 · MIN 63-74 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:36 · MIN 68-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:55 · MIN 10-5 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
