⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 11:02 · MIN 60-59 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:57 · MIN 70-73 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:58 · MIN 98-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Okogie out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · MIN 101-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:13 · MIN 12-16 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 6:33 · MIN 62-73 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 10:04 · MIN 81-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 1:55 · MIN 101-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MIN 103-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
