⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 21 points ahead of 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:44 · OKC 10-0 MIN
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:57 · OKC 116-114 MIN
- Winner
Darius Bazley hit a 1-foot two point shot, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 1:16 · OKC 120-118 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · OKC 109-110 MIN
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · OKC 116-116 MIN
- Turnover
Darius Bazley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · OKC 120-118 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:17 · OKC 83-71 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:31 · OKC 86-81 MIN
- Lead
Naz Reid hit a 8-foot hook shot
Q4 2:14 · OKC 116-118 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 5:00 · OKC 107-109 MIN
- Turnover
Naz Reid bad pass
Q4 4:08 · OKC 109-110 MIN
- Turnover
Naz Reid bad pass
Q4 1:00 · OKC 120-118 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
