⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:54 · OKC 8-0 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:32 · OKC 89-90 MIN
- Ties it
Al Horford hit a 27-foot three jumper, Darius Bazley with the assist
Q4 0:26 · OKC 103-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:17 · OKC 23-22 MIN
- Missed FT
Hamidou Diallo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:59 · OKC 93-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 10:29 · OKC 8-8 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:03 · OKC 28-36 MIN
- Winner
D'Angelo Russell hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:03 · OKC 103-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 3:07 · OKC 96-99 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 0:25 · OKC 103-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
